Investment Management Graduate Programme 2026

Location: Dublin, IE

Company: Irish Life Investment Managers

- Full Time - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
- Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices

Graduate Programme

Every day is different at Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM). Over the course of two years, our ILIM Graduates will build strong management, interpersonal and technical skills, and experience business-critical processes in a fast-paced multinational investment services environment. You will learn on the job skills with an experienced team to support you, in an open and friendly working environment. Our graduate programme is a key aspect of our Future Talent Acquisition strategy, in which we offer potential for a permanent career path to talented and hardworking individuals who perform well during their placement with ILIM.

Team Background

Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM) has been working with clients for over 80 years to deliver investment solutions. We’re entrusted with assets exceeding €100 billion across a broad range of asset classes and investment solutions. We offer a full range of products from our value driven active and indexed fund management processes. We work for a wide range of institutional clients including insurance companies, wealth managers, pension schemes, fiduciary managers and sovereign wealth funds across Europe and North America.

What you'll do

• Contribute to ILIM’s day to day business activities.

• Experience 3 eight-month rotations within ILIM including Business & Technology services, Compliance & Risk, Fund Management & Distribution and Investment Analytics.

• Collaborate and learn from diverse, global teams and clients.

• Be mentored by Investment Management Executives with an active interest in your growth.

What are we looking for

• High level of self-motivation with the ambition to grow into a future financial investment leader.

• Strong attention to detail

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written

• A good team player – willing and able to support the corporate team in delivering on its business objectives

• Demonstrate a positive enthusiastic approach and a desire to learn

• 2.1 or higher in a relevant third level degree

• Ability to start graduate program late summer/early autumn 2026

What's in it for you?

• Flexibility of hybrid working environment

• Competitive salary with bonus structure

• Health insurance contribution

• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with excellent contribution rates

• Comprehensive study support and access to internal learning platforms

• Generous leave policies – including 22 days annual leave p/a, 2 ‘Life Event Days’ and 2 company days each year

• Help to make a difference with our Corporate Social Responsibility program In the Community + CSR | Irish Life

• Active social calendar with plenty of staff and charity events.

• Graduate network of existing and previous graduates to support you

How to apply

If you think you would be a great fit for Irish Life Investment Managers, we would love to hear from you

Further details on this opportunity are available here Graduate & Internship Programmes | Irish Life Investment Managers (ilim.com)

About us

Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland’s leading financial services groups with over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years, we’ve been helping people to look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance. It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

ILFS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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