Who RCM are:

RCM is a global multi-asset investment firm, focused on the pursuit of high, durable risk-adjusted  returns for our investors. Our expertise spans strategies in all major asset classes and we draw on deep  foundations in global macro trading.

The key to what we do is synthesis. This requires close collaboration across disciplines, where macro and  micro research is highly integrated with multi-asset trading expertise. Together, they form an  investment ecosystem that spurs opportunity-driven and decisive risk-taking across public markets.

We are headquartered in London and have over 350 employees between our London, New York, Abu Dhabi and Singapore offices.


Business Change at RCM

The Business Change team consists of four individuals who focus on enabling our Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Trader specialists to express their trading ideas. The team is collectively responsible for solving ‘how’ to do something new (both in the real world and within RCM’s infrastructure). We work out how to trade new products in new places, guide entirely new business builds from technology selection exercises through to launch and  get counterparties onboarded. No day is the same.

The Business Change team are not, however, just reactive to the needs of the Front Office. The team is at its best when it connects Front Office teams with developments that could be opportunities; for example, where barriers to international investing in a country’s stock market are lifted. The team also scans for changes in the external environment and translates these into the necessary change work. This can also mean keeping a finger on the pulse of hot trends, such as tokenisation, 24/7 trading and prediction markets.


The Opportunity

This 18-month Graduate Programme will provide  you with structured learning and development  opportunities, unique insight into how to make change happen in a fast-paced organisation, and real responsibility from early on – closely supported by your team, manager, mentor, buddy and wider graduate cohort.

The role will sit within the Business Change team. You will learn how the firm is structured, how its investment process works, and what/how it trades. Armed with that, you should expect to start handling the onboarding of counterparties (including the regulatory obligations). Whilst learning how to use our internal tooling to make efficiency and workflow improvements, you should expect to progress to change facilitation work from small to big multi-team efforts by the end of the Graduate Programme.

What are we looking for?

Academic Excellence

• Proven academic success with  A*/A grades at A-level or  equivalent.
• On track for a 1st Class degree or international equivalent  in a STEM or Economics/Finance subject at a leading university.
  
  

Comfortable with Ambiguity

• Ability to adapt an understanding of how things work as you discover new information.
  
  

Financial Acumen

• Demonstrated understanding of financial concepts. Desire to build a career on the buy-side.

Team Players

• Strong teamwork skills with the ability build relationships both inside and outside of the firm.

Strong Communicators

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to translate between different disciplines talking about the same topic from their own perspectives.

Intellectually Curious

• Pragmatic approach to problem solving. Inquisitive, sharp and enthusiastic; you identify and check evidence not opinions.

Why work for RCM?

• Impact, pace and teamwork are what define us - our people are critical to our accomplishments.
• RCM's culture is underpinned by four core values: Trusted Talent, Challenge and Support, Collective Excellence, and Sustainable Success.
• In practice this means that every day is high energy and purposeful. We are focused on delivering success at pace. We strive for excellence. We will set high standards for you and give you access to the people, resources, and experiences that will help you achieve them.