Job Description

Job Title: Client Group Graduate Programme

Location: Edinburgh/London

Role Type: Full-time

Start Date: September 2025

Closing date: Friday 18th October (We reserve the right to close earlier due to volume of applications)

Explore Endless Opportunities with abrdn's Client Group Graduate Programme!

About abrdn

At abrdn, we empower our clients to become better investors. With a global presence, we provide innovative investment solutions that drive positive outcomes. Our commitment to responsible investing helps us contribute to building a better world.

Why Choose Our Graduate Programme?

Embark on a unique, challenging, and rewarding journey with abrdn. Our graduate programme offers you the chance to work within our dynamic Investments Business.

Our graduate programme focuses on developing our talent to give the best possible start to their career and support aspirations to be the future leaders of abrdn. Our development curriculum focuses on 3 key learning mindsets- Client, Leadership & Strategic. Through engaging content, group coaching and learning experiences these mindsets will develop your capability and equip you with the skills and knowledge to set you up for success in your career.

What You'll Do

The Client Group is the face of abrdn to our clients. Our role is to understand what our clients need and to make sure we have the solutions in place to meet those needs. We engage with clients and prospective clients around the world, we help them invest in our products and we look after them throughout their investment journey. As part of their journey, we ensure that they have the right solutions in place, which meets their requirements.

In order to provide our clients with the best possible service we have a range of teams that sit within the Client Group, some of which include:

• Institutional and Wholesale sales teams
• Client Service and Client Relationship Management
• Investment Marketing
• Request For Proposal (RFP) teams
• Insurance

If you enjoy building relationships, you will thrive in the Client Group.

Throughout the programme, you can access e-learning courses, a structured development plan, and networking opportunities with senior leaders.

What we look for

We are looking for students in their final year of University, or who have recently graduated, from diverse academic backgrounds. Ideal candidates are performance-driven, client-focused, ambitious, strategic thinkers with a futurist mindset. Demonstrating inclusive and empowering leadership is essential.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

abrdn is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. As a Disability Confident Committed Level One employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide support throughout the recruitment process.

Our Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. You will enjoy competitive rewards, including 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and flexible benefits such as gym discounts and more. You can read more about our benefits here

Apply Today

Join us in building a future where everyone can thrive.

For more information visit our careers site: https://www.abrdn.com/en-gb/corporate/careers

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.