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 64 markets with more than 178,000 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.
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.
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2026 APAC Graduate Programme – Global Banking APAC
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
Streams: COO Office, Coverage, Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Industry Groups - Sector, Loans Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions
Start date: January/ July 2026
Location: Singapore
Candidates with more than one application will not be processed – You are encouraged to review the different business lines and working locations before applying.
Who can apply?
To be considered for the placement, you will:
- Apply as a recent graduate, final year undergraduate, or master's student in any discipline;
- 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?
In COO Office, you will:
Support on the financial performance monitoring and analysis
Contribute to the implementation of Governance, in particular preparation and / or coordination of committees led by Corporate Client Group (CCG) and Capital Markets Group (CMG)
Assist in the update and/or review of risk & controls self-assessment, support in the execution of controls, maintaining a clear audit trail and archive of control evidences and reporting of the control results in internal bank system.
Assist on the investigation and reporting of operational risk incidents related to CCG and CMG and following up with the relevant teams on remediation actions implementation.
Assist on Audit missions and following up to ensure timely closure of audit recommendations.
Actively contribute to CCG & CMG communication initiatives internally and externally in collaboration with Brands & Communication
Contribute to transversal projects, strategic initiatives and training roll out
In Coverage team, you will:
To provide support in preparing client presentation materials, pitch books and internal meeting memos.
Help to research and analyse companies and industries (e.g. financial statements analysis, industry/market secondary research, extract market data)
Gather and analyze client related data in preparation of the Annual Credit Client Review and Client Action Plan process
Responsible for updating central data collection tools based on knowledge gathered from Senior RM and external sources during pitches
Contractual documentation review, coordination with Legal/Compliance (for Loans, ISDA and etc.)
Proactively involve in external/internal coordination for client due diligence process including collecting of all KYC information(ie, address, turnover, balance sheet, key contacts, etc)
Perform research based on the bank's data resources to document compliance processes and KYC
In Equity Capital Markets team, you will:
Work closely across the BNP Paribas platform across ECM, syndicate & sales as well as coverage & banking colleagues to execute on the ECM strategy.
Involving in ECM deals and to manage the day to day work
Develop and manage ECM business and expansion
Building financial analysis on various sectors and valuation models
Support the team with execution of ECM transactions, including drafting marketing materials, devising marketing strategy, coordinating investor meetings & feedback, documentation, demand generation and pricing, allocation & settlement
Stay abreast of market developments and transactions executed to get a sense of ECM pricing, demand, distribution and pipeline in the markets
In Industry Groups - Sector team, you will:
Support in origination and assessment in IB deal opportunities (e.g. M&As, Financial advisory, IPOs…)
Organise and prepare pitch books or other presentation materials for use in client meetings
Perform research of targeted industries/ companies. Monitor key economic developments, ongoing industry trends and company news and provide relevant analysis
Interpret financial information/ data, evaluate company's financial performance
develop financial models and perform valuation analysis
Maintain various databases, credentials, model templates.
Provide support and participate in all stages of transaction executions
Coordinate and maintain communications with clients and/or other professional parties
Assist in document preparation eg teasers, information memorandum, management presentations, board presentations…
Build financial models/ valuation analyses; preparing timetables, with relevant parties (mainly internal) to obtain essential and necessary data and / or information
Assist in due diligence and analysis
Support in various relevant internal procedures (compliance checks, mandate committee approvals, filings…)
In Investment Banking team, you will:
Preparing pitch books, teasers or other presentation materials for potential IB opportunities (e.g. M&A and ECM) and support in other banking opportunities.
Assisting in market and industry analysis and research studies.
Preparing valuation related analysis such as trading comparables, transaction comparables, trading data analysis, DCF, etc.
Provide support in transaction execution
Assisting the KYC process during new client on-boarding / annual client review.
Assisting in transaction execution by participating in due diligence, valuation, general project coordination (internal and external).
Support other client marketing and/ or deal related analysis as necessary.
In Loans Capital Markets team, you will:
Credit analysis including financial modeling, risk analysis, financial analysis, legal/structure analysis, etc
Draft initial screening memos, credit applications and other internal papers on transactions, running of pricing model under the supervision of a senior team member
Support LSF senior originators (VPs, Directors and Managing Directors) in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific, including idea generation, prospect identification and screening, initial credit/debt capacity analysis, financial spreading, pitch book preparation, etc, including in coordination with M&A, IBA Sectors, DCM, ECM, SH
Support LSF senior originators on loan structuring, term sheet drafting/negotiations and financing documentation reviews/negotiations
Be responsible for and coordinate all closing and funding related tasks and liaise with other internal teams e.g. CTCM, KYC on boarding, CRC and Coverage/RM's on completing the internal administrative process for credit application/approval and procedures for funding
Prepare annual reviews and process waiver requests on transactions booked by LSF
Impeccable conduct and strict individual compliance with all applicable compliance, conduct and other policies
In Mergers and Acquisitions team, you will:
Focusing on the origination and execution of M&A and fund raising transactions for our Corporate clients across sectors.
Analyzing market data
Building financial and valuation models
Preparing client presentations for M&A and Fund raising
Assisting in managing client transactions from pitch to close under the guidance of seniors
