Intern - Qualitative / Quantitative Analysis in Risk Management (f/m/d)

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 - Qualitative / Quantitative Analysis in Risk Management (f/m/d) you will be working within the Model Validation team of the Eurex Clearing AG. You are mainly responsible for analyses of risk models in scope of Eurex Clearing’s Model Risk Management policy. As a second line function, model validation is key to Eurex Clearing’s Model Risk Management. You will gain an insight into different areas of the CCP Risk Management while performing regular and ad hoc model reviews. You will have the excellent opportunity to explore capital market dynamics and gain valuable practical experience in an innovative company. You will be actively taking part in our processes, while we are offering you diverse, interesting and above all challenging tasks

Your responsibilities:

• You will assist in validation activities related to the risk management process of a clearing house
• You will assess the risk model performance (e.g. VaR-models) based on quantitative statistical analysis, like backtesting or sensitivity analysis
• You will be able to assist the qualitative and quantitative challenge of models
• Furthermore, you will support the regular model validation reporting and the maintenance and improvement of reporting tools and processes

Your profile

• You are enrolled during the entire period of activity at a state-recognized university with a minimum of four semester of undergraduate studies in Econometrics, Mathematics, Computer Science or any other comparable degree with risk management focus including empirical, quantitative analysis and methods. 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
• You are strongly interested in capital markets and have a basic knowledge of the derivatives market
• You are able to work in a team as well as to complete tasks independently and additionally you have analytical and problem-solving skills, a high motivation and curiosity
• You have a solid understanding of statistical analysis and experience with Python. Familiarity with R, SQL, and databases is a plus. You are also proficient in using MS Office applications
• You are fluent in written and spoken English, German is a plus

Start date: 15/10/2025