Risk Industrial Placement
Use the latest techniques to quantify, understand and minimise risk. Protect 28 million customers. Help Britain Prosper.
Risk Industrial Placement
Duration
One year, from June 2026.
Salary
£25,000 + fantastic benefits.
Locations
Bristol, Edinburgh, and Leeds.
Hybrid, with a requirement for at least two days in the office per week.
Why Join Us?
We provide for 28 million digitally active customers. That’s one enormous data set, helping to define how we move forward. Encouraging our focus on green finance. And offering sustainable products that deliver a better future.
We’ve invested over £3 Billion in our people, tech, and data. Because that’s how you make big change happen.
Is our Risk Industrial Placement for you?
Curious? Do you think creatively? Because that’s who we’re looking for. See smart ways to use data. Individuals who are thorough and methodical when it comes to testing. Risk takes organisational skill. You’ll need to be able to collaborate and communicate well. Be comfortable with smart methods and cutting-edge tech. Use data modelling and visualisation tools such as PowerBI and Tableau. Risk is a collaborative, supportive function, helping colleagues make the right decisions for customers.
So, love to solve problems? Want to get to grips with new tech and programming languages? Reach out. We want to hear from you.
What You’ll Learn
Risk is a hands-on adventure from day one. Alongside experienced analysts, you’ll contribute to live tasks and projects. Supporting everyone across the business to make informed choices.
You’ll find yourself working as part of a Risk Science teams such as Financial Risk Oversight (including Market & Liquidity Risk, and Climate Risk Analytics), Credit Risk Modelling or Model Strategy & Governance. Levelling up your modelling and analytics skills with every new step.
A year here will give you experience and confidence. Get you ready to take your next big career step. You’ll be able to apply directly to the Risk Graduate Scheme, continuing your development and building a great career.
What You’re Work Could Involve
- Using data to forecast returns, pricing and default rates. Assessing the capital needs that let us provide billions in lending.
- Monitoring and improving our smart decision models as they handle millions of customers each month
- Modelling the funding needed to keep the business safe in a constantly changing market
- Simplifying processes, automating decisions, and enhancing data insights.
Requirements
You’ll need to:
• Be in your penultimate year of university during the placement dates.
• Posses strong problem-solving skills.
• Have a passion for learning.
You’ll be based at one of three locations - Bristol, Edinburgh or Leeds. We support hybrid working, but ask all colleagues to be in the office for a minimum of two days a week.
Applications for all locations are closed for the 2025 intake. Applications for our 2026 intake will go live on or around October 2025.
You know what’s important to us? Giving everyone the chance to shine in their application. We want you to feel like you belong here, no matter what your background, identity or culture.
Find details on what stages are involved and tips for success on the how to apply page.
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