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

•    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 help their franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk. Their client base comprises of hundreds of corporations, institutional investors, banks, governments and supranational organisations. Global Markets has the scale and reach to conduct business anywhere in the world and deliver products denominated in almost all of the world’s currencies.

Digital Team is charged with driving innovation and digital transformation of Global Markets businesses across client platforms, internal tools and 3d party technologies. In addition, the team reinforces Global Markets’ relationship with fintech, aligned with Global Markets’ business strategies working together with the strategic investment team.

Job Purpose 

Purpose:  As a member of the eC&D you will be participating in building MVP for use cases utilising Large Language Models in Global Markets as well as tools around them. Working closely with other members of the team, delivering your own project as well as helping others and gaining exposure to day to day activities in global markets and helping to integrate new technology into these. You will be leveraging the latest AI capabilities in collaboration with the AI LAB, Tech and business teams, creating robust components and evaluation metrics.

We are open for this internship to be (full time) the industry placement part of a degree, subject to minimum length, confidentiality and prior agreement.

Scope: Global

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in designing and implementing LLM solutions across Global Markets focusing on priority use cases raised by the business. 
• Continuously monitor and improve performance and usage of solutions across the lifecycle, analysing data to identify areas for improvement and growth.
• Share feedback/ ideas with AI-LLM Product Team to shape future capabilities, eliminate blockers, suggest improvements, and ensure reuse of (part/all) the delivered solutions across businesses.
• Get up to speed and keep updated with the latest AI-related technologies and market developments.

Requirements

• (In the process of certification) Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related technical field.
• Strong programming skills (preferably Python).
• Relevant experience applying LLM preferred.
• Good knowledge and understanding of AI concepts.
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Passion for technology, finance and “real world” problem solving.

PLEASE NOTE

• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 
• Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
• Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: 6 months

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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