At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we’re looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
What is Wealth at M&G?
M&G Wealth is an end to end Wealth Management business providing advice, platform, technical support and investment solutions to our clients. We believe that wealth is more than money. It’s not just what you have, but what you can do with it. It's choice, knowledge, peace of mind and doing the right thing by you, for those we love and the world we all share. We are helping to close the advice gap through making advice available to more people through a range of advice solutions. We offer solutions to customers that meet their needs and offer value for money. We aim to make it easy for customers and advisers to deal with us.
What is the M&G Graduate Scheme?
Our graduate scheme is a 18 – 24 months immersive dive into the world of M&G, starting on 1 September 2023. You will be taking part in up to 4, 6-month rotations across our Wealth business. At the end of the scheme, you will embark on a permanent role in a team aligned to your skillset and interests.
Your three week induction will be a mixture of formal industry-focused training, and business insight sessions from our experienced professionals: you will go into your first rotation with a core understanding of who we are, our strategies and products, and customers & clients. We continue this learning throughout the programme, with a mix of on the job and formal training relevant to your role - you will have access to in-house training opportunities and a host of learning materials within our Workday learning portal.
Your manager will work with you on an individual personal development plan during the programme, and you will also be allocated a buddy, you will also have the opportunity to attend networking and social events during your time here.
What will you be doing?
You could be rotating across some of the following teams:
Wealth Operations – Carrying out an operations role, supporting our customers on the front line and gaining insight into Wealth Operations provides critical foundation and insight- something every future leader needs
Distribution - Exposure to the how the sales process works into our UK Retail clients and the support teams that enable that process.
Advice – The opportunity to learn about financial services at the point where our investments meet customers.
Product & Proposition – How we develop and manages the solutions that customer buy, including the end-end customer journey. You’ll be focussed on market research and analysis, as well as proposition design considerations and the customer experience journey.
Investments –The importance of investments in helping customers meet their needs. An opportunity to understand how investment solutions are developed and applied.
Change & Transformation – You will learn about how we continue to improve and change based on the needs of M&G Wealth and its clients. You’ll learn about the full project management lifecycle
Our application process
We will work with you during the recruitment process to align your strengths and preferences with our teams to find you the most suitable placement. To do this, we follow a four stage process:
1. Submit your CV Application
2. Complete your Online Assessments
3. Complete a Video Interview
4. Attend one of our Assessment Centres
Interested? Meet us at one of our career events
We regularly host and attend events around the UK where you can speak to managers, and current graduates, about what it’s like to join one of our schemes. If you would like the opportunity to meet with us, please follow
this link
to explore the details of our upcoming events
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for individuals from any subject matter background, with a desire to learn and have a genuine interest in financial markets. Candidates who succeed with us are self-motivated, capable of building and maintaining relationships and work effectively as part of a team.
We champion our ideas and are, at the same time, comfortable to have these ideas challenged. Candidates must be able to formulate their own opinions by thinking both analytically and critically about problems.
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.