Swiss Life AG
Zürich
Graduate Programme – AI in the Finance Sector (m/f/d)
- 27 June 2026
- 100%
- Zürich
About the job
The Graduate Programme starts on 1 September 2026 and lasts 18 months. You will be permanently employed from the outset and work in the Group Finance & Risk area with a focus on topics related to Artificial Intelligence.
What we offer
- You will work in the Finance Transformation area, the professional home base for the further development of our finance organisation, and contribute from day one to one of the most forward-looking projects: the gradual establishment of a modern AI platform for finance.
- You will be part of a dynamic team that actively translates new technologies into concrete applications. Together, we shape how AI, data, processes and systems can intelligently interact in a regulated financial environment.
- Your area of responsibility combines technological understanding, methodological strength and business proximity: you will work on the conception, development, validation and further development of modern AI applications – from the idea through initial prototypes to viable solutions for productive use.
- You will collaborate with colleagues who enjoy delving into complex issues, making new technologies responsibly usable and jointly developing solutions that are professionally relevant, technologically sound and regulatorily viable.
- You will complete one or two supplementary assignments in another area, each lasting 3–6 months, to broaden your perspective and build a wider understanding of our company.
- Additionally, there is the possibility of a short international assignment of approximately 3–4 weeks.
- We offer you individually tailored internal training and further education opportunities so that you can specifically develop your professional, technical and methodological skills.
- You will be personally supported by a mentor and benefit from regular exchange formats that support your development and networking.
- You will gain insights into various areas of the organisation and will be actively supported in building your internal network.
- You will receive a permanent contract. Your future area of deployment will develop based on your profile, your interests and the company’s needs.
- You will have flexibility and scope for design in your daily work – in an environment where initiative, willingness to learn and new ideas are expressly welcomed.
Your strengths
- You have recently completed a Master’s degree with very good results – ideally in Computer Science, alternatively in another STEM subject such as Mathematics, Natural Sciences or Data Science with a pronounced technical focus.
- You bring initial practical experience in dealing with AI, for example through academic work, hackathons, internships or specialised studies – ideally in the areas of Machine Learning, Large Language Models or Natural Language Processing.
- You are interested in how AI can be used responsibly, effectively and scalably in the finance and risk environment.
- You enjoy understanding new technologies, critically assessing their possibilities and translating them into concrete solutions together with subject matter and IT experts.
- You have an analytical and structured way of thinking and can clearly prepare complex technical contexts.
- You work proactively, reliably and in a team-oriented manner and like to take responsibility in a dynamically evolving environment.
- You have a high willingness to learn and strive not only to understand new knowledge theoretically but also to apply it practically.
- You communicate fluently in German and English.
- Market-oriented base salary
- Bonus depending on company success and personal performance
- Between 25 and 30 days of holiday
- Recognition of service anniversaries every five years
- Flexible working hours
- Mobile office
- Time-out models
- Flexible working models 58+
- Internal training offer
- Support for external training and further education
About Swiss Life
We advise and support people in all stages of life: in provision and in preparing their financial future, we help them to lead a self-determined life.