Internship 2018, Compliance & Operational Risk Control

Switzerland, Switzerland - Zürich

Risk

Corporate Center

Job Reference

161377BR

City

Zürich

Type

Intern Analyst (Pipeline)

Your role

Are you passionate about the potential of big data to change the way the financial industry works? Do you want to be at the cutting edge of an exciting and rapidly evolving field? Then we are looking for you as a new joiner to our Financial Crime Analytics team to:

• apply state-of-the-art data mining and management techniques;
• develop machine learning, statistical and scoring algorithms to analyse and discover emerging compliance and operational risks (e.g. money laundering risks, terrorism financing risks, sanctions risks and bribery and corruption risks);
• contribute to projects related to financial crime risk mitigation, control and management across UBS business divisions.

Internship
Our 3-6 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

You will be working in the Risk Assessments and Analytics team within global C&ORC Financial Crime function. We work as a gatekeeper in preventing money laundering, corruption, sanctions and terrorism financing risks for the bank.

Your experience and skills

You need have completed at least four semesters of your bachelor’s degree at the university or the university of applied sciences, ideally Applied Mathematics / Computer Science / Physics and have not yet completed your master’s degree.

In particular, you have:

• solid data analytics and/or data science skills (e.g. SQL, access, business objects, excel). Experience with Tableau and statistical programs is an advantage
• a gift for using numerical analysis, statistics and mathematics to solve practical problems
• proven numerical and quantitative skills for understanding and applying quantitative models
• open, flexible, self-confident, with and attitude geared towards high performance
• very quick learner in a variety of disciplines, and able to move smoothly between different topics
• analyze a problem, take a view and propose solutions
• team player with ability to make things happen and stick with an individual task
• excellent English skills

But we’d like to also see evidence that you can:

• analyze a problem, take a view and come to a decision
• plan, organize and communicate well
• make things happen
• stick with a task
• work in a team
• come up with ideas

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: as soon as possible, Mai 2018
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?

What we offer

Together. That’s how we do things. We offer people around the world a supportive, challenging and diverse working environment. We value your passion and commitment, and reward your performance.

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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.

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.