2026 UK Graduate Programme: Operations Team
2026 UK Graduate Programme: Operations Team
Please note, candidates can only apply for one graduate programme across all of our divisional programmes.
About Insight Investment:
Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight managed £626.2bn of assets as at 30 December 2024 across its core liability driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income and currency capabilities. Insight has a clear mission and purpose to offer investors a different approach to achieving their investment goals; one that prioritises the certainty of meeting investors' chosen objectives in contrast to the traditional focus on maximising return and minimising volatility. Insight operates across the globe with a presence in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia; and is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY") (NYSE:BK), the global financial services. company.
The business employs over 1,100 people including 275 investment professionals.
More information about Insight Investment can be found at: https://www.insightinvestment.com
Business Unit:
Our Operations Division is responsible for the global operational activities of Insight Investment, partnering closely with our Investment Operations Outsourcing ("IOO") partner, Northern Trust, to deliver these services. Insight Operations incorporates the following functions:
* Investment Operations
* Client Operations
* Technology
* Business Change
* Cyber Security
* Data Management Office
* US Region
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Supporting the investment activity that Insight Investment undertakes the teams within Investment Operations perform several functions; ensuring continuing compliance with regulatory trade disclosure obligations and investment guidelines; employing and overseeing risk mitigations such as trade confirmations and ongoing reconciliations with our counterparties; responsibility for relationships with our counterparties, custodians and various third parties on whom Insight Investment depends on to facilitate investment outcomes.
Specific teams include:
Guideline Management Group: drafting, review and coding of investment guidelines, and analysis of post trade alerts
Trade Reporting: reporting details of our trading activity and position to national regulators in compliance with various regulatory obligations
Derivative Operations: Support of derivatives activity such as OTC (Over the Counter) and ETD (Exchange traded derivatives) and the corresponding collateral and margin management.
Market Operations: Support of Fixed Income, Equity, FX, Money Market activity and cash management.
Specialist Credit Middle Office: Support of private and syndicated loan agreements.
Credit Documentation Onboarding: Setting up and maintaining counterparty trading relationships
CLIENT OPERATIONS
The Client Operations department encompasses those teams that perform functions that directly impact our client interface. These teams work closely with stakeholders in the product development, distribution and client facing teams to ensure best-in-class delivery to our clients.
These teams include:
* Pooled Fund Operations: oversight of third-party fund administrators and transfer agencies
* Performance and Client Reporting: performance and attribution, client reports, meeting packs, factsheets, oversight of third-party generation of client reports
* Asset Transitions and Onboarding and Credit Documentation Onboarding: management of the operational elements of client onboarding (changes and transitions) including the documentation and oversight of outsourced transitions services
* Regulatory Reporting (Client): managing the production and delivery of regulatory reporting as delegated to us and in support of our clients
* Client Services: Sat both under the Client Operations umbrella and as a core part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG), Client Services occupies a unique position within Insight. Client Service have responsibility for managing the day-to-day contact with our clients, advocating for them across Insight and providing a key bridge to the wider operational infrastructure
Role Overview:
Our Operations programme is a two-year rotational programme and has been designed for you to enter one of our Operations teams upon completion. We will structure your rotations to give you the opportunity to experience and understand our business so you will:
* Be more effective when you enter a permanent role on completion of the programme
* Build networks and relationships across the organisation
* Gain technical understanding and working knowledge across our business
* Take professional qualifications to support and complement business knowledge
* Establish the foundations in becoming Insight's future leaders
Alongside your rotations we will also support you in completing the Investment Management Certificate, IMC.
Role Responsibilities:
* Perform an active role in both Investment Operations and Client Operations embedded within 3 teams as part of rotations
* Learn the fundamentals of each of the team while supporting the day-to-day activity of their core functions
* Leverage your growing knowledge as you move from one team to the next
* Develop risk management skills in a busy operational environment and help implement and run controls to avoid processing errors.
Experience Required:
* Minimum 2.1. (or equivalent) Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent at an accredited university with a preference for a technical or mathematical degree
* Systems thinking/engineering
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Proven record of working collaboratively
* Curiosity about economics, finance or investment finance
* Outstanding communication skills, ability to articulate ideas clearly
* Ability to operate in a changing environment and challenge the status quo, innovative
* Proven record of taking the initiative to act, self-starter
* Inquisitive, strong desire to learn and grow professionally
* Track record of embracing new technologies (such as AI) and applying to a variety of challenges.
How to Apply:
Please note, candidates can only apply for one graduate programme across all of our divisional programs.
If you're interested in joining an exciting, innovative financial services company, please complete your online application by Friday 22nd August at 17:00.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our final round assessment centre will be held in person at our offices early November 2025. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply early.
Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at graduates@InsightInvestment.com
Please visit the Insight Careers website for all open vacancies: https://www.insightinvestment.com/uk/nav/careers/vacancies/
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