Associate

Being a GTS Associate at Citi

We offer a number of diverse opportunities to challenge talented individuals across a broad base of skill-sets within our organisation. This also gives you the opportunity to work within a high performance team and contribute directly to the growth of this exciting business.  In order to give you a better understanding of Global Transaction Services (GTS), the GTS Associate Program will run for just over two years. It consists of rotations within product and client sales management, and offers opportunities across the different geographies in EMEA.

Initial Training
The training program begins in London with one week of GTS core product training covering the fundamentals of both Treasury and Trade solutions and Securities and Fund Services. You will then fly to New York to participate in the Global Associate Welcome Week and network with Senior Management from all business area within Citi. Here, you will learn more about Citi and the financial services industry as a whole. The remainder of the training for EMEA Global Transaction Services Associates will be conducted in London and will cover enhancing personal impact and delivery of a solution to a GTS Specific case study. Citi's most important resource is our people. As such, you'll notice the emphasis on networking, mentoring and socialising, in everything you do throughout your time on programme.

What You Can Expect to Learn as a GTS Associate
Here is a small sample of what you can expect to learn as an Associate in GTS.

Strategic projects: Analysis of various industries and trends within those industries. You will identify gaps/areas of financial services needs within a client's value chain and advise the potential application of GTS products and solutions towards those needs.

Client involvement: From budget setting and account planning all the way to getting involved in client deals, you’ll be involved in all aspects of the client relationship and understanding of the client's business. Through an assessment of the synergies between various companies and business areas, you’ll assist Client Managers in various deals and provide a value-added enhancement to the client team.

Compliance Projects: As a part of your training, you will be involved in important compliance and regulatory projects, where project management skills, senior escalation and prioritization will all be extremely important. These projects usually involve working with the entire Client Management team across EMEA.

Product Teams: Working with various product teams within GTS, you will identify areas where data could be captured. This in turn leads to new ideas for existing product enhancement, as well as ideas for new product developmentorder to give you a better understanding of Global Transaction Services (GTS), we asked our current associates to describe (in their own words) the areas they work in. It is important to mention that the GTS Associate Program is a three-year rotational program. It consists of rotations across different products and countries.

Who We're Looking For
We’re committed to investing in our Associate Programs, both during the recruitment stage and beyond. We provide ongoing development opportunities to ensure all of our people have superior financial knowledge and the skills they need to develop and maintain profitable client relationships.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and celebrate diversity. Employing and training the most talented candidates is fundamental to achieving our business goals.


Summer Associate
Our Summer Internship Program runs for 10 weeks from the middle of June to the end of August.

Prior to joining the program you will be given a number of project options from which to select preferences. These will determine the team that you will be working with while you are with us.

After Training
Throughout the summer we host a number of business presentations over breakfast and lunch to give you the opportunity to network with some of our most senior people in the GTS business.

In addition to these events we also hold weekly business presentations, networking opportunities with senior managers and various intern-wide social events. A buddy will be also allocated to you as a source of informal advice and support over the summer.

During the program, you’ll take part in a formal evaluation process that will help us to determine your suitability for a full-time position on the following year’s Associate Program. 

We do this through:

  • A mid-term evaluation
  • A project presentation to senior management; and
  • A final term review

Remember, this is a two-way process; we also want you to decide whether this is the right place for you to start your career.

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