2025 Product & Client Operations Graduate Programme
About Man Group’s Product & Client Operations Team
Product & Client Operations (PCO) is a centralised department within Man Group providing wide ranging “post execution”, middle and back-office services to the Man Group investment businesses.
PCO is responsible for functions including middle office p/l and accounting analysis; core operations such as confirmations, settlements, payments, corporate actions, income and reconciliations; portfolio risk and performance analysis and client reporting, regulatory reporting, new business management, service provider selection and management; solutions analysis and project implementation.
What Will I Do on the Product & Client Operations Graduate Programme?
This graduate programme provides a unique opportunity to gain challenging and interesting experience within a performance-driven, global investment management business by rotating through three placements within the Product and Client Operations department over a two-year period.
As one of our trainees, you will gain a thorough understanding of a range of operations disciplines, including client operations, middle office accounting, trading operations and change management, in addition to being given exposure to different teams and business areas. Having completed the programme you will be well-placed to develop a long-term career in Operations at Man Group with an expectation that you would be capable of progressing into a permanent role and potentially a leadership role in the future.
Both professional studies (e.g. CFA, CIMA) and on-the-job training will be provided to enable you to contribute to the business. You will also have direct access to Man Group's leadership team as a senior leader from Operations will be provided to each trainee to act as their mentor.
Please note that candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this programme.
Specific Responsibilities:
The rotational nature of the role means specific responsibilities will vary from team to team. In all areas it is expected that the individual will:
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the business, its environment and products
- Assist the team in the execution of their duties
- Play an active role in the team
Key Skills & Experience:
- Educated to degree level
- Computer literate with MS Office competency and can learn new systems
- Analytical, logical thinker with an eye for detail
- Ability to understand risk
Recruitment Process:
- Application Window: 2nd September – 13th October
- Online Tests: 18th – 20th October
- Virtual Interview: 22nd – 25th October
- Assessment Centre: 14th November – Please note that candidates must be able to attend the Assessment Centre in our UK London Office.
Start Date: 8th September 2025
Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter. Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected]. https://www.man.com/diversity
Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
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What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM.
These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
