Graduate Programme (Nov 2024)

Trade student life for a life in the markets 

Do you have a ‘can do’ attitude and passion for supporting the growth of New Zealand businesses?

NZX are on the hunt for motivated, capable graduates from all backgrounds who are ready to get stuck into a career where no two days are the same - working amongst a diverse team of highly motivated, hard-working professionals.

At NZX we offer a unique opportunity for young professionals to be part of the heart of New Zealand’s capital markets, working in a range of business areas across New Zealand’s financial and commodity markets.

Why NZX? Not only do you join a team where you deliver real work from day one, we’ll support you with strong industry knowledge and training at every step - arming you with a solid set of skills and relationships to accelerate your future within the industry.

Our Graduate Programme

“You’re not just a ‘grad’, you’re a valued team member doing meaningful work that matters to our economy. You will gain hands-on experience in operating our markets for New Zealand and we’ll support you every step throughout the programme through mentorship, different learning opportunities and establishing a strong career."

This year we are offering roles based either in our Wellington or Auckland offices across the breadth of NZX Group including Legal, Market Operations, Market Development, IT Data & Automation, Risk and Compliance, Finance, & Investment Management.  We are interested in applicants who are in their final year of completing their degree or those with a degree. The degree does not have to be specific to commerce or finance. We welcome diversity of thought, skill set and academic background. 

This is a two-year graduate programme where you will have the option to rotate to another part of the business in your second year.

Benefits of the programme

We are all about building our staff to be the best they can be. As a part of the graduate programme, we offer formal and informal opportunities to help you grow:

Study options – we offer graduates the opportunity to complete your Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Professional Legal Studies course – we’ll support your chosen pathway, cover costs, and provide study leave.

Other benefits include:

• Professional memberships – we cover the cost for you to join the Law Society, CAANZ, Institute of Financial Professionals – a great way for you to build your wider network in the industry and attend industry events that will grow your network and your knowledge.
• Site visits - NZX is at the heart of the wider financial markets’ ecosystem. To help you learn more about that ecosystem, we organise visits to some of key relationships like banks, brokers, or issuers.
• Mentorship – you’ll be assigned a buddy who has been through the grad programme and an executive sponsor from our senior team, who will help you understand the business and to build relationships at the most senior level.
• A warm welcome – NZX is a social place and there are many opportunities for you to get to know your workmates. Whether it’s a casual summer BBQ for graduates or joining an indoor sports team, board game club or quiz night, you’ll find a place you belong.

Culture & vibe

NZX offers a vibrant, supportive, and open working environment. Join us and you'll become part of a culture that nurtures talent, embraces diversity, and rewards outstanding performance. Our people are what makes NZX a great place to work. We encourage creative thinking and innovation from people across the organisation, no matter their job title. We work together and support each other, cultivating a great atmosphere and rewarding working environment.

About you

NZX is looking for bright, capable people to help deliver exciting opportunities in New Zealand’s capital markets. If you have recently achieved, or are in the final year of study for a Bachelor of Commerce, Laws, Computer or Data Science, or an Arts degree with a significant mathematics, science or commerce component, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply

Pre-register now and get notified once the application opens.