Intern - Risk, Risk Validation (Spring 2027, Jan to Jun))

SGX Internship Programme

SGX is Asia’s leading and trusted securities and derivatives market infrastructure, operating equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity markets to the highest regulatory standards. We also operate a multi-asset sustainability platform, SGX FIRST (Future in Reshaping Sustainability Together) (sgx.com/first).

With climate action as a key priority, we aim to be a leading sustainable and transition financing and trading hub, offering trusted, quality, end-to-end products and solutions.

As Asia’s most international, multi-asset exchange, we provide listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository, and data services. Approximately 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originate outside of Singapore. We are the world’s most liquid international market for benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan, and ASEAN. In foreign exchange, we are Asia’s leading marketplace and most comprehensive service provider for global FX over-the-counter and futures participants. Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, we are globally recognised for our risk management and clearing capabilities.

Join a fast-paced environment where your contributions count. SGX offers a unique experience to gain insights into the Exchange business and the finance value chain, with interns involved in real-time work from Day 1. This internship programme is full-time. Leave of Absence (LOA) may be required to take on the internship.

Risk Management Roles

• Enterprise Risk: Intern – Risk, Enterprise Risk (Spring 2026, Jan – Jun)
• Analytics, Models and Quantifications: Intern – Risk, Analytics, Models and Quantifications (Spring 2026, Jan – Jun)
• Risk Control and Policy: Intern – Risk, Risk Control and Policy (Spring 2026, Jan – Jun)
• Risk Validation

Learning Objectives and Job Description

The intern will be embedded within the Risk Validation team and will:

• Gain exposure to model validation frameworks and risk governance processes.
• Assist in quantitative and research studies for validating new and existing risk models.
• Support the development and enhancement of validation tools to improve efficiency and transparency.
• Contribute to the digitalization of validation workflows, including automation of validation and reporting.
• Research and implement agentic AI for validation and/or risk management use cases.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

To meet these objectives, you should:

• Be curious and proactive, with a strong willingness to ask questions and learn.
• Be proficient in Python and SQL for data analysis and validation scripting.
• Have strong quantitative and analytical skills, with comfort working on algorithms and large datasets.
• Be hands-on and ready to engage with systems, data, and process flows for validation and testing.
• Possess good communication skills to articulate findings and collaborate across teams.
• Have a basic understanding of pricing financial products, including futures, options, bonds, and interest rates.