Relationship Management - Commercial Bank - Internship

About the role

This 10-week Commercial Banking internship in Reading offers practical experience supporting business clients through relationship management, financial analysis and risk assessment. Working with Relationship Managers and specialist teams, you’ll help develop tailored solutions while learning how client needs, profitability and risk are balanced in a professional banking environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Relationship Managers and specialist teams serving Commercial Banking clients.
• Build understanding of clients’ businesses, goals and challenges.
• Assist with client presentations, reports, credit papers, strategic reviews and pitches.
• Conduct financial analysis and risk assessments on portfolios and transactions.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Legal, Credit, Risk and other functions.
• Support tailored banking solutions for businesses of different sizes and sectors.

Learning and environment

• Develop practical understanding of relationship management in Commercial Banking.
• Learn how client needs, profitability and risk are balanced in practice.
• Build commercial awareness and understand how banking solutions support business goals.
• Gain exposure to collaborative work across specialist teams and geographies.
• Learn from colleagues in a relationship-led professional environment.

Eligibility

• Be available to work full time for 10 weeks commencing June 2027.
• Be in the penultimate year of an undergraduate degree.
• Be on track to achieve at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree or overseas equivalent.
• Have completed studies by July 2028.
• Be fluent in English.
• Have UK work permission for the programme and beyond, without HSBC visa sponsorship.

Application information

• Only one application per recruitment cycle is accepted.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
• The vacancy may close before the advertised date if application volumes are high.
• Applicants must provide their achieved or expected final degree result and grading system.
• Applicants must confirm their visa status, if applicable, and expiry date.
• The internship is considered a conversion route to the Commercial Banking Graduate Programme.