Careers
Join the fastest growing payments company in the UK and help us on our journey to the top of the industry.
Careers
Working for us
Progress your career in a fast-paced and rewarding environment alongside some of the industry’s top talent. Training and development are at the forefront of what we do, supporting our focus of creating the very best team that delivers a premium service for our clients.
Openings
Join our team
Our current vacancies are listed below. Click the link to view the full job description and details on how to apply. All current vacancies are based in our office in Canary Wharf, London.
Our FX Academy
At Universal Partners we are not only proud to have grown year-on-year since incorporation, we are also proud to be an organisation that gives young, driven people the opportunity to learn and grow in the finance industry.
Our FX Academy removes the barriers to entry for those seeking the first step on the ladder in their careers, giving them access to valuable training and mentoring that exposes them to all of the key skills and knowledge required to be successful at a fast-growing company that last year recorded over £1.3bn in FX turnover.
Those who join the scheme will work alongside some of the industry’s best analysts, account managers and dealers to further their knowledge of the industry and what it takes to work in FX. The programme comes with a paid salary with a very attractive future earning potential on offer for those who progress through the ranks to senior management roles.
Career Progression
Entrants begin the programme with an extensive training schedule and a starting salary of £21,000. With access to an experienced mentor and all the necessary resources to learn, the objective is to immediately begin contributing to the success of the business.
After initial training phase is complete, if KPIs and other metrics are being achieved consistently the salary is increased to £24,000 at the half-way stage of the programme.
Upon graduation, the salary is increased again to £27,000 plus bonuses with a promotion to the next role available for those excelling and achieving the agreed targets.
Issued with individual targets for revenue and new business, unlimited earning potential is unlocked. Previous graduates can progress to management roles and typically achieve annual earnings in excess of £100,000 within 12-18 months.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Apply now to join the next wave of individuals joining our FX Academy
Our People & Culture
- About us
Our Core Principles
Building strong, lifetime relationships with our clients is key to our business and this begins by having a tight and cohesive internal team. Focus, determination, effective collaboration and constant development form the foundation of how we work; ultimately leading to relationships built on trust and transparency.
“For an organisation to successfully grow, it is fundamental that a strong culture is in place to ensure that ethics, morals and attitudes are not diluted during periods of scaling up. That is why our core principles are so important to us as a business with the objective of being the biggest payments company in the UK.”
Oliver Carson, Co-founder of Universal Partners
Inclusion & Diversity
We believe the most successful teams are ones that have a diversity of ideas and that this is best achieved through having team members from a variety of backgrounds. Therefore, we are committed to ensuring that we are inclusive to everyone regardless of gender, race, religion or background when recruiting.
Finance has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, so we actively encourage women to enter our markets training programme in an attempt to shift this imbalance. We are proud that we have a number of high-performing women in senior positions.
Our training and development programme provides opportunities to young individuals to showcase their abilities and reach their potential.
Career Development
At Universal Partners we strive to create an environment in which people can flourish. Career progression is key when recruiting and retaining staff, so our policy is to promote from within.
In fact, over 70% of our senior positions have been filled through internal promotions, shining a light on the excellent career opportunities available when working for us.
“When I joined Universal Partners, the senior management team knew my potential before I did and provided one-to-one mentoring and comprehensive training in sales, financial markets and management, which resulted in my fast progression. I have always been ambitious and I am so glad to be at a company with this culture of rewarding their own staff”
Gabriella Banasiewicz, Senior Head of Corporate FX Desk
