Bank Cler AG
Basel
Trainee Programme in Banking – Focus: Corporate Development (m/f) 80-100%
- 17 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Basel
Job summary
Join our trainee program in corporate development for a rewarding career. You'll explore strategic questions with a visible impact.
Tasks
- Analyze trends and market changes to inform decisions.
- Structure complex issues and develop actionable solutions.
- Support strategic initiatives in a collaborative environment.
Skills
- Master's degree in a quantitative, technical, or scientific field.
- Strong analytical skills and understanding of data-driven insights.
- Excellent communication skills for diverse team interactions.
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About the job
Do you have a quantitatively oriented master’s degree, think structurally, quickly familiarise yourself with complex topics and want to work on strategic issues with visible impact?
Our trainee programme in corporate development offers you optimal starting conditions. Discover your potential, shape strategic initiatives with us and translate complex issues into clear decision-making bases.
Your Trainee ProgrammeAs part of our trainee programme, you are part of corporate development. You gain in-depth insight into strategic issues as well as management decisions and further develop your analytical skills. You work on central issues of the group and support the further development of the organisation. In particular, you take on the following tasks:
- Analysis of trends, market changes and internal fields of action
- Structuring complex problems and developing well-founded solutions
- Preparation of target group-oriented decision-making bases for the management boards
- Translation of strategic goals into concrete measures and implementation plans
- Collaboration on strategic transformation and change initiatives
- Support in monitoring progress, benefits, risks and dependencies of strategic initiatives
- Collaboration in identifying and developing use cases in the areas of data and artificial intelligence
Throughout the entire programme, you will be closely accompanied and receive regular feedback to specifically advance your professional as well as personal development.
What you bring with you
- You have recently completed your master’s degree in a quantitatively, technically or scientifically oriented course of study (e.g. physics, econometrics, data science, engineering) with very good results?
- You are interested in topics such as financial services, digitalisation, strategy, artificial intelligence and organisational development?
- You like to take responsibility and want to prove yourself in an ambitious environment?
- You can quickly grasp, structure and prepare complex issues in a target group-oriented manner?
- You enjoy working with quantitative analyses, data, models or technical issues?
- You are characterised by an open and communicative manner and appreciate exchanging ideas with employees with different perspectives?
- You approach tasks independently, show a high level of commitment and enjoy familiarising yourself with new topics?
- You can express yourself confidently in German?
If you can answer these questions with "yes", you are exactly right with us!
These extras we offer you
- A versatile entry into a central function of a bank at the hub of strategic issues and management decisions
- Challenging tasks, direct collaboration with experienced colleagues and a wide variety of topics
- Perspective for further development in the group beyond the trainee programme
- Active support during your programme for your personal and professional development
- Freely selectable internal and external training opportunities
- Lunch vouchers and much more, here are the details
Ready to tackle the future with us?
Take the first step and apply with us. We look forward to your application! This trainee programme starts by arrangement.
Any questions?
Gladly! If you have any questions, Marie-Sophie (marie-sophie.grootens@bkb.ch, 061 266 23 43) will be happy to assist you.
P.S. Because we are looking for a trainee with analytical acumen and not a copywriter, you can save yourself the motivation letter. Instead, we look forward to you uploading your complete dossier including transcript of records (ToR) in the application tool and answering a few short questions. Thank you!