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Your role

HSBC is currently seeking an ambitious individual to join as a Global Banking – Graduate Trainee, with a focus area in Investment Banking – Debt Capital Markets. 

Responsibilities:

• During the training period, trainees will be assigned to carry out specific projects in designated departments under proper supervision. Typically, the projects assigned will take 12 months for fresh graduates. 
• The trainees’ role is to provide support in carrying out day-to-day activities, working together with colleagues to define, manage, and achieve divisional business targets. 
• The position will help support a critical business (Global Banking – Debt Capital Markets) to accelerate and deliver its strategic priorities, including help in the preparation of client pitching proposals, maintaining internal desk instruction manuals to ensure compliance with internal compliance and external regulations, key materials and reports for internal reviews/reporting and senior management decision making. 
• This includes engagement and interaction with key stakeholders across business, product, and risk-related functions and the Wholesale Chief Operating Office. 
• The position requires the ability to obtain, review, synthesize, and present data (including figures and commentary) to support senior management decision-making. 
• A practical understanding of the Malaysian capital markets (including interest rates regimes, key economic data & events, and impact on financial markets) as well as an appreciation of how global financial markets and events affect capital raising activities by corporate issuers. 
• A high standard of personal and written communication, including collaboration across multiple teams and stakeholders and interaction with executives, including corporate/ GLC Relationship Managers, and Global Markets Sales and Trading teams. 
• The ability to produce a high standard of work with minimal direction and guidance, often with tight deadlines.
• The capacity to understand complex, dynamic, and evolving situations and scenarios quickly and strategically.

About you

To be considered for this role, the relevant rights to work in Malaysia are required.

Requirements:

• The candidate must be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with a CGPA of 3.0 or above, or at least second-class upper.
• Fluent in English, excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to analyze data/information and interpret the data for business decisions. 
• A resourceful individual with good planning and time management, attention to detail, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ambitious plus drive and motivation to work in a fast-paced environment where winning business and meeting targets are essential. 
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and adaptable.
• Team player with dynamic leadership capabilities. 
• Computer literate and able to work independently.

Benefits

Graduates at HSBC Malaysia will get the following benefits:

• Employee Resource Groups (ERG): Open to all employees, these networks are voluntary employee-led groups that act as a resource for members and for the organization as a whole
• Headspace App: A suite of exercises to support wellbeing and mindfulness
• Talent Marketplace: A platform that matches individuals to part-time projects and job networking opportunities based on their skills, experience, and ambitions
• Buddy: A colleague who will support and guide you throughout the program
• Mentor: A senior manager who will support your career development and facilitate networking
• Hybrid working: HSBC believes it's not just about where you work, but how and when, enabling you to be at your best and deliver exceptional outcomes.
• Flexible and Collaborative Work Culture: HSBC culture promotes flexibility, collaboration, learning, and wellbeing in both physical and virtual workplaces

Training & development

As a graduate, you’ll be keen to gain the skills and experience you need to launch your professional life. That’s why HSBC programs are designed to promote continuous learning, networking opportunities, and early responsibility and offer insights from across the business.

What you will learn:

• Global Graduate Induction: An inspiring event that helps graduates connect their strengths and personal skills with HSBC's purpose and values, and enables them to be successful in their future roles with HSBC
• Accelerating Your Strengths: A strength-based development program that consists of an initial self-evaluation assessment, 90 Day plan, and a personal development plan.
• International Innovations Graduate Project: A cross-business initiative where teams of graduates work towards finding innovative solutions for challenges faced by HSBC and present their ideas to senior leaders
• CSR opportunities: Participation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives such as HSBC's Global Sustainability Hackathon that help graduates to align with strategic sustainability goals, improve collaboration amongst different business areas, and develop new skills and enhance their leadership qualities
• Grad CAN (Climate Action Network): Connects graduates around the world who are passionate about influencing HSBC’s sustainability agenda
• Professional qualifications: Opportunity to obtain relevant professional qualifications
• Continued professional development: Bi-monthly 90-minute sessions to build upon the technical training

Career progression

Graduate programs are designed to stretch and challenge you while providing the skills and experience to help you progress your career and contribute to HSBC’s continuing success. With continuous learning, early responsibility, and extensive networking, graduate opportunities are a great way to start a successful career at HSBC.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• hsbc.com/careers/students-and-graduates/student-and-graduate-development
• hsbc.com/careers/students-and-graduates/introduction-to-our-global-programmes
• hsbc.com/careers/careers-faqs?tab=Students%20and%20graduates
• youtube.com