For almost 200 years, our aim has always been to meet the changing needs of people looking to save for their future. It's time for you to help us transform the way we manage our life savings, and really take advantage of the tax benefits, increased choice and flexibility that's now available. Who we are Standard Life is an established savings and investment firm in the UK and globally, providing people with savings, investment and insurance products. Our headquarters are in Edinburgh and we have operations around the globe, with over 6,300 employees. There are 1.2 million shareholders in more than 50 countries, and 4.5 million customers and clients worldwide, with a further 25 million customers through joint ventures in China and India. We're an established FTSE100 company. Our people strategy To ensure we're ready for future challenges, we've created our People Strategy - identifying tomorrow's leaders and making sure everyone understands our aims and how our people contribute to them. The opinion of everyone at Standard Life counts. Our employee engagement survey informs our decisions, and gives all our people a chance to have their say about what it's like to work for us. Careers with us Whether you join us as a graduate or come to us from another company, we know that your career is your future - and our future depends on the development of your career. As a graduate, you will be encouraged to push yourself forward and develop the skills and abilities that will serve you well beyond your placement programme. Every day, you'll get the chance to put your talents to work, learn and grow, as you help us continue our exciting global journey to be a world-class investment company. In return you'll get real responsibilities, great benefits, and the foundations to start an exciting career. Each of our programmes is tailored to a specific discipline within our business, including Accounts, HR, Risk, Marketing, Legal, Technology and more. Read more about our graduate programme HERE. Fundraising and community work We support a wide range of charities across the Group, and for some activities we match the funds raised to double-up the total money we donate. From redecorating to strategy planning, our people have taken on a wide variety of team challenges to help their local communities.