How did you find your way to the graduate program?
Like some of the other grads, I started out in a 10 week internship, while studying for a business management degree. The internship was great because it gave me a real taste of what the bank’s culture is like and what the different departments do. It really resonated with me, and a year later I joined the graduate program.
What’s the best thing about the graduate program?
I like the fact that you’re given responsibility from pretty much the day you begin. In my first rotation, it was my job to help find a vendor that we could work with to create a particular product. I did a lot of the research then brought the vendors in for meetings, before presenting my recommendations to the EMEA Global Transaction Services team. It was really exciting, and that was all within my first three months.
What impact does your work have?
We’re always looking at how we can use new technology to make life easier for our clients, for example by creating new payment solutions. It’s a competitive environment, but that just makes it more exciting. In the last ten years, Bank of America has spent around $35 billion on technology – that’s more than Facebook!
