Japanese Corporate Banking Internship - Japanese Corporate Banking Division

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Our 6-month Internship Programme is designed to provide a unique insight into the world of international corporate banking. Interns will gain hands-on experience supporting Japanese multinational clients across EMEA, developing an understanding of client relationship management, credit analysis and corporate banking while working alongside experienced professionals.

The programme also provides an opportunity to be considered for our London-based Analyst Programme upon completion of studies.

Applications close on 15 November 2026. As applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, we encourage early applications.

To learn more about our programmes and how to apply, please visit our website: www.mufgcampus.com

Who We Are

We are MUFG. With over 360 years of heritage and more than 140,000 employees globally, we have grown to become one of the world's leading financial groups. Combining our global network and financial strength with a commitment to becoming the world's most trusted financial group, we support our clients, communities and colleagues in achieving sustainable growth.

Our Business Area

Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking (JCIB) supports Japanese corporate clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Working closely with colleagues across MUFG's global network, including Japan, the team delivers a broad range of banking solutions and supports clients in achieving their strategic objectives.

What You'll Do

During the internship, you will gain practical experience across a range of corporate banking activities, including:

• Support the preparation of client presentations, proposals and meeting materials.
• Conduct company, industry and market research.
• Assist with credit analysis, portfolio monitoring and internal reporting.
• Support client relationship activities and strategic business initiatives.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Banking, Credit, Operations and other business areas.

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to international corporate banking and financial markets.
• Exposure to Japanese corporate culture and business practices, and cross-border collaboration between Japan and EMEA
• Insight into credit and risk management processes.
• Professional skills development through training, mentoring and networking opportunities.
• Experience working in a collaborative and multicultural environment

Our Internship Programme serves as a pipeline into the full-time MUFG Analyst Programme, and successful interns may receive an offer to join the full-time Analyst Programme in London upon completion of their studies.

Join Our Team

We look for talented, motivated and ambitious individuals who will help drive our business forward. Successful candidates will:

• Be in the final year of master’s degree (final year internship).
• Fluent in English and Italian (verbal and written language skills); Japanese is also strongly preferred
• Have a strong interest in financial markets
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Be proactive, motivated and able to work effectively within a team.
• Have strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.