London - 2026 Long Term Internship – Secured Financing Structuring

Company Purpose

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards. Our employer promise is built around three pillars: being a great place to work; committed to sustainability and having a positive impact; and being dedicated to the development of our people.

Business Area

BNP Paribas’ Global Markets business offers a broad range of products and services in the global interest rates, credit, currency, equities & commodity markets. Global Markets helps their client franchise raise and invest capital and manage exposure to risk. Their client base includes hundreds of corporations, institutional investors, banks, governments, and supranational organizations. The combined Primary and Credit business enables synergies while maintaining strict boundaries between the public and private sides. Global Credit provides solutions to clients across the entire credit continuum—from origination through execution to secondary market trading and post-trade services. Global credit financing addresses the funding of the full credit collateral spectrum on a secured basis, offering flexible and comprehensive financing solutions to support clients’ trading and hedging needs. Structuring acts as product managers and business developers for their asset class, identifying new opportunities by collaborating with sales teams, sector specialists, and clients; understanding market developments; promoting opportunities and solutions; disseminating trend information to sales teams in other regions; driving TAC and NAC approvals; and providing sales with support and training on pricing tools where sales own pricing responsibility.

Job Purpose

As a long-term intern in the Secured Financing Structuring team, the role holder will support more senior team members on routine tasks related to structuring activity. They are expected to develop technical expertise and experience in creating relevant products through collaboration with more experienced colleagues. Scope: UK & EMEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the day-to-day operations of the team, responding to internal stakeholder requests for Secured Financing products and solutions and creating value for the bank.
• Apply technical knowledge and best practices to all activities and identify potential process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the support provided.
• Focus on coding and automation to industrialize processes and reporting.
• Assist, under supervision, in drafting transaction term sheets and confirmations.
• Prepare marketing materials and trade ideas with initial guidance. Work primarily on tasks requiring limited guidance, with supervision readily available. May support more complex tasks with appropriate guidance.
• Accurately complete tasks with attention to detail and succinctly communicate information to team members to support their work.

Requirements

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent; some experience in credit financing and appropriate technical product knowledge.
• High IT literacy with expertise across coding environments (notably Python and C++) and standard software (Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel VBA/Macro, Word).
• Willingness to develop technical knowledge of credit financing products.
• Ability to prioritise workload based on shifting business needs.
• Strong team player with cross-cultural awareness; able to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Preferred

• Finance, Economics, or Engineering background.

Conduct

• Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.
• Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability in identifying and managing conduct risks.
• Consider the implications of actions on colleagues.
• All colleagues are expected to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity, and Code of Conduct).

Location

London

Duration

11 months

Additional Information: Internship Details

Please note the following:

• You may apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year, across any business area.
• Successful candidates for this long-term internship will be considered for London only.
• Please discuss available start dates with your interviewers.
• Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs may be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas for potentially suitable roles.
• By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other BNP Paribas hiring teams for the relevant recruitment round.

Why Join Us

1. We’re a great place to work: We aim for optimal work/life balance, including hybrid and flexible working, and offer award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing programs. Benefits include at least 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with buy/sell options; a 12% non-contributory pension invested sustainably; life assurance; income protection; private medical schemes; dental cover; wellbeing support; gym memberships; private GP services; Employee Assistance Programme; menopause and fertility support; neurodiversity assessment and support; and various onsite services in London. Additional benefits include back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loans, and more.

2. We are the eurozone’s largest bank and are committed to a positive impact, including Net Zero financing by 2050 and low-carbon energy financing by 2030. We empower our people daily, with four volunteering days per year and significant volunteer hours across the UK.

3. We believe in our people: we support skill development through training, mentoring, and career tools. We promote internal mobility and a collaborative, inclusive culture with active employee networks focused on diversity and inclusion. BNP Paribas is committed to equal opportunities and providing adjustments for applicants with disabilities or health conditions, as needed.

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