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Standard Chartered careers
Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage
If you’re looking for a banking career with unlimited progression opportunities, read on.
Who are our Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage team?
Our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) team lead the management and development of our client relationships globally. The Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage team work together with our product partners to deliver solutions for our clients. These solutions can cover a wide range of products and services from trade finance to credit derivatives to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Our clients
Our clients include large corporations, governments, banks and investors headquartered, operating or investing in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Our commercial banking clients represent a large and important portion of the economies we serve and are potential future multinational corporates.
Our strong and deep local presence across these markets enables us to facilitate trade, capital and investment flows, in and for our footprint, including across China’s Belt and Road initiative.

A key theme
A key theme that is increasingly driving our business globally is decarbonisation and energy transition. Our team are taking a leading role in this area, and we’re working with many of our key clients on their transition plans. We’ve allocated $300bn between now and 2030 to support this crucial area.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions, especially when you're new in a company. Remember everyone was once in the same position and its normal and encouraged to ask questionsJosh GrulichUS Banking and Coverage Graduate

Why Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage?
If you’re interested in a banking career, with exciting career opportunities, and want to work with some of the most influential local and global corporates in your geographies, this is the team to get into.
Our roles within Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage provide a comprehensive grounding in corporate and commercial banking. You’ll work directly with a diverse range of business and corporate customers alongside Corporate and Investment Bankers.
You’ll be able to explore how your skills can adapt to different areas of our business, while developing new skills to help kick-start your career within Corporate and Financial Institutions Coverage.
Banking and Coverage team areas include:
- Credit Analysis
- Relationship Management
- Client Management
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Our early career programmes
We recruit into many different countries across the world. Find out more about the local student programmes we offer.
Where can you join us
Explore our early careers programmes in your market to learn more about our graduate programmes, summer internships and apprenticeship opportunities.
Our business areas
Learn about the different teams across the Bank, discover what they do, and find out about the different routes to entry for students and graduates to find your fit.
Application zone
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Diversity and inclusion
We value and celebrate the diversity of our teams across all our locations and business functions so that everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
Rewards and benefits
As well as gaining the great benefits of working in our ‘here for good’ culture, we offer competitive salaries that fully reflect your skills and experience.
Our cultures and values
Find out more about the purpose that underpins everything we do at Standard Chartered, and the behaviours and culture that drive this purpose forward.