Glencore

Diversified natural resources trading and mining

Industrial Placement Programme Intern - Compliance

Financial Crime & AMLConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Internship · Summer 2027London, UKNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Applicants must be undergraduate students studying a degree with a year in industry.
Applicants should demonstrate a strong level of academic achievement in their undergraduate degree to date.
Applicants should demonstrate an interest in developing a career within compliance.
Applicants should have strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Applicants should have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Applicants must demonstrate commercial awareness, adaptability, resilience, and the ability to work in team environments while taking initiative independently.
Applicants should demonstrate disciplined work, entrepreneurial ability, the ability to handle logistical challenges, and numerical capability to provide practical solutions to complex problems.
Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom by the start of the placement.
Applications must include a CV and covering letter demonstrating entrepreneurial flair, commercial innovation or initiative; resilience and determination in a commercial or competitive environment; proficiency in solving and communicating complex problems; and the ability to build relationships, work in, and influence a team.

Responsibilities

Complete Know Your Customer due diligence processes for the energy division.
Maintain complete and accurate KYC due diligence records on new and existing counterparties and non-trade vendors, and update relevant databases to reflect completion of reviews.
Escalate concerns and issues as appropriate.
Help shape improvements to current processes.
Maintain and enhance effective interaction and communication with other business units and counterparties.
Assist with vessel screening, risk assessment, training, and other aspects of the Compliance programme.
Perform ad hoc duties as required.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

The Compliance Placement

The Compliance team is looking to recruit a placement student to help support with on-boarding and third-party risk management.

Your role will be mainly focused on completing KYC (Know Your Customer) processes for Glencore’s energy division, but you will also have the opportunity to assist with other aspects of Glencore’s Compliance programme – including vessel screening, risk assessment and training. Your core responsibilities will include:

Maintaining complete and accurate KYC due diligence records on new and existing counterparties and non-trade vendors, ensuring that relevant databases are updated to reflect completion of review.
Escalating all concerns and issues as appropriate.
Shaping improvements to current processes.
Maintaining and enhancing effective interaction and communication with other units/business areas and counterparties.
Assist with ad-hoc duties as required.

Who we look for

To apply to this Glencore placement opportunity, you should show:

A strong level of academic achievement in your undergraduate degree to date.
A demonstrated interest in developing a career within compliance.
Strong analytical skills, with an eye for attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We’re looking for driven, talented undergraduate students who are interested in an exciting, challenging career in the commodities sector.

Working at Glencore requires commercial awareness, adaptability and resilience – and you’ll need to thrive in team environments as well as take initiative independently.

We look for disciplined people who can demonstrate entrepreneurial ability, thrive on logistical challenges and can provide practical solutions to complex problems using their numerical capabilities.

You must be studying a degree with a year in industry, and successful candidates need to be available to start their placements in July 2027.

Application requirements

You are required to submit a CV and covering letter. Through the use of evidence and examples, your application must demonstrate:

Where you have generated additional value by utilising your entrepreneurial flair, commercial innovation or initiative
Your resilience and determination to succeed in a commercial/competitive environment
Your proficiency in solving and communicating complex problems
Your ability to build relationships, work in and influence a team

Applications will close on December 7th, 2026, and the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK by the start of the placement.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so an earlier application may lead to an earlier decision.

About the Company

Glencore

Diversified natural resources trading and mining

Glencore is a global operator of mines and processing facilities that also trades oil, coal, metals, and minerals around the world. Its products start with extracting natural resources, processing them at mines and refineries, and then moving them through a large trading network to customers. The company stands out by combining production with global commerce, giving it direct control over both supply and markets. Its goal is to be a leading supplier of essential natural resources by efficiently managing mines, production, and trading while maintaining safety and governance standards.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Baar, Switzerland
Founded: 1974

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