We’re looking for keen, curious and motivated interns with an interest in Financial services and strategic business transformation to join our Business Transformation division on our 2025 Summer Internship Programme.
About Schroders
Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.
Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world. Funding the future is a privilege: we use it wisely and responsibly.
We have around 6,500 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society, markets and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper and nurturing talent, recognising that our employees are our most valuable asset.
The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018, close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre and have everything we need to work flexibly.
The department
Business Transformation sits at the heart of the business and is responsible for enterprise wide business consultancy and change management as well as oversight of the group’s change portfolio. This can involve anything from the provision of strategy, business and operating model design, business architecture and people transformation services through to business case development and delivery of large-scale complex transformations to support commercial activity, enterprise-wide operating model transformations and the corporate change portfolio. Our Portfolio and Planning team create and track overall change budgets and business case realisation across the group. You’ll be a strong communicator, natural problem solver and keen to throw yourself into a variety of projects with a range of stakeholders.
Some of the teams in Business Transformation that you may join as part of the internship programme are: Business Transformation Solutions, Enterprise Change Delivery, and Portfolio and Planning.
The programme
This Programme will provide you with a unique introduction into the investment management industry and how Business Transformation operates within it. You’ll be given introductory training and opportunities to network with people across the business.
During your internship you will be assigned to a team within Business Transformation where you will have the opportunity to work on live projects and shadow senior executives.
Some of your tasks may include
- Supporting workshops and documenting the output
- Working with the Business Transformation Solutions team on a strategic initiative or supporting practice services by developing tools and methodologies
- Acting as a Business Analyst on a large programme
- Supporting programme managers with the development and delivery of project plans
- Researching topics to write thought leadership pieces
- Contributing to stakeholder management and communications
- Delivering an internally focussed project for Business Transformation, such an AI accelerators
What you’ll be like
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Curious - be passionate and inquisitive about technology and business strategy
- Innovative and analytical – you’re happy to think outside the box, ask questions and look for a fresh perspective
- Collaborative team player who will want to succeed as part of a high performing team
- Proactive and willing to get involved in variety of tasks and projects
- A growth mindset: we understand you may make mistakes, and when you do, we are looking for you to learn from these
The knowledge, skills and qualifications we’re looking for
- An honours degree or equivalent – we’re not fussed when it comes to your degree subject or predicted grade
- You will be in your penultimate year of study. Unfortunately we no longer accept applications from final year students considering further studies (i.e Masters) upon completion of undergraduate course
Why join us
- Benefit from a series of immersive and engaging training sessions equipping you with the skills you need to adapt to the world of work, hit the ground running and make an impact – training covers industry knowledge, technical and soft skills training
- Attend “Lunch and Learns/ “Coffee Hours” led by senior people across the business – your chance to build contacts in the industry and grow your professional network
- Opportunity to secure a spot on the 2025 graduate programme, subject to manager feedback and final interview
- Access to a buddy – we’ll match you with a graduate buddy where you’ll be supported during the first few weeks of your internship, helping you to integrate into the team and the business
- Group Project – work with a small group of interns on a current or strategic topic and presenting to managers at the end of the programme
- Attend an end of internship ‘celebration event’ – a chance to share celebrate your successes with fellow interns and line managers on the penultimate day of your programme - enjoy BBQ food and refreshments out on terrace spaces at Schroders HQ!
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing you with access to 24 hour confidential telephone counselling and a comprehensive online source of information on a range of issues, including Mental Health
- Free use of private GP Service
- On-site staff restaurant
- Free use of on-site gym
Recruitment process
- Online application form and CV
- Online assessments
- Video interview
- Assessment centre
Candidates should be available to start the 2025 Summer Internship Programme on Monday 9th June 2025. The programme ends on Friday 15 August 2025.
If you think you may require disability-related adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact adjustments@employ-ability.org.uk our disability partner EmployAbility (employ-ability.org.uk) for a confidential discussion and advice.
We recruit on a rolling basis and may choose to close this role earlier than advertised. Therefore we recommend you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
