Graduate Trainee – Wealth - Coutts Coverage

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Why Coutts Relationship Management?

Our Wealth businesses comprise of Coutts and Affluent, and our strategy focuses on not only providing competitive day to day banking, but helping clients pay down their household debt and build longer term investments too.

With over 330 years of history, Coutts has defined the Private Banking sector not just as a bank, but a business that prides itself on expertise and experience too.

Our world-class graduate programme

As a graduate trainee in Coutts Relationship Management, we'll equip you with the knowledge, skills and experiences you'll need to make a significant impact throughout your career.

Over the course of this two-year programme, you can expect to:

• Achieve your own track record of success by undertaking various placements across the teams that support our relationship managers and within our relationship management teams
• Quickly develop your relationship management expertise and commercial awareness
• Work alongside Relationship Managers and Specialist Advisors to see how they work together to provide world class client experiences
• Master a deep understanding of our services and specialist product knowledge
• Collaborate with our Affluent business, which includes brands such as NatWest Premier and their Investment team
• Gain unique, first-hand experience delivering relationship support and observing advice to support the diverse needs of our high-net-worth clients
• Learn how to identify business development opportunities and digital solutions

How you'll benefit

We'll reward you with a starting salary of £33,500. If you join a team based in London, you'll be awarded an additional allowance of £3450. And on top of your salary, you'll also have access to our flexible benefits package.

You can also expect to:

• Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings
• Accelerate your relationship management capability
• Enrich your learning through our NatWest Group Academy
• Build a global professional network
• Grow your confidence, build your resilience, and elevate your presence
• Experience first-hand what it's like working in a purpose-driven organisation
• Tailor your experience by choosing your preferred career path in either Specialist Financial Planning or Client Relationships

At the end of the programme, you'll be well positioned to apply for a job as a relationship manager.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for our Coutts Relationship Management graduate programme, you'll need:

• Tohave, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree
• A strong customer focus
• To be change ready and quick to adapt
• A growth mindset and passion for learning
• To enjoy collaborating and working as a team
• Good problem-solving skills

Ready to apply?

The application window for this programme will be open until we receive enough applications to fill our cohort. When that happens, we'll close the programme to new applications. It's important to take the time to ensure you're making the right decision about the programme you want to apply for (you can only apply for one programme) but please complete your application as soon as you can to make sure you don't miss out!

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you're eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we'll do everything we can to help.