Intern Analyst - 6 months - Discretionary Product Specialist

Being part of HSBC in Switzerland, you’ll help evolve and grow our business.

At HSBC, we believe in the importance of continuous training and personal development to help you achieve your full potential and harness your strengths. Whatever global program you join, we’re dedicated to ensuring you make the most of the learning opportunities on offer. These will help you to shape, improve and develop skills that are important to both your professional and personal development.

Are you interested? Do you have interest for the world of Private Banking? Do you enjoy to be part of a cohesive team?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you!

What to expect:

Supported by experienced managers, colleagues and a wide network of diverse peers, you'll be encouraged to take on responsibility and bring new ideas to the table. You will be valued as an individual and for the contribution you make.

You can expect practical experience that will complement your academic studies, embedding our values while growing your career. During the placement, you will be challenged to use your talents and academic knowledge to add value to the bank and improve your professional and personal skills.

The role is key in the delivery of investment solutions to our clients. It covers client-facing, interactions with portfolio managers and other product specialists, and very close collaborations with Investment Counsellors (ICs) and Relationship Managers (RMs). 

Learning, development and support:

The placement will equip you with the skills and experience required to start a successful career with HSBC, as well as the opportunity to develop your professional network with colleagues around the world.

You will have the opportunity to build your skills and banking knowledge in a real working environment and to take on responsibilities in a selection of interesting projects.

In this role you will:

• Improve Discretionary solution knowledge within Private Bank through permanent contacts with Front Office and regular trainings and updates on our offering
• Demonstrate and explain the added value of our Discretionary solutions when implemented in client portfolio and to be able to articulate our competitive advantages
• Deliver quality before and after-market sales assistance to RMs, ICs, current clients and prospective clients through meetings and conference calls. Partnering up and involving the Portfolio Managers as much as required
• Lead efforts to integrate Discretionary solutions into regular sales meetings and presentations within the Private Bank
• Write Monthly Discretionary newsletter and provide ad hoc timely market commentaries on portfolio positioning/investment choices in the context of significant market events or price fluctuations
• Provide feedback to the Discretionary team about any identified gap in the offering and on our reporting/marketing material (as per stakeholder’s feedback) and contribute to ideas on improvement/streamlining

Requirements:

• Good understanding of financial markets and instruments such as equities, bonds, funds and ETFs
• Knowledge of discretionary mandates and broad product offering of a bank
• Strong Microsoft Office skills: excel, visual basic, PowerPoint; Knowledge of Aladdin, Avaloq and Qlik sense would be an asset
• Team player, high achiever, quick to learn, positive attitude 
• Keen sense of urgency, high level of professional and personal integrity 
• High level of academic education, possibly combining solid marketing skills with Financial/Economics background
• Fluent in English and French or German

What you’ll get in return:

We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits usually covering healthcare, life assurance, pension, and family friendly leaves, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.

HSBC operates multiple variable pay plans, to reflect the diverse nature of the businesses, roles and markets in which we operate. Variable pay is designed to reward colleagues for their individual performance and contribution, as well as the performance of their relevant Business / Infrastructure, and the overall Group.

HSBC has been certified “Top Employer 2026” in Europe. This recognition from the Top Employers Institute rewards our HR practices and recognises HSBC as an HR Leader in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.

HSBC is a signatory company of the Advance Charter. This Charter is a commitment towards gender equality in business and hence a workplace environment that supports a fair and balanced approach to hiring, remunerating, promoting and retaining female talent.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

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