Data Science, Risk Management Trainee

Data Science, Risk Management Trainee - Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Quantitative Finance, or related discipline.

Amundi Investment Solutions - Company Overview

Amundi Investment Solutions - Company Overview

Amundi, the leading European asset manager, offers its 100 million clients - retail, institutional and corporate - a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional or real assets. With its six international investment hubs and offices in more than 35 countries, financial and extra financial research capabilities and long standing commitment to responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape. It is the only European player to rank in the top 10 asset managers worldwide. Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 4,800 employees in more than 35 countries. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages more than €1.8 trillion of assets.

Why Join Us?

We actively encourage our people to draw on their entrepreneurial spirit, which at Amundi is fostered by a culture of fast growth and business development that promotes innovation and problem solving. We are convinced that encouraging people to take an entrepreneurial approach is the best way to leverage business opportunities across functional lines and borders and the key to sustainable growth. We also take our responsibility towards society very seriously having embedded responsible investing since our creation in 2010 in everything we do, working every day in the interests of our clients and society. Therefore, we look for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset and who understand that to create value you need to lead, question, innovate, and continuously strive to improve. Our goal is to retain, nurture and develop talent, through mobility and training. By offering our people the opportunity to acquire knowledge and broaden their horizon, we help them reach their maximum potential and create added value, for themselves and for Amundi.

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 programme. While we can't guarantee a permanent position at the end of the 12 month contract, it is our intention to make an offer to extend a further year, but this is up to how well you perform. 75% of Investment20/20 trainees are offered permanent positions.

Our traineeship will introduce you to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience and develop relationships enabling you to progress your career and provide you with skills to secure a permanent role. We will support you in achieving a professional qualification if this is something you are interested in doing. As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 200 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events. Our trainee programme is a fixed term one year contract. You will receive 24 days annual leave. All roles are based in London.

This is a programme intended to give you a breadth of knowledge and experience within the business to enable you to make informed decisions about where you would like to develop your career.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain web applications and internal tools (Dash/Flask/Django and Alto Studio AI) to support risk data ingestion, validation and analysis. Training on these tools will be provided.
• Assist Risk Managers in implementing and monitoring data quality controls, ETL processes, and data lineage to ensure accuracy and consistency of risk data.
• Translate business and financial requirements into technical specifications in collaboration with risk managers and stakeholders.
• Build interactive dashboards and visualisations that clearly communicate risk metrics and trends to technical and non technical audiences.
• Automate reporting and data pipelines to increase efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Troubleshoot production issues, ensure a smooth user experience, and document solutions and processes.
• Keep up to date with industry best practices, regulations, and innovations in risk management and data science.

Requirements

If you are a graduate who has an interest in working within financial services and has the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you:

• Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Quantitative Finance, or related discipline.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
• Good understanding of Python and an interest in web frameworks (Dash, Flask, Django).
• Good understanding of SQL processes and comfortable with database querying and schema concepts.
• Desire in building expertise in ETL/data pipelines, data quality checks and data modelling.
• Demonstrable interest in financial markets, asset management and risk management (coursework, projects or internships).
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills. Clear communicator capable of explaining technical concepts to diverse and multicultural stakeholders.
• Self starter, autonomous who is collaborative, adaptable and values feedback.

How to Apply

Please apply by sending your CV to with the subject line "Data Science Intern - Risk Management". Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Successful candidates will be asked for a video interview with the hiring manager, followed by video interviews with the team and HR.

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