Eurex Clearing AG is one of the leading central counterparties (CCPs) globally, assuring the safety and integrity of markets while providing innovation in risk management, clearing technology, and client asset protection. The clearing house provides fully automated post-trade services for derivatives, equities, bonds and secured funding & financing as well as industry-leading risk management technologies. 

Your area of work

As an intern, you will support the team in the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Section within the Eurex Clearing AG Risk Department. The Section is the independent risk control function of Eurex Clearing, which is responsible for assessing, monitoring and reporting of financial and non-financial risks in addition to Business Continuity Management. You will actively take part in our processes, with opportunities to learn and make improvements, which will offer you insight into Risk Management operations within Deutsche Boerse Group. 

Your responsibilities:

• You will support the team and gain insights in Liquidity, Market, Credit and Operational risk management
• You will assist in the preparation of reports for risk measurement reporting
• In addition, you will review concepts and support in the improvement of our current processes
• You will assist in the investigation of ad-hoc topics due to market, business or regulatory changes that affect the team
• You will participate in selected meetings where you will gain insights into topical issues, take minutes and have the opportunity to make contributions
• In addition, you will monitor daily the liquidity risk metrics and report any breaches or developments that you observe
• Furthermore, you will consolidate data to design a risk dashboard and improve reconciliation procedures

Your profile:

• You are enrolled during the entire period of activity at a state-recognized university as a regular student and have completed at least 4 semesters (Study focus in the field of finance, IT, mathematics, physics, economics, business studies, humanities or other relevant fields). Furthermore, we offer the possibility of an orientation internship, whereby you are currently in a gap-year after your bachelor's or master's degree in the above-mentioned fields of study - in this case, a certificate of enrolment is not required
• Ideally, you have already gained first practical experience in the context of an internship in the finance or risk management area
• You are interested in capital market topics 
• You have the ability to work independently, have a sense of responsibility and creative thinking that allows you to quickly familiarize yourself with new topics and resolve challenges
• You have excellent knowledge in MS Office (in particular MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint)
• Moreover, you are familiar with databases and power BI to design and develop reports and dashboards
• You are fluent in written and spoken English

Start date: 01/03/2024