AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets. Our corporate headquarters are based in Nashville, Tennessee and we currently have over 3,900 employees based in 51 locations across 26 countries including a significant presence in major financial centres like New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. At AB, we’re fully invested in being a firm that clients can trust to deliver better outcomes. To be successful, we foster a diverse, connected, collaborative culture that encourages different ways of thinking and differentiated insights. We embrace innovation to address increasingly complex investing challenges. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, so investing in the next generation of investment professionals is our priority. We want to empower you which is why we offer training, and a culture of mentorship and mobility, so you can cultivate the tools you need to build your career. If you're passionate, driven and ready to develop new ideas, we want to help you challenge your limits. Programme information AB joined the Investment20/20 program back in 2019, launching several roles across our Client & Marketing Group, Multi Asset Investment and Operations teams. Our traineeship will introduce you to the world of investment management, allowing you to build industry knowledge, experience and relationships that will benefit your career and provide you with skills to secure a permanent role. As you progress in your role, we will support you in achieving a professional qualification if this is something you are interested in. As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will also have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events. Our trainee programme is a fixed term, one-year contract paying £26,000 per annum. You will receive 25 days annual leave. You will also qualify for participation in our non-contributory pension scheme as well as being invited to join other company benefit schemes should you wish to do so. All roles are based in London. For more information you can view this short video about AB and Investment20/20 programme and you can Meet our Trainees. The Team Who you'll work with: AB’s Client Group Change team is looking for a talented detail-oriented and driven individual to support business and technology change. This individual will join the GTO (Global Technology Organization) and have opportunities to collaborate with various functions and locations globally. Our Client Group includes over 20 sales offices worldwide, focused on developing financial products and solutions, marketing, promotion and sales, and client service. You’ll gain valuable insight into how these teams operate as well as their responsibilities. As well as understanding the infrastructure and operations behind our business by working with the European, US and Asia Pacific-based project teams. Full training will be provided. Responsibilities will include: Analytics and Insights : Partnering with sales teams you will learn to provide deep analysis into clients and their buying/selling behaviours to help shape sales activities and outcomes, exploring new opportunities to leverage Data Science to improve sales outcomes Data Analysis: A key responsibility is helping our sales teams to interact with the data and answer their questions of the data to help inform strategy. You will learn about gathering and transforming data to fit the needs of the business and helping make sense of it. Understand Business Processes & Automate : you will develop a strong Business Analysis skill set which is vital to understand steps taken by operations teams and how these processes may be enhanced to improve data quality and timeliness. Story telling with data: Visualization skills. You will learn how we tell stories with data and develop, maintain, and update BI (Business Intelligence) dashboards in Microsoft Power BI to create visualizations, dashboards, and reports to help stakeholders make informed decisions. Technology Roadmap : Collaborate with AB Technology team on infrastructure, visualization, and analytical needs. Support changes in business procedures and technology set ups. Accuracy, Governance, & Documentation: You will learn how we manage internal technology systems for updated data, current process documentation, and collaborate with team to ensure appropriate data quality/review/validation processes. What We Are Looking For: If you’ve just finished your A-levels or your BTECs, have an interest in working within financial services and have the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you. Good analytical, verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills proactive, resourceful, and self-starter mindset the ability to work independently and as well as a part of a team A passion for technology and an interest in building visually appealing & insightful dashboards in Power BI, or other tools experience with Microsoft Office applications ( Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, team environment and appetite to learn new skills and build strong relationships with business users How to apply To apply, please upload your CV and personal statement as well as your answers to the questions posed below in 250-300 words each : Why are you applying to us for this trainee programme? What evidence can you give us that you are someone with exceptional levels of personal drive and determination? Tell us about the most interesting project or piece of work you have completed as part of your studies at either school or college. What did you have to do and what interested you most about it? The purpose of these questions is to give applicants an opportunity share their personal experiences and thought processes with the hiring manager. Y our application will not be considered if you do not answer the questions We know that AI is an increasingly useful tool and we’re happy for you to use it to research and help form an answer, but you should not submit wholly AI generated answers – this will be checked. Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis so you are advised to apply early. Start date: September (exact date tbc) Successful candidates will be asked for a telephone/Zoom interview. Following a successful interview you will be asked to come in to meet face to face with some of the people you will be working with. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email. AllianceBernstein is an inclusive employer, please let the recruitment team know if you have a condition, disability or difference that may require some adaptations. London, UK