Apprentice Operations, Sales or Business Management

Operations, Sales or Business Management Apprenticeship

Are you interested in understanding how financial markets operate behind the scenes, and how clearing and risk management services support the stability of the global financial system? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a business that works closely with leading financial institutions around the world?

Our Operations, Sales or Business Management Apprenticeship provides the ideal springboard for an exciting and meaningful career in global financial markets.

LSEG is at the forefront of trading services – a fundamental part of the financial and transactional services that support and enhance the development of businesses and economies across the world.

As an apprentice, you will join one of our flagship trading services – LCH SA, a leading global clearing house providing clearing services to international clients.

Eligibility

To be eligible you should be either on track to enter a master's degree in 2026 or currently enrolled in a master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related field.

Please note that the duration of the apprenticeship will vary from 1 year to 2 years, depending on whether you are a Master 1 or Master 2 student.

What you will do

We have a number of teams looking for an apprentice to join in Operational, Sales or Business Management role and, depending on your placement, you may join one of the following business areas:

Operational Excellence

• Work closely with Business Managers within the Operational Excellence contributing to transversal topics while supporting process improvement, automation, and AI-driven initiatives.

Customer Success and Customer Onboarding

• Work closely with the Customer Success and Customer Onboarding teams, gaining exposure to customer lifecycle management, operational processes, and cross functional coordination.
• Support business analysis activities within an operational environment, helping to analyse processes, identify improvement opportunities, translate business needs into clear requirements, and contribute to data-driven decision-making across teams.

Treasury Ops

• Manage clients' requests for the deposit and withdrawal of cash and non-cash collateral
• Monitor the proper execution of margin call collections across the various currencies
• Process and record daily investment operations (reverse repos, securities purchases/sales).
• Manage bank accounts related to investment, collateral, and clearing activities
• Regularly review and update operational procedures and permanent controls
• Analyse clients' requests and prepare appropriate written responses.

CDSClear (Sub-teams Product or Business Management)

• In the Product team, you will Support product development and change initiatives, contributing to business requirements, product specifications, documentation, and supporting testing and implementation of product enhancements.
• Assist with product analysis and reporting, using data to review business trends, client/member activity, and service performance.
• Work with Product, Risk, Operations, IT and other stakeholders to coordinate delivery, gather feedback, and support regulatory and operational resilience-related product activities.
• OR You will join the Business Management team, Support strategic planning and business management activities, including preparation for stakeholder meetings, governance forums, and senior-level reporting.
• Assist in the coordination and delivery of operational and strategic projects, working across Product, Sales, Operations, Risk and Finance teams.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of business management processes, tools and reporting, using data-driven insights to support decision-making.

Post Trade Sales

• Support the deployment of LCH clearing services across European clients, working closely with Sales, Product and Operations teams across LCH SA (Paris) and LCH Ltd (London).
• Contribute to client and product analysis, including client mapping, review of clearing activity and product usage, and preparation of client-facing materials, presentations, and sales documentation.
• Assist with client engagement and commercial initiatives, including follow-up with clearing…