2025 APAC Graduate Programme -Wealth Management- Front Office Track

The Programme 

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients.  
 
We offer a competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team. 
 
2025 APAC Graduate Programme – Wealth Management – Front Office Track – Singapore. 
 
Our two-year graduate programme is designed to provide you with first class training and immediate responsibility, it gives you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services.    
 
For:              
 
Final year students or recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. 

• Duration:    24 months. 
• Start date: January / July 2025.
• Location:    Singapore. 

What you can expect? 
 
Induction: 
 
You will be provided with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group. 
 
Training: 
 
From day one, you will start your business specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career.  
 
Working alongside our teams of industry leading specialists, you will gain on-the-job training throughout your two-year programme taking you along a development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how we approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network. 
 
Mentor & Buddy: 
 
Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as pairing with a buddy from our early career cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow. 

What You Will Do 

The graduate is expected to develop an overall skills set required to successfully contribute to the WM business in both the WM Credit Management team as well as WM Investment services team. 
 
WM APAC Credit Management team is a lending specialist team within WM Credit that focuses on credit transactions granted to BNP Paribas WM clients. The team has a mandate to grow the loan book while managing credit and compliance risks of the portfolio. 
 
As a Credit Analyst, you will support the Head of Credit Analysis team to achieve the team mandate; key responsibilities cover but are not limited to the following: 

• Liaising with relationship managers and Credit Analysts to draft credit proposals and perform credit / market risk analysis for credit lines made available to existing and new clients. 
• Performing due diligence, researching and documenting credit transactions. 
• Working closely with relationship managers, legal and credit administration teams on post approval process to ensure smooth execution of the transactions. 
• Assisting with various projects aiming at improving client experience (internal and external) and ensuring the quality of reporting and/or compliance with regulatory requirements. 
• Monitoring of the portfolio in terms of risk and revenues.
• Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis of securities and/or of client’s portfolio.  

WM APAC Investment Services team assesses market opportunities and creates investment strategy and research, products & services to meet clients’ portfolio needs. 
 
As an Investments Services Analyst, you will acquire knowledge/understanding of Investment Products and Services and develop the overall skills set required to successfully contribute to the Wealth Management business.  
 
Your responsibilities may include, but is not limited to, the following tasks: 

• Work closely with product specialists to develop solutions and communication plans for relationship managers and their clients. 
• Analyze current processes and generate solutions to improve business performance. 
• Meet with investment managers to evaluate market opportunities and products. 
• Evaluate investment quality and consistency of Wealth Management products.

Required Skills and Abilities 

• Takes initiative and is results driven. 
• Strong decision making and analytical skills. 
• Ability to manage change and complexity with confidence. 
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Able to deliver under considerable time pressure with attention to details and accuracy. 
• Client focused and commercial thinking. 
• Self-motivated and genuine interest in Banking and Finance. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft office (MS Word, Excel & Power point). 
• Programming skills with experience in VBA, MS-access would be considered a plus. 
• Language Proficiency: English, Mandarin and / or Cantonese considered a plus.
• Prior related internship within the banking industry is an advantage. 

About Us: 
 
In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860.  
 
Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporate, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs.  
 
It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.  
 
Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.  
 
Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas, and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.