Graduate Associate

Purpose of the Job

Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families and pride ourselves on our personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. Compared to others, we are small (<2,000 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth.

We are dedicated to building a supportive and inclusive culture. We offer a wide variety of employee benefits and invest in different ways to support personal and professional development at every stage of your career.  
We are always seeking talent with different ways of viewing the world and varied experiences at all levels. So, whatever your background, we’d be pleased to receive your application. 

As a graduate trainee you will partake in 4 different rotations across the group (the main location could be in any of our European entities), to gain wide exposure to the different business functions and the core work of the bank. The main purpose of being a graduate is to develop key skills and experiences across the bank by working on strategic and business critical projects and activities in each rotation. This will help you gain an understanding of where your strengths and interests are best suited to, with the goal of identifying where you would fit within the bank longer term.

Key Accountabilities

• Report to different managers in each of the 4 rotations, including regular meetings, objective setting and performance reviews during each project rotation
• Have the opportunity to undertake a professional qualification as may be appropriate for your chosen career path
• Work on umbrella projects with other graduates across the 2 years in an agile and flexible manner as the projects require
• Support recruiting activities for the following year’s interns and graduates, including buddying new joiners and supporting induction activities
• Get involved in Diversity and Inclusion projects, including becoming part of some working groups if of interest
• Analyse and interpret complex problems and find innovative solutions
• Collaborate with colleagues across the group
• Perform tasks quickly and efficiently, asking for help when needed
• Meet deadlines and aim to deliver to a high quality standard all work undertaken
• Carry out any other duty as may reasonably be required in the 2 years
   

Knowledge and Experience

• Degree educated, preferrably with a Masters level of education, or equivalent work experience
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, ideally with some technical data or statistical analysis skills
• Interest in the financial sector, specifically wealth management and the work of our bank
• Proven ability to interact and communicate with all levels of an organisation in an effective manner
   

Attributes and Qualities

• Collaborative approach, likes to work in partnership with others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to navigate in an international environment, dealing respectfully with different cultures and background
• Resilient and driven to overcome challenges and barriers to getting to the right outcomes for the client/customer
• Team player, with the ability to deliver work independently and as part of a team
• Independent thinker with emotional intelligence

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience of Data analytics and statistical analysis packaged beneficial

Languages Skills

• English (fluent)
• Knowledge of other languages would be an advantage (French/German)