Risk Intern

Risk Intern - Financial Risk Management
New York City (Hybrid)

The Program

The internship is a hands-on experience where you will be working directly with our teams in risk to develop solutions to complex challenges.

This is a 10-week internship program, commencing on June 2nd and ending on August 8th.   Candidates must be available for the entire program to be considered.

In addition to your day-to-day responsibilities, you will work on a Project, culminating in a presentation to your manager and leaders in the business.

Please note this is a hybrid position requiring you to work at least 3 days in our office in New York City.

Primary responsibilities

Develop and implement risk solutions and analytics, to decompose and attribute key risk factors using advanced quantitative methodologies.

During your internship you will work directly with the Financial Risk Management Team on 2 key initiatives.

1/ Process automation – develop solutions to automate repetitive tasks such as data collection, data validation and reporting.   

2/ Develop scripts or tools to support new risk management initiatives such as stress testing or scenario analysis.

Your contributions will directly enhance our risk management processes, making them more efficient and robust.

Skills & Experience

• Studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Engineering, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Economics or related discipline required.   
• General Knowledge of fixed income and derivative markets, products and risks
• Quantitative, analytical and statistical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Programming skills including Python/Java, VBA, SQL. Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts and design patterns.
• Ability to prototype and program risk system solutions and reports.
• Team player with great communication skills.

Hourly rate – $25 - $30 per hour