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Asset Management Traineeship

Traineeship Quantitative Finance

Job Description

This is going to be your job

Are you eager to explore the world of asset management in all its breadth? Do you want to kickstart your career at one of the world’s leading sustainable investors, where your ideas matter from day one? Then the Asset Management (AM) Traineeship at APG offers a unique opportunity to grow, rotate across different teams, and contribute to projects with real impact.

As an AM Trainee, you join APG’s mission to invest responsibly for current and future generations. APG is a global front runner in sustainable investing, offering you the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals who are shaping longterm value creation, across both investment teams and the many specialist departments that enable responsible investing. Whether your interests lie in markets, data, sustainability, risk, operations or strategic portfolio support, you will discover how different disciplines collectively contribute to APG’s core mission.

 

The role

During this 2-year program, you rotate across four different teams, each for six months. You will experience various sides of asset management, for example:

  • Using data, research and modelling to uncover insights on themes such as macroeconomic shifts, sustainability, risk exposures and portfolio positioning;
  • Contributing to strategic innovation projects, such as improving investment processes, developing sustainability frameworks or exploring new analytical tools;
  • Supporting portfolio managers in analyzing market developments and their effect on multiasset portfolios;‑asset portfolios.
  • Working with investment teams such as Fixed Income, Listed Equities, Private Equity, Treasury & Trading, and Real Assets like Real Estate and Infrastructure.

Your assignments will be diverse, sometimes analytical, sometimes strategic and sometimes operational. APG manages most of its investments internally, so you get a front row seat to the full investment value chain.

 

Thomas Brouwer on his traineeship:

“The Traineeship offers a strong mix of assignments that continuously challenge you to explore new topics and develop very different skill sets. What I appreciate most about the traineeship is the responsibility you receive from day one; your output is genuinely valued and actively used within the organization. Support is well structured through a mentor, field coach, and buddy, and colleagues are always willing to share their knowledge and provide guidance. In addition, there is a strong focus on personal and professional development, supported by external training that helps you grow both technically and personally. Overall, it is very motivating to work on projects that truly matter and to see how your contributions make a real impact.”

 

What you would do

During your 2-year Traineeship with APG:

  • You will work on four diverse assignments across various departments within the AM organization; the last three rotations you can choose yourself; each assignment lasts six months; 
  • During each assignment, you will work on your assignment, and you also actively contribute to its day-to-day activities;
  • You will go through a steep learning curve, both personally and professionally;
  • You will be assigned your own mentor, field coach, and buddy.

 

Why does your career start with APG?

Because APG Asset Management:

  • Is a world leader in sustainable investing, using its expertise to secure a good pension for participants while contributing to a better world;
  • Is the largest pension investor in the Netherlands and one of the five biggest in the world, with more than €550 billion in assets under management;
  • Invests broadly across asset classes, from equities and bonds to private investments;
  • Has a wealth of interesting datasets and advanced analytics tools to turn data into insights;
  • Manages most investment and supporting processes internally;
  • Offers an inspiring culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning are key.

 

What you bring

Are you enthusiastic about a traineeship with APG, and do you recognize yourself in the following profile? Then we encourage you to apply.

  • A master’s degree, with excellent academic results, in (Sustainable/Corporate) Finance, (Financial) Economics, Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics, Business Engineering or another technology relevant field;
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong passion for shaping the future of sustainable investing;
  • Motivation to learn tooling such as Power BI and programming languages such as Python, .NET, Azure, Databricks or C#;
  • A clear link or connection to the Netherlands (through living or studying);
  • Initiative, strong interpersonal skills, numerical acumen, and creative problem-solving abilities;
  • A digital mindset and eagerness to learn;
  • English proficiency;
  • Extra‑curricular experience (committee or board membership, (voluntary) work) is a plus.

 

What we offer you

  • A gross salary of €4,119 (40 hour week). Please note that the starting salary and weekly working hours are the same for every APG Asset Management Trainee and are not negotiable.
  • A guaranteed year-end payment of 8.33% and vacation allowance of 8%.
  • Monthly vitality contribution of 0.8%;
  • 27 vacation days, plus Diversity Day, Diversity Day (exchange of fixed holidays, such as Good Friday with another religious holiday);
  • Two “future days” per year. You can use these days for your own future or for society, and they count as working time;
  • Firstclass public transport card for commuting;
  • The office is in Amsterdam. We work in hybrid mode, so working from home is possible. For working from home, you receive an allowance of €850.- with which to set up your workstation ergonomically plus an internet allowance of €30.- net per month;
  • A vitality budget of €200.- net per year to be spent on activities and resources for a healthy living and working style. In addition, you get discounts on subscriptions to many gyms and fitness centers;
  • Reimbursement of study costs, such as CFA certification;
  • A two-year traineeship contract designed to accelerate your growth (duration fixed and nonnegotiable);
  • And needless to say: an excellent pension scheme.

 

Where you will work

For pension provider APG, pension is about people, life, and living together. With careful asset management, pension administration, communication and advice, we work on a livable future for current and future generations. One in which we share prosperity and well-being fairly and sustainably. Now and later.

APG is committed to around 4.5 million people in the Netherlands, which is why we believe it is important to be a reflection of Dutch society. This means that APG strives for an inclusive work environment, in which everyone can be themselves and where your unique qualities are embraced.

When you choose to work at APG, you're choosing a job where you contribute to a bright future. Apply now!

 

More information

For more information, please contact youngtalent@apg.nl.

Do you see a future with APG? Apply until March 16 2026 on our website, with your resume (including your BSc and MSc GPA) and an accompanying motivational letter in English. Attention: your application will not be considered if documents are missing.

The selection process will consist of the following steps: online cognitive tests, online candidate chats and a Match Day with roleplay and a business case.  

Start date for this traineeship is 1st of October 2026. Please note that this starting date is fixed and cannot be changed. More information: Traineeships at APG | Careers at APG 

 

A pre-employment screening is part of the procedure. An assessment may also be included.

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English, Dutch
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About APG

The future calls for people who look further

Anyone who starts working at APG will start working for an organization with a mission and impact on society. Because for pension provider APG, pensions are about people, life and how we live together. If you choose APG, you choose a job in which you contribute to a bright future. Every day you contribute to income for now, soon and later. To the income of your generation, your parent’s generation and even your grandchildren’s generations. Whether you are developing new applications and services, working on asset management or in one of the many other jobs at APG in which we keep our eyes fixed on the pensions of millions of people: you always look further than today. And only those who look further will progress.


APG is committed to serving nearly five million people in the Netherlands. That explains the importance we attach to reflecting Dutch society. To that end, APG strives for an inclusive work environment in which everyone can be themselves and their unique qualities are embraced.


Great place to learn

At APG you are given all the space you need to learn and to use and develop your talents, so that every day you become even better at what you do. That way you work on your own development, and together we can offer even more to nearly five million Dutch people every day. We support you to develop yourself, for example by our learning & development platform I-learn@apg, our Digital academy, our Pension of the Future academy, and free admission to all online courses of Good Habitz.


Traineeship

With our asset management traineeship  we offer 10 talented university graduates a promising start to their careers every year. The traineeship starts October 1st and takes two years. To shape your development and career, we enable you to participate in various education and training courses, you are assigned a specific coach for each assignment and coach for the whole of your traineeship. We expect a lot of you, but you’re never alone. We build your long-term future together.


Interested?

Besides the traineeship APG is always interested in ambitious talent. Check our entry-level positions, internships and traineeship vacancies at Werken bij APG. You can also register for our jobalert to stay updated with the latest vacancies,  or contact our campus recruiters (recruitment@apg.nl). Do you see your future at APG?

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