Trainee programme

You have goals – we’ll take you further

Do you think in a joined-up way and enjoy responsibility? Like pursuing and committing to bold, innovative solutions? Then you’ve come to the right place! Our trainee programme will help you attain your goals. Launch your career at PostFinance and gain an extensive insight into one of Switzerland’s leading financial service providers over a 12-month period.

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Duration	12 months
Start	March and September
Level of employment	80%–100%
Salary	CHF 78,000 per annum
Application period	13 March to 27 March 2026 to start in September 2026 October 2026 to start in March 2027
Trainee selection day	Thursday, 9 April 2026

Programme schedule

One year, two exciting placements and many different projects. Our trainee programme lays the foundation for your career and helps you to discover which direction you’d like to develop in.

During your trainee programme, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of two departments, spending six months in each. Your application determines the first placement. You then decide on the second one. You also have the opportunity to spend 20 percent of your time working on and driving forward projects outside of your placements. Here you can choose between exciting projects from the entire PostFinance world, giving you the chance to find out what you’re really interested in.

Targeted workshops and your personal training budget will help you to continue developing, both professionally and personally. By completing a wide range of tasks, you’ll have the best opportunities to network with others and to benefit from the knowledge of many different employees from various departments. You decide what your year at PostFinance will look like – based entirely on your interests.

Areas of application for the start in September 2026

Apply now for one of our four trainee positions.

As a trainee in Corporate Communications, you will take on responsibility from the outset. You’ll work on topics that actually have an impact on the public perception of PostFinance, on employee trust and on the positioning of a bank that is relevant to over two million customers. You’ll learn how communication works as a strategic management tool, and not just how to write texts. You understand how topics are prioritized, what messages affect what target groups and why communication today needs to measure impact and not just reach.

You’ll be part of a team that sets itself high standards: social media, media work, multimedia, internal communication and topic management work as a unit in the newsroom. You’ll develop your own profile, contribute your own ideas and independently drive projects forward.

Preferred fields of study:

Economics, humanities or formal sciences.

Do you have any questions about the job?

Dennis Lengacher, Head of Corporate Communications, tel. +41 79 648 16 66

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Would you like to play an active role in shaping the future of payment and drive forward innovative payment solutions? In our team, you’ll develop and optimize POS and online payment solutions so that retailers can collect payments easily, securely and digitally. As a trainee, you’ll analyse customer requirements, derive improvements along the customer journey and work closely with Product Management, Sales and Support. From analysis and design to implementation, you’ll contribute your own ideas, take on responsibility in sub-projects and contribute to the continuous development of our payment services and create real added value.

Preferred fields of study:

Economics, service or customer experience management 

Do you have any questions about the job?

Marco Kohler, Customer Journey Owner, tel. +41 79 329 25 09

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Would you like to play an active role in shaping PostFinance’s data-driven future? In our Data Insights team, you’ll develop solutions that not only improve internal decision-making processes, but above all create measurable added value for our customers. You’ll analyse data along the entire value chain, contribute to new projects and technologies and work closely with internal specialist units. Your contribution will strengthen our data & AI strategy and help to drive forward innovative, customer-centric solutions.

Preferred fields of study:

Informatics or business informatics

Do you have any questions about the job?

Alexander Küpfer, Data Insights Team Lead, tel. +41 79 578 51 16
Fatlind Sabani, Insights Excellence Lead, tel. +41 76 498 36 48

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At Financial Accounting, we ensure that PostFinance’s financial database is precise and transparent. We are the competence center for accounting issues, prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS and ARB, are responsible for tax matters and meet regulatory duties of disclosure.

If numbers, correlations and precision are what inspire you, we’re the perfect match for you. As a trainee, you’ll become part of a professional team that works with great commitment to ensure that the financial statements from PostFinance are correct and of high quality. You’ll actively contribute to our financial statements, optimize processes, learn about the digital development of our specialist field and gain exciting insights into the regulatory requirements of the banking world. With us, you’ll gain end‑to‑end knowledge of how financial accounting works in a large bank, work closely with colleagues from Accounting, Controlling and other units, and build up a valuable network for your professional future.

Preferred fields of study:

Business administration with a focus on accounting or controlling

Do you have any questions about the job?

Silvia Wüthrich, Head of Financial Closing & Taxes, tel. +41 79 697 17 22
Mario Rizzo, Head of Accounts Payable & Receivable, tel. +41 76 387 61 05

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What you should bring as a trainee

Different skills are needed to meet requirements depending on the specialist unit. We’re looking for people who think and act boldly, i.e. doers, for our trainee programme.

What you’ll bring:

You are about to complete your Master’s degree, or you have already completed it, which was not more than two years ago at the start of the programme.
You have already gained initial work experience in internships or part-time jobs.
You have a strong command of German.
You think and act in a joined-up way, display initiative and enthusiasm for progress, your decision-making is based on data and facts and you’re a great team player.

Your benefits as a trainee

Professional and personal development

You’ll assume responsibility early on and will be involved in operational and conceptual tasks and projects.
You’ll have a CHF 3,000 training and development budget available to acquire the specific skills you need.
Regular development and feedback meetings throughout the traineeship will help you to constantly improve.
In addition to your work in this specialist unit, you’ll have the chance to undertake mini-internships at our Customer Center, a branch and the accounting department so you get to know our business inside out.

Developing your network at PostFinance

You’ll gain an insight into various departments within PostFinance.
The close contact and networking events with other trainees and graduate interns means you’ll develop an extensive network.
Even during your trainee programme, you can take part in the regular trainee-alumni meetings of Swiss Post and PostFinance to benefit from the experiences of (former) trainees.

Apply now as a trainee – here’s how

Apply online for the traineeship via our vacancies page. For a full application, we just need your CV and references. It is not necessary to submit a cover letter. You’ll receive an automatic confirmation of receipt after sending your application.

We’ll take the time to look at your documents. You can follow the status of your application at any time via your The link will open in a new window candidate profile.

If your application matches the profile we’re looking for, we’ll let you know about the next stages in the process.
If we’re unable to consider your application, you’ll receive a written rejection letter.

Due to the large number of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback for every rejected candidate. We appreciate your understanding. Maybe you’ll be successful next time? Find out about current exciting job opportunities via our Jobmail or join our PostFinance Talent Community to be the first to know as soon as we have traineeships available.

We look forward to getting to know the person behind the application better. You’ll be invited to a video interview. We want to get to know you better as a person to decide whether we’re a good fit.

After reviewing all the video interviews, we’ll invite you to our trainee selection day. If we’re unable to consider your application any further, you’ll receive a written rejection letter. If you require detailed feedback, please get in touch with the contact person indicated in the advertisement.

On our trainee selection day (Thursday, 9 April 2026), you’ll have the opportunity to ask current trainees your questions. Interviews and a case study will also take place. Our selection day allows you to find out more about PostFinance, your tasks and the general conditions.

We advise you to take the opportunity to ask lots of questions so you can make the best decision for you and your career.

After a thorough assessment of candidates, we’ll inform you verbally whether or not you’ve been offered the job.

If you’re offered the job, we’ll send you confirmation of employment and then your personal individual employment contract. You’ve done it! Congratulations and welcome to PostFinance. We look forward to working with you.

Even if you’re unsuccessful, make sure to keep in touch with us and subscribe to our Jobmail. We’d be delighted if you applied again.

In the first few weeks you’ll get to know your team, your tasks and the relevant tools. You’ll also attend your first information and networking event with the other interns and the entry programme managers. At the “Welcome to PostFinance” event, you’ll meet many other new employees, expand your network and find out about our strategy, vision and the various units.

Our current and former trainees

Want to know what trainees do at PostFinance? Or what they thought of their individual training programme and which placements they did? Or do you simply want to chat and ask burning questions? Get to know our trainees and alumni and gain exclusive insights into our trainee programme.

Campaign Manager

I found the application process to be very professional and appreciative. I was on an exchange semester in the Netherlands at the time and made the journey especially for the selection day – a decision that was definitely worth it.

For me, the trainee programme was an enriching experience with plenty of scope to contribute my own interests and strengths while learning new things. After my first placement in segment development – with a focus on more strategic topics – I was able to familiarize myself with the operational side of marketing during my second placement in everyday banking campaigning. I was able to take direct responsibility for marketing PostFinance TWINT – a task that I relished.

I particularly appreciated the open and helpful interaction with my PostFinance colleagues and the trust-based support that enabled me to work independently. The trainee programme was the ideal preparation for my current role as a campaign manager – both professionally and personally.
Product Management Specialist

As early as the application process, I was already impressed by PostFinance’s open and appreciative culture. This was immediately confirmed once again when I started my trainee programme: my team warmly welcomed me and gave me the opportunity to play an active role and take on responsibility right from the start.

As a trainee in retail banking, I was able to work on exciting projects that contributed to our customers’ satisfaction. My activities ranged from competitor and data analyses to identifying customer pain points using customer surveys and holding ideation workshops. Our focus has always been on understanding our customers, and this has been the basis for the customer-oriented development of our products and services. Not only through the close support of my mentors, but also through additional courses and training that we completed as trainees, I have had the opportunity to develop continuously, both methodically and personally.

Thanks to my 20% placement in Business Development & Steering and close collaboration with various specialist units, I was able to expand my network within PostFinance and learn how varied the perspectives in the company are.

I was particularly pleased to be offered a permanent position as a Customer Journey Owner in the field of payment transactions after six months. In retrospect, the trainee programme prepared me perfectly for my current position: it gave me professional challenges, enabled me to grow personally and provided me with valuable experience, methods and contacts.
Business Analyst

The trainee programme at PostFinance was a unique opportunity for me to immerse myself in various units and to develop both professionally and personally. As early as the application process, PostFinance already stood out from other companies – thanks to the open communication on first-name terms and the appreciative culture. I knew straight away: “This is the place for me!”, and I felt like I was welcome right from the start. This isn’t just a job, it’s an environment where you can develop.

I particularly appreciated the variety of placements: from Controlling to Data Analytics and from AI to HR projects, I was able to apply and expand my knowledge of SQL, data analysis and dashboard development directly. At the same time, I’ve learned to think outside the box and develop an overview of the big picture. Dialogue with other trainees has also given me valuable insights into various topics.

One of the things I really appreciated was the support I received: my leaders and mentors always supported and challenged me, while at the same time giving me plenty of scope for initiative. This enabled me not only to deepen my analytical skills, but also to involve my strengths as an interface profile between business and IT.

The trainee programme has not only brought me a lot of professional benefits, it has also opened up a number of doors for new topics and perspectives. Today, I work as a business analyst in Finance, including in the SAP Analytics cloud environment, where I can pursue my passion for data. In this unit, I can expand my knowledge and create real added value for the company. I’m convinced that the trainee programme was the ideal start to my career at PostFinance.