Job Summary

We are offering an exciting internship opportunity within our Transaction Banking team in Paris. This role is designed to provide hands-on professional experience in a dynamic international banking environment, enabling the intern to apply academic knowledge in a practical setting.
The internship forms part of an agreed educational plan with the candidate’s academic institution and is structured to support the achievement of a diploma or certification, while strengthening professional integration and career readiness.
Throughout the internship, the intern will be guided by a designated mentor and will actively contribute to delivering seamless account services, payment and collection solutions, liquidity management, and transactional FX services—helping clients optimise their cash flow and treasury operations.

The Intern, Transaction Banking will support the Sales and Product teams in identifying business opportunities, structuring tailored solutions, and preparing client presentations and internal documentation.

This role provides exposure to client engagement, sales pipeline management, product structuring, compliance processes, and cross-border collaboration—offering a comprehensive introduction to Transaction Banking within an international financial institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Relationship Managers, Product Management, and Structuring teams to support Transaction Banking (TB) Sales Managers in identifying and developing business opportunities
• Assist in structuring appropriate product solutions aligned with client needs
• Support the preparation of client pitches, RfPs responses, presentations, and internal memos
• Contribute to the management and tracking of the TB sales pipeline
• Help coordinate internal approvals including credit and compliance processes
• Work with local and global stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure timely follow-up
• Develop an understanding of clients’ business models, geographic footprint, and decision-making structures
• Apply academic knowledge in finance, business, and economics to real client situations
• Gain exposure to core Transaction Banking products including: Cash management, payments and collections, liquidity management, transactional foreign exchange
• Develop commercial awareness and client engagement skills
• Strengthen analytical, communication, and organisational capabilities
• Receive ongoing mentorship and structured feedback throughout the internship

Skills and Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of financial concepts and corporate banking fundamentals
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Curious, proactive and eager to learn
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural and international environment
• High level of professionalism and integrity

Languages

• Fluent in French and English (written and spoken)
• An additional language is an advantage

Qualifications

Education     Bachelor or Master in Business Administration, Finance, International Business, Economics or any other Business related field
Languages     French, English and Pref. 1 Addl. Language

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.