ERM - Financial Risk Summer Internship

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Proposed Project / Role Description:

There are several varied project areas where the candidate will be involved, enabling the candidate to see a very broad range of areas and activities within the bank. Possible engagements include:

Centralized Modeling, Analytics and Operations:

• Support the CMAO team in providing modeling and analytics solutions to assess counterparty credit risk and market risk
• Support credit VaR model development and testing for the State Street Global Markets Security Finance portfolio
• Support the CMAO Team with reporting (daily, weekly, monthly, ad hoc) and general BAU functions

Requisite Skills:

• Major in a quantitative discipline (Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field)
• Advanced programming skills in statistical programming environment Python and SQL are required
• Familiarity with fixed income security, VaR and option pricing is a plus

Soft skills:

• Attention to detail, organized, proactive, not afraid to escalate issues/ask questions
• Organizational: Good communication skills and the ability to follow a structured approach to work

Salary Range:

$15,600 - $58,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Job Application Disclosure:

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