Internship 2017, European Macroeconomics, Chief Investment Office WM

Switzerland - Zürich

Client Advisory - Wealth Management

Wealth Management

Job Reference

151327BR

City

Zürich

Type

Intern Analyst (Pipeline)

Business Area

Global CIO WM (N20100)

Your role

Are you solid as a rock when you’re juggling a lot of projects? Do you have strong analytical skills? We’re looking for someone like that who can:

• Contribute to our analyses and recommendations for the Chief Investment Officer, the CIO Investment Office and the asset class teams
• Contribute to research reports on macroeconomics and assist in putting together presentations and briefings for senior management (e.g. Axel Weber, Jürg Zeltner)
• Analyze and collect financial and macroeconomic data, create charts and excel-based forecasting tool/models and databases
• Work on mutually defined projects. Past projects encompassed e.g. major contributions to a “Future of Europe” publication, developing several Excel and STATA-based models to forecast GDP growth, inflation and ECB rate decisions, creating a quantitative investment model, or testing a global economic model to run simulations and model economic shocks (software by Oxford Economics)
• Participate on various conference calls and experience from a global macro perspective how economic developments feed into asset allocation discussions

Our 6 month internship is an ideal way to gain the work experience you’ll need to launch your career. It’s also an opportunity to work with and learn from some of our sharp people in finance. You’ll be directly involved in day-to-day operations during your 6-month internship, gaining first-hand experience in the investment process of UBS Chief Investment Office Wealth Management from the macro side.

Requirements

You need have completed at least four semesters of your bachelor’s degree and have not yet completed your master’s degree. In particular, you have:

• at least four semesters o your bachelor’s degree at a university or university of applied science, preferably with a focus on economics, econometrics, finance, business, political science or similar
• Fluency in English required (writing and speech), German or other languages as a plus
• a good command of Microsoft Office
• experience with high-level programming language and statistical modeling software know-how as a plus (like Bloomberg or statistical software such as STATA)
• Have a keen interest in financial markets, politics and economic issues
• Very good analytical and writing skills as well as quantitative and data mining skills
• Initiative, attention to detail, reliability, team-player

Start: August 2017
Duration: 6 Months

Your Team

The European macro team is based in Zürich, London, Madrid and Milan. You’ll be working directly with the Head of the European macro team based in Zurich on a daily basis and will be exposed to all kind of issues related to European economics, politics, markets, etc. You also receive a proper entry training. This will allow you to maximize your experience as well as to build up a broad network in CIO (majority of UBS CIO is based in Zürich).

What we offer

UBS can offer you an environment geared towards performance, attractive career opportunities, and an open corporate culture that values and rewards the contribution of every individual.

Take the next step

Are you truly collaborative? Succeeding at UBS means respecting, understanding and trusting colleagues and clients. Challenging others and being challenged in return. Being passionate about what you do. Driving yourself forward, always wanting to do things the right way. Does that sound like you? Then you have the right stuff to join us. Apply now.

Contact Details

UBS
HR Junior Talents Switzerland

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.