Vacancy type: Vacancy

Programme: Internship Programme

Area of interest: Investment Banking

Business area: Corporate and Institutional Banking

Country or Territory: USA

Location: New York

Start date: June 2027

Duration: 10 weeks

Who you are

You’re curious and keen to learn. Don’t worry if you haven’t got a background in finance – what we’re looking for is someone with the ambition to explore it, the drive to make an impact, and the confidence to take on new challenges. If fast-paced environments are your thing, you thrive in a team, and you want to build real-world career experience with support every step of the way – this internship could be for you. 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Collaboration – You’re a team player who works well with people at all levels – from fellow interns to Senior Bankers. You’re reliable, supportive, and ready to contribute to shared goals.
• Analytical thinking – You enjoy working with numbers, spotting patterns, and paying attention to the details. Whether it’s reviewing data or checking for formatting issues, you’ve got a sharp eye and a methodical approach.
• Clear communication – You can explain your ideas simply and clearly, whether you’re talking to a fellow intern or summarising something for a senior team member. You write concise emails and can put together slides that tell a clear story.
• Resilience – You stay positive under pressure, meet deadlines, and keep a cool head when things get busy. You’re detail-focused and committed to doing your best work, even when the pace picks up.
• Ownership – You take responsibility for your tasks and care about the quality of your work. You understand how your work contributes to the bigger picture, and you’re proud to do it well.
• ​Relationship building – You’re friendly, professional, and good with people. You enjoy being part of a team and are keen to support the development of strong client relationships alongside more senior colleagues.

What you’ll do

This internship is your chance to experience what it’s really like to work in investment banking. You’ll join a specialist team, work alongside experienced colleagues, and gain exposure to real projects that impact our clients. You won’t just be watching from the sidelines – you’ll be learning by doing, contributing to meaningful work, and developing skills that will stay with you throughout your career. 

Here’s what you’ll get involved in: 

• Join a dedicated deal team – Work closely with a team focused on specific transactions, products or business sectors. You’ll also collaborate with banking teams across the globe to help find solutions for clients, including corporates, private equity firms, and financial institutions.
• Experience different areas of banking – You’ll be placed in either Strategic Advisory, Corporate Finance or Financing Solutions depending on where your interests and our business needs align.
• Get exposure to live deals – See how real transactions happen in real time, and get involved in the supporting work that helps make them happen.
• Build your understanding of financial statements – Learn how to read balance sheets, spot anomalies, and calculate key ratios using your accounting knowledge (or develop it with support if you’re new to it).
• Help create client materials – Assist in researching market conditions and preparing documents like investment memos, management presentations, and pitchbooks – the materials we use to support and advise our clients.
• Explore how financial models work – Learn how models are used to value businesses, analyse mergers and acquisitions, and assess different types of financing. You’ll start to understand techniques like discounted cash flow and leveraged buyouts.
• Conduct research and credit analysis – Track what’s happening in the market, dig into company performance, and contribute to the creation of internal insights and client-facing materials.
• Develop your technical toolkit – You’ll sharpen your Excel and PowerPoint skills by building error-free models and putting together polished, client-ready presentations.

You’ll kick off your internship with a week of dedicated training led by external experts. By the end of your time with us, you’ll have a clearer understanding of HSBC and investment banking and where you could fit in. Perform well and you’ll have the opportunity of a space on our graduate programme.

Additional information

We can only progress applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they are eligible to work in the US without HSBC sponsorship for the full duration of, and beyond, the programme end date. We cannot progress applications from candidates who apply with a graduate visa as you would not be eligible for sponsorship by HSBC when your current visa expires. You will need to confirm what visa you hold, if any, and its expiry date when you apply for us to verify your eligibility when you apply.

Salary: HSBC targets a fixed pay range of $52.88 per hour for this role.

Eligibility criteria

• Available to work full time for 10 weeks commencing June 2027
• Obtained, or expected to achieve, a GPA of at least 4.0 / 5.0 or 3.2 / 4.0 (as appears on your official university transcript or degree certificate), or overseas equivalent to this
• On track to graduate December 2027 or May 2028
• Fluent in English
• Legally permitted to work in the US without HSBC sponsorship for the full duration of the internship programme, and beyond the internship programme end date

Closing date: Sunday, 01 March 2026  23:59 (UK time)

In our world, you’ll build a career unlike any other. With 200,000 employees and 40 million clients across the globe, we give you greater opportunities, clearer purpose and more meaningful growth. You can be different too. Here, everyone belongs. Skills are the priority, not what you’ve studied. Through structured development programs and so much more, even you’ll be surprised to learn whether you thrive more in our digital labs or on a trading floor. Whether you’re an investment banker, relationship manager or researcher, you’ll shape your path and enjoy all the benefits that come with being part of something bigger.