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Kick-start your career with Julius Baer’s Graduate Programme – October 2026

Are you about to complete your master’s degree or recently graduated and ready to turn ambition into impact? At Julius Baer, we empower graduates to shape the future of wealth management.

Our 18-month Graduate Programme is designed to unleash your potential through three dynamic rotations, including an international assignment. You’ll gain hands-on experience, build a global network, and lay the foundation for a thriving career in wealth management.

Your team
As part of the CIO Office Investment Management in Zurich you will join IM Premium team, which plays a key role contributing to the construction and active management of diversified multi‑asset portfolios, ensuring coherent strategic and tactical allocations across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and alternative investments. The Portfolio Manager executes the portfolio strategy by actively managing allocations, exposures, and risk parameters to ensure consistent alignment with client objectives, internal investment guidelines, and regulatory requirements. Close collaboration with internal teams - analysts, strategists, and fellow portfolio managers - is essential to integrate insights and maintain a consistent investment process. The role also entails clear communication of portfolio strategy, performance drivers, and allocation decisions to internal stakeholders and, when relevant, clients.

Joining the Multi‑Asset Portfolio Management team offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of the bank’s investment engine, working alongside seasoned professionals who share a strong culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, and disciplined decision‑making. This role provides broad exposure to global markets, innovative investment strategies, and cross‑asset interactions, enabling you to develop a holistic understanding of portfolio construction in a dynamic environment. As part of a team that values forward‑thinking ideas and continuous improvement, you will have the platform to contribute meaningfully to investment debates, influence portfolio outcomes, and help shape the team’s long‑term investment direction. This is an ideal position for someone who is passionate about markets, thrives in a fast‑paced analytical setting, and seeks to grow within a high‑performing and strategically critical investment function.

What’s in it for you?
•Tailored career path: Develop expertise in your chosen field while growing personally and professionally
•Global perspective: Gain international experience and work with diverse teams
•Community & mentorship: Learn from industry leaders and peers and build a strong network
•Impactful work: Contribute to projects that make a real difference from day one

Start date: 1 October 2026

Curious to learn more about our Graduate Programme? Visit our careers website: https://www.juliusbaer.com/en/careers/graduates/

YOUR CHALLENGE

During the programme, you will:

• Gain hands‑on experience navigating complex and fast‑moving global markets, learning to translate macroeconomic and geopolitical developments into actionable portfolio insights

• Learn to balance multiple asset classes within a single portfolio, mastering cross‑asset allocation and the interplay between equity, fixed income, currency, commodity, and alternative strategies

• Develop strong analytical skills by working with large datasets, portfolio analytics tools, and quantitative models used to assess risk, performance, and market opportunities

• Face the challenge of making decisions under uncertainty, enhancing the ability to form clear investment convictions supported by robust research

• Work closely with experienced portfolio managers and strategists, benefiting from mentorship and exposure to best‑practice investment processes

• Learn to articulate investment rationales in a clear and structured manner, improving communication skills through presentations, investment committee materials, and discussions with internal stakeholders

• Grow into a key contributor within the Investment team, learning to collaborate across functions such as research, advisory, product teams, and risk management, and building a strong internal network

YOUR PROFILE

• Master's degree from a university or university of applied sciences with above-average grades in Finance, Economics, Banking or Finance focus degree (graduation max. 12 months ago)

• Initial practical experience in the financial industry and expertise in banking products and financial markets are an asset

• Passion for wealth management and a desire to create value beyond wealth

• Very good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

• Entrepreneurial mindset, coupled with the willingness to take responsibility

• A global mindset, excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong appetite for learning

• Fluency in German and English, with additional languages being a plus

• Eligibility to work in the country where you apply for the position

We review applications on a rolling basis. Thank you for applying early and for your patience during the review process.

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