Application period: 12 February - 12 March
Recruiting days: 20 & 21 March
Application period: 12 February - 21 March
Recruiting days: 31 March & 1 April
Are you in your final year of university, looking for a great way to start your career, and interested in helping companies do deals? If so, then we have a unique opportunity for you! Join Edge, the PwC Deals Graduate Programme for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and become part of a unique, leading-edge development experience.
At PwC in Zurich, we offer two specialised Edge programs: one within our Industry vertical and the other in our Financial Services vertical. In the Industry vertical, we provide transaction-related services to clients across various sectors, including health industries, consumer markets, technology, media and telecommunications as well and industrials & services.
Our Financial Services Deals team focuses exclusively on the financial services sector, delivering the same transaction-related services to banks, insurance companies, asset and wealth managers, FinTechs, and other financial institutions.
Our Deals teams help provide transaction support in major mergers and acquisitions.
We call it Edge, because it’s cutting-edge.
For Edge: The application period for 2025 will take place from 12 February - 12 March. For Edge Financial Services: The application period will take place from 12 February - 21 March.
For Edge: 20 & 21 March. For Edge Financial Services: 31 March & 1 April.
Our Edge graduate programme positively encourages applications from females and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that actively supports female career progression throughout our Deals business. We asked some of our senior female Deals colleagues and role models to tell us why they chose Deals and to share their experiences working in the dynamic and diverse Deals business at PwC.
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An exciting graduate programme tailored by PwC Deals across Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific to launch your career in an international Deals environment.
The start date for the Edge Deals Graduate Programme is 1 September 2025.
The Edge programme will officially kick-off at the International Deals Foundation Event (IDFE) in Spain, where you will meet all other newly joined “Edgies” (how we call our programme participants) and PwC Deals leaders from across EMEA. You will get a taste of the work that you’ll be doing in Deals. Following that, you’ll commence in one of our Deals teams at our Zurich office where you will rotate through different Deals competency groups. You will be involved in a variety of project work with numerous local and international clients and teams.
The Swiss Edge programme foresees four nine-month rotations within Corporate Finance / M&A, Transaction Services, Valuations and Deals Strategy & Operations, across our Deals industries. All rotations are planned depending on our business needs. The last 9-months will take place in the final team where your further Deals career starts.
Please note, that the Edge programme for Financial Services (FS) will have rotations within our FS Deals competency groups, which include Corporate Finance / M&A, Transaction Services, Valuations and Deals Strategy & Operations.
Our 10-15% top performers will have the opportunity to take part in an international exchange and work in another EMEA country for a period of six months. To be selected, you will need to perform at the highest-level right from the start of the Edge programme. Something worth aiming for, right?
We designed Edge to give you a ‘helicopter’ view of our Deals business. This will mean you’ll continuously learn something new and exciting. To help you through this learning process, you will be supported by relevant training courses, as well as by a team of professionals offering coaching and “buddy” support.
To ensure that you get the best technical training to complement what you learn on the job, the programme requires the completion of a professional qualification (ACCA or CFA).
