About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is one of Europe’s leading banks with an international presence in 68 countries and more than 193,000 employees. We provide clients with financing, investment, savings and risk management solutions while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

In the UK, our history dates back to 1867. Today, our clients benefit from our global reach, expertise and long-term commitment to building a responsible and sustainable financial future.

Business Area

You could work in one of the following areas within Securities Services:

Banking and Service Operations (BSO):

• Within BSO you will have the opportunity to work in Local Custody and Global Custody departments.
• Local Custody provides Clearing, Settlement, Cash, Corporate Actions, Income, Tax services for UK and international clients. These are mainly Institutional Investors (Asset owners, Asset Managers…), Financial intermediaries (Broker Dealers, Global custodians…), and other BNP Paribas branches.
• Global Custody provides the same range of services to Institutional investors and asset managers who open a Global Custody account in UK to hold assets in over 90 countries.

Global Proposal:

• This team is responsible for managing Requests for Information and Requests for Proposal from clients within the Grow and Defend programme. 
• You will be working closely with Proposal Managers and Proposal Writers, collaborating with colleagues across Client Development and Client Line teams. 
• Together, you will help deliver compelling value propositions and project management support, ensuring BNP Paribas’ solutions are highlighted and client expectations are met or exceeded. This collaborative environment will give you exposure to a wide network of professionals and insight into how our teams work together to deliver results.

Client Services:

This involves working with Client Service Managers to help support client satisfaction across Securities Services. This role provides exposure to various teams and services within Securities Services. Interns will assist with service reviews and gain experience in different areas of client service delivery but will not have responsibility for managing their own clients.

The Internship

Our nine-week Securities Services internship involves initial training, and then spending time in one of our Securities Services business areas, taking on real responsibility from the start and contributing to live client projects.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and build your network and potentially obtain  a place on one of our graduate programmes.

What You’ll Do

Roles and responsibilities could include:

Banking and Service Operations (BSO):

• Query management – Ensuring these are answered in an accurate and timely manner.
• Adopting a pro-active approach to issues and events that may have significant impacts for the clients.
• Ensuring daily reconciliation and clearance of cash and stock items.
• Holding/attending meetings/calls /due diligence /service review with clients/internal parties/external parties.
• Engage and deliver on new business opportunities.
• Liaising with clients and internal parties to resolve any issues pertaining to custody activity.
• Ensure key controls are updated and maintained.
• Updating and maintaining procedures and proposes changes / improvements when appropriate.
• Building strong relationships with all parties and work together effectively.
• Actively following up progress and resolution of all Birdies and Preventive Measures.
• Assisting in building KPI / Metrics to monitor the risk and control framework.
• Ensuring the escalation of problems to group head/department management.

Global Proposal:

• Supporting the team in analysing SharePoint usage to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Assisting with the development of training materials, including exploring new formats such as videos to enhance our self-help toolkit.
• Contributing to the creation and sourcing of content for team communications, including “What’s New”, “You Said We Did”, and key client messaging sections.
• Collaborating with team members to improve engagement with our digital tools and resources, helping to ensure our solutions remain relevant and accessible.
• Supporting live opportunities, with tasks and responsibilities tailored to the type and nature of each opportunity as they arise.
• Helping to deploy AI tools and solutions to improve the speed and accuracy of the proposal process, working alongside the team to identify opportunities for automation and enhanced data analysis.

Client Services:

• Gaining an overview of Global Custody and core products.
• Shadowing account opening/closing documentation processes.
• Observing client meetings and service reviews.
• KPI pack collation and management information production.
• Supporting preparation and collation of client meeting minutes.
• Assisting with monthly presentation deck collation and distribution.
• Fee billing, invoice reconciliation, and client data review.
• Supporting wider Client Service initiatives and projects.
• Gaining experience in crisis call management and understanding client protocols.
• Contributing to service level agreement updates and process improvements.

What We’re Looking For

To join the Securities Services Summer Internship, you should be in your penultimate year of study (be a penultimate year student of a 3-year or 4-year course) and have:

• Fluency in English with strong written and verbal skills
• predicted 2:1 degree or equivalent
• Computer literacy
• High level of numeracy
• Customer focus
• Team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Accuracy
• Basic understanding of accountancy and investment operations (preferred but not essential)  

Conduct

Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct

Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks

Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

Why Join Us

1. A great place to work

 We offer flexible working options (including hybrid, where applicable) and a collaborative culture that values balance and inclusion.

2. A positive impact

 We are committed to Net Zero in our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon. We also support our communities, with every employee receiving four volunteering days each year.

3. A focus on growth

 We invest in our people through training, mentoring and career development. In 2024, nearly half of our UK Corporate & Institutional Banking roles were filled internally.

You will also join an inclusive culture, supported by networks such as Pride, Ability, MixCity (gender equality), Women in Global Markets, Multicultural Network and more.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing a work environment that promotes diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities for all.

Adjustments

If you have a disability or health condition that may require adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know early so we can support you.

Additional Information

You may only apply for one Summer Internship per academic year (Global Banking, Global Markets, Technology or Securities Services)

Successful candidates for this Summer Internship programme will be considered for Securities Services ONLY

Successful candidates for this Summer Internship programme will be considered for London ONLY