BNP Paribas Open Sophomore Opportunity Summit | January 14^th & January 15^th

The BNP Paribas Open Sophomore Opportunity Summit is a virtual 2-day interactive experience crafted in partnership with our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to immerse students in the culture of BNP Paribas and the potential for careers in our Banking, Markets and Corporate Function businesses units. Please apply to be invited to our virtual Summit!

You are invited to engage in dynamic conversations exploring the importance of

• BNP Paribas’ net-zero commitment and focus on sustainability initiatives and financing. The Summit will offer you an up-close look at our sustainability efforts and the people leading them.
• Championing Inclusion and belonging, an essential part of BNP Paribas’ cultural fabric, featuring insights from our ERGs, that focus on creating a space for people of all backgrounds, professional and personal growth, and advocating for allyship.  
• Promoting growth via continued learning and development opportunities throughout the career journey.
• Establishing BNP Paribas as a good place to work, learn and grow via ERG engagement, mentorship and our competitive benefits and wellness offerings.

Qualifications 

Current undergraduate, sophomore-level students with a Winter 2027-Spring 2028 graduation date are eligible to apply. All majors and academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Prior experience within financial institutions is not required!

Our Employee Resource Group Partners 

The BNP Paribas Open Sophomore Opportunity Summit is hosted in partnership with our Employee Resource Groups:

MixCity USA MixCity USA is the Group’s Gender Diversity ERG and is open to both Women and Men. MixCity USA serves to drive gender equity in the workplace through developing, empowering and increasing the representation of women* in the organization.   

(*) Includes nonbinary, transgender, cisgender and all who identify as women.

The ABILITY ERG provides a network for employees with disabilities or for those who are close to people with disabilities and focuses on physical and mental health challenges. We also support multiple initiatives to support career development for people with disabilities such as an annual Mentoring and Networking Day for local college students.

The Asian ERG’s mission is to champion DEI, to celebrate multi-cultural heritage, and to promote awareness and advocate for varied Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community challenges. We achieve this by promoting greater understanding of cultural traditions, recognizing talents, exchange of professional knowledge, networking, and providing a platform for AAPI community.

The Interfaith ERG offers a forum for inclusion of spiritual faith diversity in the workplace. The interfaith ERG furthers professional development by examining business issues, economic topics, social and environmental challenges through the lenses of various spiritual faiths while creating a network of professionals eager to connect around the topic of faith and work.

The Military ERG brings together both Veterans and non-Veterans with the goal of supporting meaningful relevant initiatives. These initiatives employ philanthropic efforts targeted towards homeless or wounded veterans, as well as focus on efforts to assist service members in transitioning to civilian and corporate life.

BNP Paribas Pride USA fosters a workplace that is most welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community by supporting its members, facilitating connections among and beyond the LGBTQ+ employees, while promoting inclusiveness, equality and solidarity. LGBTQ+ employees and their allies come together and celebrate the freedom of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.  We strive to bring awareness of specific LGBTQ+ topics to all, as well as provide resources & support to the community. 

The REACH ERG is an inclusive, community-based for all employees of any affinity, focusing on topics related to career paths in order to help foster growth and development of junior staff at BNP Paribas. Through a broad range of events, REACH fosters connections across business lines and functions, allowing BNP Paribas professionals to actively drive their own careers.

What to Expect at the BNP Paribas Open Sophomore Opportunity Summit  

At BNP Paribas, we belong to a forward-thinking group where our Inclusion initiatives take center stage and where new ideas and fresh perspectives foster and nurture innovation.

The Summit will help you find success through:

• Fireside chats and panels hosted by current Analysts and former interns, senior leaders and the BNP Paribas Employee Resource Groups
• Open conversations and small group sessions hosted by business leaders and team members who will share their professional experiences and how they support BNP Paribas’s mission and values
• Skills-building activities to build your resume and expand your professional knowledge and skillsets
• Dedicated recruiting office hours with our Campus Recruiting team and hiring managers accessible for your questions
• Networking

Following the virtual programing, participants may be invited to interview for the 2027 summer analyst internship.

Opportunities to Join the BNP Paribas Community

Through this Summit we hope that you can become a part of our business success and shape the future of BNP Paribas

We offer internship opportunities throughout a range of business lines and functions:

• The Global Banking division provides sophisticated and diversified expertise across a variety of sectors in Financing, Cash Management and Financial Advisory Services for our clients
• The Global Markets division delivers market-leading solutions - from hedging and financing opportunities across every asset class, to research and market intelligence
• Functions – Business Management roles are wide ranged and include:
  • Operations: You will gain exposure to teams concentrating on trade processing, product controls, and project management.
  • Change & Solutions (Internal Consulting): The Change & Solutions Americas organization works closely with executive management and senior leadership to design and implement high-level, strategically important projects, and shape the development of the Bank in the region. The team delivers value across platforms through an integrated and agile approach with deep international interconnectivity across departments, and a strong focus on servicing internal clients.
  • Technology: The IT (Technology) Team aims to protect the bank, the interest of the bank, and its clients via IT Infrastructure, Cyber and Corporate Security, Operational Resilience, Application Production Support and IT and Operational Risk
  • Human Resources
  • Compliance

About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.

As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development, and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.

BNP Paribas. The Bank for a Changing World - https://usa.bnpparibas/en/homepage/join-us/our-opportunities/

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