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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 a member of the CIO Office Global Fixed Income (CIOO GFI) in Zürich, Switzerland, you will start on the Global Fixed Income High Yield fund desk, supporting management of the Julius Baer’s Global Quality High Yield UCITS fund. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in individual bond selection and shaping the fund’s risk-return profile through integrated top-down and bottom-up analysis—covering asset allocation, portfolio construction, and security selection.

Next, you will take on an international assignment with the CIO Office Asia Fixed Income team in Singapore (or London), deepening your expertise in fixed income portfolio management within a fast-paced regional context. This rotation may include exposure to diverse credit markets and investment strategies.

Upon returning to Zürich, you will complete your program with a final rotation in a key CIO Office team, either within Global Equity and Fixed Income (in equity or fixed income portfolio management) or in another division such as JB Research, contributing to fundamental and valuation analysis used across Julius Baer’s investment units. The CIOO GFI department, based in Zürich within the CIO Office Global Equity & Fixed Income, serves as the central fixed income competence hub and oversees the bank’s global fixed income funds and discretionary mandates. It provides strategic support to the Group CIO, Investment Committee, and global Investment Management operations.

With 16 specialized professionals in Switzerland, the team combines deep market expertise with a disciplined investment approach. Over the past five to ten years, CIOO GFI has achieved superior risk-adjusted returns by integrating best practices from institutional and private wealth management—from research and portfolio construction to execution. Operating under a unified mandate, the team manages all fixed income solutions—including discretionary mandates, core investment funds, and structured certificates—in a cohesive manner, ensuring full alignment with client interests and consistent risk oversight.

What’s in it for you?

• Tailored career path: Develop expertise in your chosen field while growing personally and professionally
• Team integration: Become a fully integrated team member and benefit from decades of buy-side experience of leading portfolio managers and credit analysts
• 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

• Be part of a dynamic team of dedicated investment professionals with decades of portfolio management and buy-side credit analysis experience

• Develop investment ideas based on thorough instrument, portfolio and market analysis. Includes assessing bond valuations and relative values

• Work closely with the portfolio managers to support them in their day-to-day activities and projects. Includes tracking and forecasting company financial performance and industry developments.

• Contribute to strategic and organizational initiatives. Includes miscellaneous projects for the team

• Learn about investment selection and portfolio management via an institutional investment process. Includes research, due diligence, and financial modelling

• Participate in the management of mandates and funds under the direction of the portfolio managers to achieve investment objectives.

• Collaborate with other teams as required (eg. research, product management, legal and trading)

• Assist in the production of documentation and presentations for internal and external meetings

YOUR PROFILE

• Master’s degree (clearly preferred, Bachelor possible) from a university or university of applied sciences with above-average grades in preferably Economics or (Quantitative) Finance (graduation max. 12 months ago)

• Initial practical experience in asset management, portfolio management, or economic research would be helpful, with knowledge of financial theory and solid Excel skills, with Bloomberg and Python experience a plus

• Passion for investment management (buy-side) and a desire to create value beyond wealth

• Outstanding analytical skills, quantitative, detail-oriented, ability to think critically and form independent opinions

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

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

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

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