Internship 2019, Program / Change Management in Wealth Management

Switzerland, Switzerland - Zürich

Business management, administration and support

Global Wealth Management

Job Reference

190707BR

City

Opfikon, Zürich

Type

Intern Analyst (Pipeline)

Your role

Do you want to become the next trainee for our leading edge global execution change portfolio? Are you truly collaborative and motivated to join a strong team of change professionals? Then we are looking forward to meet you!

We’re looking for someone like that to:

• Support development of business model, business cases and platform strategy
• Support definition of change strategy and program portfolio
• Ensures program status reporting and progress tracking incl. information detailing program costs, effort, time, quality, benefits, issues, risks, dependencies
• Provide the structure and processes to manage, steer and control the implementation program and to facilitate the successful achievement of milestones and operational go lives
• Provide and work out consolidated program information, enabling senior manager decision makers to steer, monitor and control the program

We are offering an exciting Program / Change Management role in our team in Opfikon within Investment Platform & Solutions (IPS) buy side eXecution (BSX) - purchasing and selling Capital Market instruments such as stocks, equities, foreign exchange etc. globally in the interest of our clients. We are responsible for developing and expanding our global cross divisional execution capabilities covering all investment products and digital data services.

Internship
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.

From the start of the program, you’ll be right at the heart of the business, taking part in the day-to-day operations. You’ll not only learn about the business of finance from top to bottom, you’ll also experience our unique workplace culture.

To learn more about our Internship Programs, click here.

Your team

We are the eXecution (trading) transformation management of WM IPS. We are develop and integrate market leading platform capabilities with the most economical value globally.

Your expertise

You need have completed at least four semesters of your bachelor’s degree or have obtained your master’s degree within the last 6 months.

In particular, you have:

• know-how gained from experience (or internship) in international project environment or similar
• a bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in economics, finance or business administration
• an interest in working in a fast-paced international environment as part of a team
• sharp analytical and problem solving skills
• a structured work style, confident working autonomously
• the ability stay on track, even when dealing with tight deadlines
• an open, flexible and extroverted personality
• a gift for using numerical analysis, statistics and financial mathematics to solve practical problems
• proven numerical and quantitative skills for understanding and applying quantitative models (optional)
• experience with high-level programming language and statistical modeling software know-how (like R, SAS, Matlab, Stata) (optional)
• extensive past experience with MS Office
• excellent German and English (written and oral)

Perhaps you’ve organized a fundraising event or taken part in team sports? Or persevered and passed an exam in a subject you found challenging? Think about how things you’ve achieved match the skills we’re after.

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months

Your colleagues

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That’s what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We’re a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

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.