Global investment traineeship | Robeco Switzerland

Why the Global Investment Traineeship at Robeco?

Robeco's Global Investment Traineeship program is a graduate scheme, offering top university students a unique two-year opportunity to work with investment professionals at a leading global asset manager. During this period, you will rotate between investment teams on a five-month basis. In addition, you will have regular interaction with colleagues from other disciplines, including Sales, Trading, Marketing, Risk Management, Quant and Data Science, in order to gain a solid understanding of the dynamics of an asset management company. The program includes rotations at a number of Robeco’s international locations where you will have the opportunity to connect with experts and build your global network. You will have access to internal and external training, including personal and professional development and content-driven courses.

You and your co-trainees will rotate between various investment teams:
Developed Markets Equities
Emerging Markets Equities
Trends and Thematic Investing
Global Macro
(High Yield) Credits
Multi Asset Solutions
Sustainable Investing Research
Risk Management

You will be working alongside seasoned industry analysts and portfolio managers on investment cases and projects. To gain a full understanding of the dynamics of various financial markets and sustainability you will be assigned to at least one Equity team, one Fixed Income team, and one Sustainable Investing team.

You will be primarily based in Robeco’s Rotterdam headquarters. During the first year, you will spend three months in our Zürich office where you will work with our SI and Thematic Investing specialists. In the second year, you will spend two months in one of our international investment offices in London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong or Singapore.

We offer a range of courses during the program to help you develop your personal skills, such as presenting, negotiating and debating. You will receive Bloomberg-user training, and will be equipped to do valuations and programming courses in Python. During the second year, you will be enrolling into the CFA program.

After successful completion of the two-year traineeship, you will continue your career and join one of the investment teams as an analyst.
We are looking for recent graduates who want to become part of the next generation of Robeco investment professionals. Ideally, you:
Completed, or are about to complete, a master's or equivalent
Graduated top of your class
Possess great analytical skills
Persevere and are curious by nature
Have an affinity with finance and investing
Are capable of communicating effectively, embracing changes and overcoming challenges
Are open-minded, with an ability to contribute innovative and divergent ideas while displaying openness, teamwork and integrity
Are fluent (written and spoken) in English
Are digitally savvy
The program is designed to be both challenging and rewarding. To that end, we offer:
A Two-year employment contract, which after successful completion of the traineeship will be converted into a permanent contract
A competitive renumeration package, including rapid growth trajectory, based on performance
A complete training program to help you develop your personal and professional skills, including valuation courses, CFA enrollment and Bloomberg training
International experience at Robeco’s offices around the world
A dynamic team within an international and ambitious working environment
Opportunities for entrepreneurship and personal growth
Flexible working hours
A 34-day holiday allowance
First class commuting
A EUR 500 allowance to set up your home workstation
A good pension and health insurance scheme
Relocation allowance for international applicants
We anticipate reopening applications for the Robeco Global Investment Traineeship in the spring of 2025, with the program projected to commence after the summer of 2025. To receive a notification when applications open, please submit your information via the registration form located at the bottom of this page.

At Robeco, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the varied communities in which we operate. We recognize that diversity brings a wealth of unique talents, perspectives, and experiences, which ultimately lead to better decision-making and results. We strongly believe that with diversity comes diversity of thinking that leads to better decision making and better results. Everyone brings a set of unique talents and perspectives to the table. That’s why we encourage applicants from all backgrounds for the Robeco Global Investment Traineeship Program.