2025 Apac Graduate Programme

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 20,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, 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 63 markets with more than 180,000 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.
- excluding partnerships

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 competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team.- (Opens in a new tab)

**2025 APAC Graduate Programme - Global Banking APAC, Corporate Coverage**

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 disciplines from a recognized university
Duration: 24 months
Start date: January/ April 2025
Location: Mumbai, India

**Who can apply?**
To be considered for the placement, you will:

- Possess GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline;
- Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage); and
- Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven thinking, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in latest finance topics as well as market trends.

**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?**

Global Banking Coverage: Client & Deal Management

Provide support to Team Lead / Relationship Managers with managing client relationships and support the team with business dashboards, help coordinate with internal teams for client onboarding, KYC, credit risk analysis, portfolio monitoring and deal execution.

Direct Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing client & deal lifecycle management including ideation, pitching, deal origination, internal business & credit approvals, portfolio monitoring, documentation, execution & booking of deals.
- Client marketing support includes detailed pitches, term-sheets, industry trends, client mining, opportunity identification and wallet sizing.
- Assist coverage bankers on:

- support on client/relationship management
- client onboarding including KYC
- compliance and coordinating between client and internal processes
- securing credit, risk and other approvals for deals and annual reviews
- execution of deals including negotiation on terms with client, documentation and coordinating internally for booking deals
- support client interactions and liaison with other product teams based on client requirements
- working on internal processes including client committee
- Portfolio monitoring for any early warning signal
- Budgeting exercise, internal reporting activities
- Make an assessment whether starting a new relationship or maintaining an existing relationship with a customer is appropriate
- Support in managing a portfolio of clients & identify opportunities to deepen the