Global Markets Internship Opportunities
About Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is a leading wealth manager with strong investment banking capabilities and strong presence in our home market Switzerland. We seek to follow a balanced approach to wealth management, aiming to capitalize on the large pool of wealth within mature markets as well as the significant growth in wealth in Asia Pacific and other emerging markets. Founded in 1856, we today have a global reach with operations in over 50 countries and 46,640 employees from over 150 different nations.
About Global Markets
Credit Suisse Global Markets fully integrates our Equities and Fixed Income franchises into one division to deliver a consistent, creative and high-value client experience. Our global teams provide depth, breadth and experience to help clients access leading ideas, products and solutions.
Our services include global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, underwriting and comprehensive investment research. We are dedicated to performing for our clients and achieving the strategic goals of the bank with the highest standards of Conduct & Ethics in all our interactions, both internal and external.
The Global Markets division in Wroclaw consists of 4 core support areas, each containing a number of teams providing both internal and external services to the stakeholders/external clients of GM:
- Global Markets Operations – Supporting Trading/Sales Teams and our External Clients to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient capture and execution of trades in the bank’s core risk and trade processing systems. The GM Operations functions are also responsible for the management of the client relationship post trade execution through a number of various activities, covered within our BC&E, Client Operations, Loan Operations and Margin Services functions.
- Global Markets Client Strategy & Management - Performing Know Your Customer reviews, complying with USA Patriot Act requirements, creating and maintaining client and product static data. Ensuring adequate controls and management information are provided to our stakeholders.
- Global Markets Embedded Support - Collaborating with parties across the bank to make sure that all Trading desk activity is in line with the regulatory requirements and ensuring visibility of these can be provided across the firm. The Embedded Support function are also working on regulatory, operational efficiency and control projects to ensure that we are compliant with the complex regulatory framework that governs our business and our infrastructure is fit for purpose.
- Global Markets Product Aligned COO – Supporting Trading/Sales and the above areas covering a number of activities ensuring KPI/KRI are aligned to the Global Markets risk profiles and providing central coordination from business lines to regional/divisional governance meetings.
About the Program
Our three-month internship program will provide you with formal training in derivatives products and markets. You will have a chance to support our traders who are based in London and receive on-the-job practice and mentoring. You will work as an analyst within one of the product areas and will have a chance to familiarize yourself with the bank’s systems and processes.
You will be assigned a Credit Suisse buddy who will provide you with additional support prior to, during, and after your internship. As well as undertaking an assigned desk-specific project during your internship, you will also work on a group project with other interns; this will help you build upon your project management, team collaboration and presentation skills.
The program offers an opportunity to gain access to senior managers, colleagues and peers at all levels across the bank. You will gain insight into the Investment Banking division, its culture, and build a professional network within our organization.
Your managers will work with you on an objective and review process, which provides structure to your placement and gives you an outline of placement requirements and goals.
What we looking for
While our employees have a wide range of experiences, interests and degrees, they share an intellectual curiosity, a desire to achieve and a pattern of excellence and achievement.
Whatever your background, you’ll need to be:
- Process-focused and committed to developing creative solutions
- A leader who naturally attracts followers
- A critical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
- A self-starter who is able to envision long-term goals and ways to attain them
- A collaborative team member who builds excellent relationships
- An articulate communicator who also recognizes the importance of listening
- Proficient and confident English speaker
- Interested in financial markets and how they operate
- Analytical and logical, with raw intellectual ability
- Available 30-40 hours per week
- Graduate 2018
