Intern - LCCS, Compliance (Spring 2026, Jan - Jul)

Job Summary

SGX Internship Programme

We are 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 or Future in Reshaping Sustainability Together (sgx.com/first).  

We are committed to facilitating economic growth in a sustainable manner leveraging our roles as a key player in the ecosystem, a business, regulator and listed company. 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, with about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore. We are the world's most liquid international market for the 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. 

Be a part of this fast-paced world where your contributions count. SGX offers you the unique experience of gaining insights into the Exchange business and the finance value chain. You will be immersed in the respective specialist functions – at SGX, we believe that our interns are involved in real-time work from Day 1. 

This internship programme is on a full-time basis. We invite you to realise your potential with us!

Note: Leave of Absence (LOA) may be required to take on the internship.

Compliance

Brief Overview:

The LCC team is responsible for the SGX Group’s legal, compliance and corporate secretarial matters globally, and across all its subsidiaries and businesses, encompassing trading, clearing, settlement, depository, market data and connectivity, indices and benchmarks and other market infrastructure and technology platforms.

Learning Objectives:

• Gaining insight into the corporate governance of a listed company
• Exposure to day to day administration and operations of legal, compliance and corporate secretarial unit
• Exposure to financial sector regulation for exchanges, and the interaction between internal stakeholders needed to ensure compliance

Job Description:

• Assisting in the coordination of regulatory inspections
• Supporting the optimization of compliance processes and workflows and administrative tasks
• Helping to organise compliance-related events and engagements
• Assisting with general support on compliance matters across SGX Group
• Assisting with Level 1 reviews related to Data Loss Prevention, Staff Dealing, KYC/AML alerts
• Facilitating the preparation of compliance management reports and dashboards
• Contributing to ad-hoc compliance projects, including research, drafting and implementation support

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Prior exposure to Compliance, Risk and/or Legal functions preferred
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with a proactive, can-do attitude
• Collaborative and able to work effectively across teams