Corporate Bank Apprenticeship Programme

If you’re a strong communicator and a keen problem solver, take a closer look at our Corporate Bank Apprenticeship Programme.

You’ll combine formal learning with real work across our day-to-day business and special projects. As soon as you start, you’ll build relationships and learn from Corporate Bank professionals across the organisation while working towards a Level 5 Certificate of Higher Education in Operational Management, leading to a Responsible Business Management BSc (Hons) from the University of Exeter. Along the way, you’ll also achieve the CMI Level 6 Diploma in Professional Management and Leadership Practice and CMI Chartered Manager status.

It's your opportunity to understand how global business really works while getting your career off to the best possible start.

What you’ll do

As part of the team, you’ll quickly gain the confidence to take on real projects by learning first-hand how and what we deliver for clients worldwide within our Trust and Agency Services product area.

As you’re supported by expert colleagues from across our business and start to develop your professional network, your responsibilities might involve:

Supporting clients through onboarding and Know Your Client (KYC) processes
Providing customer service and relationship-management support
Assisting with technical guidance for the bank’s online access channels
Participating in client calls and reviewing client performance, including pricing
Helping with transaction management and project work across the division

Alongside the structured training of live projects and online study, you’ll receive direct support and on-the-job coaching from your line manager, mentor and HR team, developing new knowledge, skills, and ideas that will enable you to inspire real change through continuous learning.

With introductions to senior leaders and opportunities to rotate through different areas, this apprenticeship will lay the foundation for a prosperous and challenging career in the Corporate Bank.

About the Corporate Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank is a market leader in cash management, trade finance & lending, trust & agency services and securities services. We build deep client relationships and deliver solutions that support the real economy.

Our apprenticeship programme gives you exposure to areas such as Relationship & Transaction Management (RTM) and Trust & Securities Services (TSS) — business lines that play a key role in the international capital markets.

RTM connects clients to the full suite of Corporate and Investment Bank products, ensuring smooth, high-quality service.
TSS provides agency and fiduciary services that support instruments such as loans, bonds and structured-finance transactions, as well as depositary-bank services for global equity issuers.

Wherever you work, you’ll be surrounded by professionals who are passionate about innovation and client service.

Products Overview

Coverage: Our Coverage team manages the Corporate Bank’s key client relationships across the full suite of Corporate and Investment Bank products.
Cash Management: Delivers a wide range of innovative payment and cash management related products to corporates and non-bank financial institutions.
Trade Finance & Lending: Covers the full range of corporate lending solutions and provides solutions related to imports, exports or domestic trade transactions.
Trust & Agency Services: Delivers a wide range of Agency and Fiduciary services to Capital Markets instruments and provides a full range of Depositary Bank services to global equity issuers, investors and brokers.
Securities Services: Provides custody, clearing and settlement services in 30+ markets across the globe.
Risk Management Solutions: Market-leading FX and Rates risk management services for our corporate & institutional clients.

Eligibility Criteria

At the start of the programme, you should have:

GCSE Maths and English (A*–C / 4–9) or equivalent
At least three A Levels at grade B or above (or equivalent qualifications)

You must also meet government apprenticeship funding requirements, hold a British or EU passport (and relevant immigration documentation such as a biometric residence permit), and have lived in the EU for the past three years.

Key Skills

Are you curious, analytical and ready to grow?

Here, your enthusiasm, thirst for knowledge and a desire to problem solve will help businesses to thrive.

Strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset will allow you to accelerate your career in our collaborative and diverse culture. Learn how organisations really work and get your career off to a flying start.

Application Process

Our application process for the Corporate Bank Degree Apprenticeship typically includes:

Online assessment tests
An assessment day including a technical interview, a core skills exercise and a group exercise

Before you apply, learn more about Deutsche Bank and how our business works by visiting the Unofficial Guide to Banking and get tips for your application on our Employability Hub.