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About Franklin Templeton: Franklin Templeton remains a leading global investment management organization for 70 years thanks to our greatest assets - our employees. With over 9,500 employees working in 34 countries around the world to service over 300 financial products, we offer an exceptional range of diverse career options.
Our values reflect the best of our employees. We believe in putting clients first, building relationships, achieving quality results, and working with integrity. We value diversity and inclusion and offer a number of corporate programs and business resource groups (known as BRGs) to make all our employees feel valued, welcome, and special.
Over the years, we have developed the careers of many Futures Associates who came to us with dedication, integrity, and a passion for excellence.
Could Franklin Templeton be where you want to start your career?
Whether you are a recent graduate or about to be one Franklin Templeton could be the place for you!
We welcome new perspectives and fresh ideas, creating a diverse workplace and a truly inclusive atmosphere, our ‘Futures Programme’ is open to students from any discipline, who have a strong interest in working within the industry.
If you’re eager to start your career and you value diverse perspectives in a global environment, then join us for this exciting adventure!
What does our Futures Program involve?
The Futures Program is a full time, two-year rotational development program for high potential applicants starting their professional careers and provides exposure to different areas of our business.
These areas of business include ‘Investment Management’ (includes: Research, Portfolio Management & Trading), ‘Global Advisory Services’ (includes: Sales, Distribution & Marketing) and business areas that support these two functions. Your development is a key goal of the program and is achieved through engagement in purposeful work, networking and mentoring.
An ideal Futures Associate is curious, thrives in research and problem solving, strives to grow as a keen learner, and wants to make a positive impact on our business. Futures Associates come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring with them a unique perspective that when applied to solving difficult problems allows them to propose thoughtful and novel solutions.
Ready for an opportunity unlike anything else?
How it Works
The programme consists of six 4-month rotations within different departments. Each rotation promotes career development and fosters professional acumen through contributions to the goals of the department.
This rotational structure provides a variety of in-depth perspectives, encouraging you to explore a range of potential career paths. You are exposed to project-related assignments while supporting the rotational area initiatives.
Development consists of on-the-job experience and a wide variety of robust training and networking opportunities. After the two-year period, the programme aims to place Associates into a permanent role.
Mentorship
Mentoring is a key component of the programme. A senior Franklin Templeton colleague will work with you to:
- Accelerate onboarding into the programme,
- Provide networking opportunities and create connections within Franklin Templeton’s inclusive culture,
- Assist in making career choices with a long-term view.
Futures Associates - 2 will join in Edinburgh and 2 in the London offices in September 2023.
What skills and attributes do we look for?
- Bachelor’s degree completed by September 2023 (or within the last few years)
- Adaptability with capacity for differentiated thinking
- Comfortable working with data and digital applications
- Eager to learn new things and a critical thinker
- Enjoys problem solving with the ability to work on own initiative
- Growth-oriented mindset and comfortable with ambiguity
- Enjoys building relationships with various stakeholders
- Good attention to detail
- Interested in learning about and working in financial services
Franklin Templeton values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.
As part of this in the UK we are registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer, this means we ask if you would consider yourself as having a disability as part of your application so that we can support and make the most of your talents.
