Global Markets (Structuring) Summer Analyst/ Associate Program

What we’re looking for:

• Penultimate year Bachelor’s/ Masters’ student (for Analyst) or PHD student (for Associate)
• Outstanding academic achievement
• Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or Computer Science background required
• Strong programming skills required (preferably in an Object-oriented language such as Python, Java, C#, C++)
• Experience using Excel/VBA
• Database skills and exposure to KDB/q advantageous
• A commercial mindset and an interest in financial markets and quantitative finance
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English is essential
• The ability to work well independently and in teams

Why Us?
Global Markets provides banking products and services through Bank of America and trading and other broker-dealer products and services, including research through Bof A Securities. Our institutional clients are across fixed-income credit, commodity and equity businesses. Global Markets product coverage includes securities and derivative products in both the primary and secondary markets. We also work with our commercial and corporate clients to provide risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit and commodity derivatives, fixed-income and mortgage-related products.


To support our institutional investor clients globally in their investing and trading activities, the Global Markets team provides financing, securities clearing, settlement and custody services. We also work with our commercial and corporate clients to provide foreign exchange products.


What you’ll do (Key Responsibilities):

• Handling day-to-day transaction needs, including reconciliation, and clearing services
• Assisting in educating clients about complex structures and technical products
• Assisting in developing new products and bringing them to market
• Quantitative analysis of the current markets, trends, and trading strategies
• Numerical analysis of existing models and implementation and testing of performance enhancements
• Assisting with sales, trading, and hedging activities
• Helping to originate, structure, and model transactions
• Assessing market trends and provide quantitative data for clients
• Performing market and quantitative research analysis
• Assisting in structuring, pricing, and executing trades
• Research and modelling of complex products/trends/phenomena including Hedges and Alpha Strategies using large data sets of financial data.

Program Overview
The Summer program is a 10-week program designed to provide Summer Analysts/ Associates with a unique opportunity to gain an exposure to life at Bank of America and also make significant contributions to the team. The Summer Program begins with an orientation and induction to the firm. Summer Analysts/ Associates are given a true associate experience, as assignments mirror full-time responsibility and include goal-setting and a formal review process.

• Access to the bank’s learning hub containing a variety of learning resources, ranging from banking fundamentals to communication skills
• Structured and on-the-job training
• Networking and social opportunities
• Speaker series with senior management across all lines of business
• Corporate Social Responsibility project/learning
• Involvement in Diversity and Inclusion training/events
• Consideration for full-time employment upon graduation

About Us
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.


Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.


Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!


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Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies.