Global Banking Graduate Programme (Jan 2025)

Your role

As a leading international bank with a focus on world-class training, career development and competitive rewards within an environment based on diversity and inclusion, HSBC Australia’s Graduate Programme will offer an opportunity to build your career within a truly global organisation. 

HSBC Australia’s Global Banking Graduate Programme is one of the most exciting entry points to start your career in the world of banking and place you on the right path to make a real difference. Their culture creates an environment where everyone feels included, valued and supported within a global network.

What can you expect?

The programme provides you with the knowledge, exposure and skillset on which successful banking careers are built. Working within the Coverage teams, the programme is fast-paced and collaborative and will provide you the opportunity to partner with leading industry professionals.

Throughout the program you will be:

• Working on local and international large-scale complex transactions
• Interacting with regional and global stakeholders and supporting financial and institutional clients across a full spectrum of products and services
• Working in tight-knit deal teams, gaining exposure to all aspects of a transaction, including analysing market data
• Building financial models, creating pitch decks and attending client meetings
• Providing some of the world’s largest companies with complex financial solutions
• Building your experience, international network and professional career

About you

They are looking for motivated and dedicated people who are:

• Relationship builders
• Curious learners
• Digital problem solvers
• Empathetic communicators

To be considered for their programme candidates must have:

• Completed a Bachelor's degree with a Distinction average preferred
• Be able to commence full-time employment in February 2025
• Be either in your final year of university or have no more than 1 year of full-time work experience
• Unique skills or experience or internships will be highly regarded
• Australian or New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency or full working rights

They encourage a wide range of disciplines to apply, including the usual financial disciplines such as accounting, finance, commerce and economics, as well as technology, engineering, real estate, law, natural resources, environmental and sustainability sciences.

Benefits

They offer a comprehensive, market-competitive pay and benefits package to support employees’ professional and personal needs.

Their approach to remuneration consists of four main elements:

• Fixed pay
• Annual leave
• A range of benefits, which may cover areas such as work-life balance, insurance and savings, health and personal development
• Employee share plans and discretionary pay awards based on performance

Training, development & rotations

You will have the chance to identify your strengths and develop key transferable skills through a combination of real-time workplace-based learning and formal development opportunities throughout the programme. HSBC provides tailored skills sessions, continuous learning, and networking opportunities. You will also be encouraged to lead projects, take ownership, and gain valuable insights into the business while learning from top professionals.

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Career progression

When you have completed the programme, you will have the opportunity to move into a full-time role within HSBC’s Global Banking Division. From there you can leverage their international presence and global mobility programmes to progress your career into more senior roles both locally and across the world.

How to apply

Candidates must attach the following to their application:

• Resume
• Academic Transcript
• Evidence of working rights if not a Permanent Resident or Citizen

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• hsbc.com/careers/life-at-hsbc/benefits
• hsbc.com/careers/students-and-graduates/student-and-graduate-development?tab=tab-1