HSBC Group

HSBC Sri Lanka Internship Programme: Group Chief Operating Office – International Wealth and Premier Banking Operations

We’re a global bank with an inclusive culture and diverse opportunities, spanning all aspects of banking, technology, operations and beyond. We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.

What are the Areas?  

Group Chief Operation Office – International Wealth and Premier Banking Operations

Our GCOO organisation is critical for HSBC. This team partners closely with business teams to drive simplification and deliver exceptional customer outcomes in Asia and the Middle East region which covers 26 markets, 600+ offices and branches, and more than 140,000 employees. By strengthening our control environment and enhancing risk management, we drive operational excellence and enable the bank to deliver focused and sustainable growth in this super-region.

Requirements

Applications Close: 31July 2025

Start Date: August 2025 onwards

Duration: 6 months

Location: Colombo - Sri Lanka 

Please note that you can only submit one application for each recruitment cycle. Upon submission of your CV, you will be invited to complete an online assessment; kindly ensure it is completed within 2 days of receipt. 

Over the course of six months, you’ll get to:

• Collaborate across teams to deliver seamless support to clients and internal stakeholders

• Develop expertise in products, client engagement, business, operations and risk management with one of the areas listed below 

• Contribute to strategic initiatives as part of a larger workstream, while gaining exposure to our products, services and processes 

• Participation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to facilitate collaboration, networking and behavioral skills development, while contributing to the communities we work in

• Benefit from a mix of on-the Job learning and courses offered through LinkedIn Learning, Fit for Banking modules and development pathways on Degreed

• Enjoy many networking and learning opportunities, with speaker panels, insight sessions that explain key business areas and the career paths they offer

• Plenty of other opportunities to develop your technical and non-technical skills, and people to support you along the way, ensuring that you're well prepared for the future

Who You Are

We welcome students from all disciplines and backgrounds, not just those who’ve studied finance-related degrees, or those who have knowledge of banking.

It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. We're looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to our teams. We’ll help you learn everything else.

To join us on this programme, you’ll need to be:

• A strategic and creative thinker, who likes to generate and share ideas

• Big on building relationships and collaborating with all kinds of different people to get the job done

• Inquisitive by nature – someone who likes to ask, ‘Why?’ and is always looking for a better way to do things

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

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