Traineeship Finance & Risk - Utrecht

Location: Utrecht, Netherlands; hybrid work with a balance between home and office work

Gross monthly salary: €3,516–€5,021 for a 36-hour work week; the programme lists €3,600 gross per month.

Company

hirify.global is a leading bank working across Finance, Risk and Financial Economic Crime to make sound financial decisions, manage risk and protect customers and society.

What you will do

• Complete four rotations across the Finance, Risk and Financial Economic Crime domains during the 18-month programme.
• Analyse information and turn it into insights for reporting, financial steering, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to projects involving climate risk, bank-wide stress testing, customer integrity and business change.
• Combine day-to-day assignments with training, development activities and side projects while learning to set priorities.
• Work with other trainees on a business challenge and develop a practical solution to a relevant issue within hirify.global.

Requirements

• You have completed a university master’s degree or will graduate before the traineeship starts.
• Your studies are related to Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Business Administration, Law, Criminology, Cybersecurity, Security and Information Management or another relevant subject.
• You have no more than two years of work experience after graduation and currently live in the Netherlands.
• You are curious, enjoy solving problems and can adapt when assignments or circumstances change.
• You can work respectfully and professionally with people from different teams, cultures and backgrounds.
• You can explain your ideas clearly and are open to feedback.
• You have or are keen to learn problem-solving, change agility, collaboration, communication and storytelling.
• You have or are keen to learn SQL, Python or R and Power BI.

Nice to have

• Experience gained alongside your studies through an internship, project, part-time role, board position or voluntary work.
• Experience with AI tools or applications, or curiosity about how AI can support your work.
• Interest in financial steering, sustainability, stress testing, business control, risk management, organisational change or financial economic crime.

Culture & Benefits

• 18-month traineeship with participation in the SPARK personal development and soft-skills programme.
• Guidance from experienced colleagues and a talent manager, plus workshops, peer-to-peer coaching, a trainee community and regular development conversations.
• 36-hour working week, a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• €1,400 annual development budget for growth and development.
• Starting date: 1 April 2027.
• hirify.global values different cultures, experiences and ways of thinking and welcomes applicants educated in the Netherlands or abroad.

Hiring process

• Apply by 19 November with a CV and motivational letter answering the three specified questions about personal value, financial innovation and creating impact across four rotations.
• The process includes an online assessment, one or more interviews and a selection day; first interviews are held through Microsoft Teams.
• Selection days are planned for 8 and 10 December at the Utrecht office. The selection day includes an assignment, an interview with a manager and meetings with colleagues and other Young Professionals, followed by legal screening before starting.