The banking and financial services industry continues to offer outstanding career opportunities in 2026, making it one of the most stable and rewarding sectors for professionals worldwide. As financial institutions embrace digital transformation, online banking, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and innovative payment solutions, employers are actively recruiting skilled individuals across a wide range of banking and finance roles. Whether you are a recent graduate, an experienced banking professional, or someone looking to start a career in financial services, banking jobs provide competitive salaries, excellent employee benefits, structured career development, and long-term job security.
Banking careers are available across multiple sectors, including retail banking, commercial banking, corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management, insurance, financial technology (FinTech), asset management, and credit services. Employers regularly recruit Bank Clerks, Customer Service Representatives, Relationship Managers, Personal Bankers, Loan Officers, Credit Analysts, Financial Advisors, Investment Analysts, Risk Analysts, Compliance Officers, Branch Managers, Treasury Specialists, Internal Auditors, Operations Executives, Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Software Engineers, Cybersecurity Specialists, and Digital Banking Professionals. Opportunities exist with national banks, multinational financial institutions, cooperative banks, credit unions, investment firms, fintech companies, and financial consulting organizations.
One of the greatest advantages of working in banking is the opportunity for continuous professional growth. Financial institutions typically provide structured career pathways that allow employees to progress from entry-level positions into supervisory, management, and executive leadership roles. Many employers invest in graduate development programs, mentorship, technical training, leadership workshops, and professional certifications to help employees build long-term careers while staying current with industry trends and regulatory changes.
Customer service remains at the heart of the banking industry. Relationship Managers, Customer Service Officers, Personal Bankers, and Financial Consultants assist individuals and businesses with savings accounts, loans, mortgages, investments, insurance products, and financial planning. These professionals build long-term client relationships by providing expert financial guidance and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Strong communication skills, financial knowledge, and problem-solving abilities are essential for success in customer-focused banking careers.
Finance and risk management professionals play an important role in maintaining the stability of financial institutions. Credit Analysts, Risk Managers, Compliance Officers, Internal Auditors, Fraud Prevention Specialists, and Financial Controllers evaluate lending risks, monitor regulatory compliance, analyze financial performance, and help protect organizations from operational and financial risks. As banking regulations continue to evolve, demand for skilled professionals in these areas remains strong.
Technology is transforming the financial services industry faster than ever before. Banks increasingly recruit Software Developers, Cloud Engineers, Cybersecurity Analysts, Data Scientists, Artificial Intelligence Specialists, DevOps Engineers, Blockchain Professionals, and Digital Product Managers to improve online banking platforms, strengthen cybersecurity, enhance fraud detection, automate business processes, and develop innovative financial products. Professionals with expertise in both finance and technology are among the most sought-after candidates in today’s banking sector.
The qualifications required for banking jobs vary depending on the role. Entry-level positions typically require a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Mathematics, or related disciplines. Specialist careers in investment banking, financial analysis, auditing, and risk management may require advanced qualifications or professional certifications such as Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), or an MBA in Finance. Employers also value analytical thinking, integrity, communication skills, teamwork, and a strong customer-focused mindset.
Graduate trainee and management development programs continue to provide one of the best entry points into the banking industry. These programs combine classroom learning, practical experience, mentoring, and departmental rotations, allowing graduates to gain exposure to retail banking, operations, lending, digital banking, compliance, and financial management while preparing for future leadership positions.
Working in banking offers numerous benefits beyond competitive salaries. Depending on the employer, employees may receive comprehensive health insurance, retirement plans, paid annual leave, employee banking privileges, performance bonuses, flexible or hybrid work arrangements, tuition reimbursement, certification support, leadership development programs, and opportunities for international assignments. These benefits contribute to strong job satisfaction and long-term career stability.
To improve your chances of securing a banking job, prepare a professional resume highlighting your education, internships, technical skills, financial knowledge, certifications, and relevant work experience. Tailor each application to the position, research the employer, and prepare thoroughly for aptitude tests, interviews, and assessment centers. Employers highly value candidates who demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, adaptability, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous learning.
The global financial services industry continues to evolve as digital banking, mobile payments, artificial intelligence, fintech innovation, and data-driven decision-making reshape the future of banking. Financial institutions around the world continue investing in skilled professionals who can support innovation while delivering secure, efficient, and customer-focused financial services. This ongoing transformation creates excellent employment opportunities for both fresh graduates and experienced professionals.
If you are looking for a stable, rewarding, and future-focused profession, now is the perfect time to explore banking jobs and financial services careers. Browse the latest banking vacancies, review the eligibility requirements, prepare a strong application, and apply before the recruitment deadlines. With the right qualifications, dedication, and commitment to professional excellence, you can build a successful career in one of the world’s most respected and rapidly evolving industries.
Client Service Associate
POSITION SUMMARY
Client Service Associates provide exceptional service to our clients and support Financial Advisor(s) (FAs)/ Private Wealth Advisor(s) (PWAs)/ teams on a daily basis. Through regular interactions with clients, individuals in this role build trusted relationships. Leading with a client first mindset, a successful candidate for this role will have strong interpersonal skills and will be able to assist clients with their everyday needs.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
CLIENT SUPPORT
Provide service coverage for a FA/PWA/team including:
• Supporting the FA/PWA/team in cultivating and enhancing new and existing client relationships
• Executing money movement transactions at the request of the client and/or FA/PWA
• Answering general non-investment related questions concerning client accounts, including relaying stock positions and providing account balances (e.g., funds due and margin debit)
• Enter profile information or pre-fill account documentation on client accounts and/or documents in a clerical capacity at the direction of the client and/or FA/PWA
• Educating or enrolling clients in digital tools (e.g. MSOnline, eSign, eAuthorization)
• Supporting the FAs/PWAs/teams’ marketing strategy (e.g., website maintenance)
• Assist FAs/PWAs/teams in delivering against their business plan and client service model
• Remaining current on all policies, procedures and new platforms
• Participating in firm initiatives (e.g., training or education programs) , special projects and/or other duties directed by local management
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT:
• Answering inbound phone calls or making outbound calls (e.g., scheduling follow-up calls with FAs/PWAs/teams as needed)
• Managing the calendar including coordinating meetings or events with logistics such as material prep (e.g., maintaining agendas, sending calendar invites with Zoom credentials)
• Maintaining travel itineraries, preparing expense reports and managing the reimbursement process
• Assisting with general in-office support functions such as copying, filing and scanning documentation
• Preparing and submitting expense reports for processing at the direction of the FA/PWA
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, and SKILLS:
• High School Diploma/Equivalency
• College degree preferred
• Industry experience is a plus
• Willingness to obtain Series 7 (GS), and Series 66 (AG/RA) or Series 63 (AG) and Series 65 (RA)
Knowledge/Skills
• Detail orientated with superior organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• Exceptional writing, interpersonal and client service skills
• Strong time management skills
• Team player with the ability to collaborate with others
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Adaptable and ability to multi-task
• Goal oriented, self-motivated and results driven
Reports to:
• Business Service Officer
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values – putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back – aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what’s best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $34,320 and $90,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
Global Banking & Markets – Transaction Banking
Job Description
TRANSACTION BANKING
Our mission is simple: provide a global transaction banking platform that is nimble, secure, and easy for clients use. We have delivered a modern, digital-first transaction banking platform to serve GS’ varied client base. Our business combines the strength, heritage, and expertise of a 150-year-old firm with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a tech start-up designed to solve some of the most complex operational needs in the industry. We aim to help our clients achieve Working Capital efficiency gains by optimizing their short-term liquidity needs and simplifying their Cash Management operations. We do so by delivering a best-in-class digital solution that helps clients manage their liquidity movements, foreign exchange and payments enabling international treasury operations and commerce. We’re a team of diverse Treasury and Payments specialists helping our clients solution and build for the future.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Transaction Banking’s Coverage team is responsible for deepening relationships with our clients and acting as a trusted advisor for all cash management needs. The Strategy and Enablement team within Coverage is seeking a talented candidate to facilitate business execution, drive operational excellence, and enable the coverage franchise to deliver differentiated client outcomes. The candidate will be expected to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, both within Transaction Banking and the broader Goldman Sachs franchise.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the business selection process end-to-end, coordinating with senior stakeholders across Coverage, Risk, Compliance and Legal to evaluate, prioritize, and approve new client opportunities
- Support and manage the marketing materials process, including pitch books, client presentations, credentials decks, RFP responses, and thought leadership content
- Maintain and support the coverage team’s operating procedures to ensure adherence to business policies
- Monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Coverage business, including revenue, pipeline conversion, client penetration, product cross-sell, and wallet share
- Drive and support revenue opportunities for Transaction Banking products across the client base, contributing to account planning, wallet sizing, and cross-sell strategy
- Deepen and broaden knowledge and expertise on industry trends and the competitive landscape
- Ability to support and lead Global RFP processes
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across coverage processes, leveraging technology, automation, and data tooling
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong academic record with Bachelor’s Degree, equivalent or above required
- Commitment to excellence, creativity and a high level of integrity, with a diligent mindset
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, lean environment, engaging with senior stakeholders across GS
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to collaborate with extensive array of partners both within Transaction Banking and across GS
- Effective risk management-will work with first and second lines of defense to ensure client framework is in place
- Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and ability to manage time effectively
- Commitment to working collaboratively within a team environment
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers .
Executive Assistant, Investment Banking
Title: Executive Assistant, Investment Banking
Global Banking and Markets
Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Capital Markets and Investment Banking platform with a competitive presence across the Americas, operating globally over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong US presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.
Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group including transaction banking and trade finance solutions.
Be part of an innovative Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition to every future!
Purpose
Contributes to the overall success of the Bank in the USA, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
What You’ll Do
• Provide high level administrative support for one or more members of the Executive Committee/Chief Officers, requiring discretion, confidentiality, a good understanding of technical and business vocabulary, and a detailed knowledge of the organization’s operations, procedures, and people.
• Gather, compile, verify, and analyze information for the executive’s use in documents such as memos, letters, reports, speeches, presentations, and news releases. Perform tasks using independent judgment and discretion; i.e., preparing documents and presentation materials; screening and responding to incoming correspondence, inquiries, and phone calls; drafting letters and official information releases; arranging and attending meetings; taking and distributing minutes.
• Handle all matters relating to expenses and reporting.
• Monitor, review, and approve standard expenditures to ensure the activities of the office are conducted within established budgets. Manage the variance analysis and ensure it aligns on a monthly basis. Act as the primarily liaison and coordinator for department initiatives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to more junior members of the Admin Team.
• Use judgement and expertise to identify, resolve and escalate day-to-day administrative support, as required.
• Provide input into developing and enhancing current processes and procedures. Comprehend and adhere to administrative policies implemented globally.
• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Act as a culture carrier, monitoring adherence to policies and escalating as required.
• Establish sound business relationships by providing courteous and efficient assistance to both internal and external clients. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
• Support Corporate Offsites by coordinating logistics, preparing materials, and facilitating onsite/offsite events to drive effective outcomes.
• Perform other duties as required.
What You’ll Bring
• Post-secondary training in business administration or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in a business administration support function
• Strong technical skills and knowledge of MS Office 2010, experience of Concur expense management system is ideal but not mandatory
• Excellent coordination, organizational, time-management and work prioritization skills
• Attention to detail, resourceful, and accountability in follow-up
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work independently to make decisions.
• Communicates clearly, articulately and succinctly in both oral and written form, with the ability to communicate to all levels within the organization
• Flexibility, high tolerance for change and an ability to learn quickly
• Ability to handle sensitive materials under the pressure of last minute deadlines
• Desire to be proactive and create a positive experience for others
Interested?
If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply – you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!
At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.
What’s in it for you?
Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.
Location(s): United States : New York : New York City
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
Scotiabank is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Corporate Development Associate
Strategy & Operations Associate
About Mercor
Mercor’s mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development. Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can’t be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $3 million a day.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Strategy & Operations Associate to help move high-priority initiatives forward across the business. You’ll partner cross-functionally with leadership, operations, and product teams to turn ambiguous problems into structured plans, and structured plans into results. This role suits someone who enjoys fast-moving environments, moves fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution, and wants broad exposure to how the business runs. You’ll start close to our central expert programs and grow into a widening set of initiatives as the Strategic Operations team develops.
We’re an early-stage startup that operates with energy and commitment. That means occasionally being responsive on weekends and consistently caring about the quality of our work. The upside – performance incentives, career growth, and meaningful equity – reflects that.
What You’ll Own
Strategy
- Guide high-impact strategic initiatives and special projects end to end, from problem framing and analysis through execution and measurable impact
- Build the models and analyses behind key decisions and translate them into clear recommendations
- Bring structure to ambiguous, open-ended problems, shaping them into prioritized workstreams with clear goals, owners, and success metrics
- Partner with leadership to shape strategy and create executive-ready materials that support decisions
Operations
- Support execution of cross-functional programs, collaborating across teams to remove blockers and deliver outcomes
- Design and implement operating models, processes, and systems that help the business scale efficiently
- Define the KPIs and build the dashboards and reporting that track performance and surface risks early
- Guide a roadmap of operational improvements, keeping multiple workstreams on track and stakeholders aligned
What We’re Looking For
- 1-3 years of experience in strategy, business operations, or a hypergrowth startup
- Strong analytical toolkit – comfortable modeling, working with data, and turning analysis into decisions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration
- Enjoys ambiguity, brings structure to complex problems, and sees them through to outcomes with a strong sense of ownership
Compensation
- Base cash compensation $100-$140k, depending on experience
- Bi-annual performance bonus
- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
- $7.5K relocation bonus (if moving to the Bay Area)
- $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
- $1.5K monthly meal stipend
- Free Equinox membership
- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
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