Global Investment Trainee 2025

The Robeco Global Investment Traineeship is a two-year graduate scheme which starts in October 2025. Department You and your co-trainees will rotate between various investment teams: Developed Markets Equities Emerging Markets Equities Thematic Investing Global Macro (High Yield) Credits Multi Asset Solutions Sustainable Investing Research Risk Management You will be working alongside seasoned industry analysts and portfolio managers on investment cases and projects. To gain a full understanding of the dynamics of various financial markets and sustainability you will be assigned to at least one Equity team, one Fixed Income team, and one Top-Down team. You will be primarily based in Robeco's Rotterdam headquarters. During the first year, you will spend three months in our Zürich office where you will work with our SI and Thematic Investing specialists. In the second year, you will spend two months in one of our international investment offices in London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong or Singapore. We offer a range of courses during the program to help you develop your personal skills, such as presenting, negotiating and debating. You will receive Bloomberg-user training, and will be equipped to do valuations and programming courses in Python. During the second year, you will be enrolling into the CFA program. After successful completion of the two-year traineeship, you will continue your career and join one of the investment teams as an analyst. Position & Requirements We are looking for recent graduates who want to become part of the next generation of Robeco investment professionals. Ideally, you: Completed, or are about to complete, a master's or equivalent Graduated top of your class Possess great analytical skills Persevere and are curious by nature Have an affinity with finance and investing Are capable of communicating effectively, embracing changes and overcoming challenges Are open-minded, with an ability to contribute innovative and divergent ideas while displaying openness, teamwork and integrity Are fluent (written and spoken) in English Are digitally savvy

As a Dutch asset manager operating globally, Robeco has always combined the best of both worlds. We have global reach and ambitions, while retaining our head office in our hometown of Rotterdam. Employees at Robeco share that combination: we hire and nurture people who can think internationally and put the client first, while keeping their feet firmly on the ground. We have strong links with academia, which underpin the research in our robust quantitative and sustainability investing strategies. Our people have backgrounds in finance but also in economics and geography. Likewise, as pioneers in emerging markets investing, our diverse backgrounds also add local knowledge. We offer an informal and flexible office atmosphere that gives people the room to be themselves, to grow and to perform to the best of their ability.