Your career. At the heart of it.
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. We dig deeper to really get to know our customers, harnessing our deep understanding to provide tailored and responsive solutions. And we do it all with a human touch.
As part of the QBE team, you’ll spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And with 13,000+ colleagues across 26 countries, our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet still small enough for you to make a real impact.
It’s an exciting time at QBE. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. And we want talented people like you to join us, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours.
Why choose QBE's Graduate Program?
Top ten in Australia
At QBE, we’re proud that our graduate program has consistently ranked in the top ten medium-sized programs in Australia on the AAGE Top Graduate Employers list over the past few years. What makes this recognition truly special is that it’s based entirely on feedback from our own graduates – people who’ve experienced the program firsthand. It’s a reflection of the supportive, challenging, and rewarding journey we offer to help you grow your career from day one.
Transition from university to the corporate world
We know that starting your first corporate role can be daunting, which is why we spend the first week of your graduate program together as a graduate cohort in Sydney, Australia. During induction week, we focus on building connections and a sense of belonging at QBE to support the transition from university to the corporate world. With this foundation and the support network provided to our graduates, you will be ready to start in your first rotation team from week two.
Your learning and development
Joining a graduate program should accelerate your early career learning and development. This is why your development journey as a QBE graduate provides you with a mixture of classroom style training, full-day practical development days, curated digital learning, and endless networking opportunities specifically for graduates.
All learning and development you complete as part of the graduate program is designed around critical skills for now and the future, building resilience for your career.
Our Graduate Program structure
Our annual Australia and New Zealand graduate intake varies based on business needs and is typically between 10 and 25 graduates per year, 2 of which are based in Auckland. This creates a tight graduate community, whilst still offering a platform for all graduates to excel as individuals.
As a graduate based in Auckland, you will experience different teams, called ‘rotations’, over an 18-month graduate program in addition to the structured learning and development detailed above. These rotations will offer you the chance to network and build vast knowledge, accelerating your early career.
Insurance underwriting
In New Zealand, our graduate program focuses on insurance underwriting, which is an important and complex role within our business. Before an insurance policy is issued, we first need to carefully assess the risk and then price the policy accordingly. This process can be extremely technical, working across many industries and business types, and is known as underwriting.
Application process
Our application process can vary between program streams. Visit the How to apply page to learn more.