Internship: Group Risk Management, Group Market Risk Management, Risk Control & Analysis [Jan to May 2027]
OCBC Bank · Singapore
WHO WE ARE:
As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
Your Opportunity Starts Here.
Why Join
Gain firsthand exposure to how a global bank measures, monitors, and manages market risk across its treasury and banking activities. As a Risk Control & Analysis Intern, you'll work alongside experienced market risk professionals to analyse risk exposures, assess trading performance, and support risk management decisions. You'll have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of financial markets, treasury products, and risk management frameworks while developing practical analytical and technical skills in a dynamic environment.
How You Succeed
To excel in this role, you'll need to be analytical, curious, and detail-oriented. You'll work closely with market risk managers and front office teams to understand risk exposures, monitor market movements, and evaluate the impact of trading and banking activities. Your ability to interpret data, understand financial products, and communicate insights effectively will be key to supporting sound risk management and decision-making.
What You Do
Your responsibilities will include:
- Risk Monitoring: support the preparation and review of daily market risk reports, ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of reported risk exposures
- Risk Limit Management: monitor risk exposures against approved limits and assist in identifying, investigating, and escalating limit breaches where required
- Market Risk Analysis: analyse trading and banking book positions to understand the key drivers of market risk exposures across interest rate and credit products
- P&L Analysis: assist in analysing daily profit and loss movements by attributing performance to underlying market risk factors and changes in market conditions
- Front Office Engagement: collaborate with traders and front office stakeholders to better understand trading activities, hedging strategies, and portfolio risk profiles
- Risk Calculations & Valuation: gain exposure to risk measurement methodologies, P&L revaluation processes, and risk calculations used to support market risk management
- Process Improvement: identify opportunities to enhance reporting processes, improve operational efficiency, and support automation and productivity initiatives
- Ad-hoc Projects: provide support on market risk analyses, system enhancements, and strategic initiatives as assigned
Who You Work With
Group Market Risk Management plays a critical role in safeguarding the bank by monitoring and managing risks arising from financial market activities. Within the Risk Control & Analysis team, you'll work alongside market risk professionals responsible for overseeing treasury and banking book exposures across a range of financial products. You'll collaborate with front office, finance, and technology teams, gaining valuable insights into how effective risk management supports prudent risk-taking and sustainable business growth.
Who You Are
- Open to learning and feedback
- Strong interest in financial markets, treasury products, and risk management
- Sound understanding of treasury products, including both plain vanilla and derivative instruments
- Good understanding of financial market dynamics and market risk concepts
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and curious
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
- Familiarity with VBA, AI tools, or programming languages would be advantageous
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree
Learning Objectives
This internship will provide you with:
- Exposure to market risk management practices within a leading financial institution
- A deeper understanding of treasury products, including interest rate and credit-related instruments
- Hands-on experience performing risk analysis, risk calculations, and P&L attribution
- Practical exposure to monitoring market risk exposures against approved risk limits
- Opportunities to analyse trading and banking book activities and understand the associated risk drivers
- Experience working with Murex MX3 and other risk management platforms used within the banking industry
- Exposure to front office activities, trading strategies, and hedging approaches
- Opportunities to develop technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills through risk reporting and process improvement initiatives
- A stronger understanding of how market risk management supports prudent decision-making and financial resilience within a global banking environment
What we offer:
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.