Intern - ONT, Product Design and Platforms (Spring 2026, Jan - Jun)

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.

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

Operations and Technology Roles:

• Platform Engineering
• Platform Delivery and Management
• Information Security
• Tech Service Management
• Product Design and Platforms

Product Design and Platforms

Brief Overview:

The Product Design and Platforms (PDP) unit, under Operations and Technology group, is dedicated to designing SGX products, with a primary focus on externally facing solutions such as trading and clearing platforms. Our goal is to ensure these products not only meet but exceed our customers' expectations.

There are 2 sub-units under PDP:

1. Business Analysis – plays a crucial role in managing and shaping end-to-end requirements and solutions for SGX initiatives. This involves liaising with stakeholders across multiple domains and units to ensure seamless integration and execution of projects.
2. Functional Test Management – emphasize on rigorous functional testing of both in-house developed and vendor-delivered platforms, with a focus on ensuring quality assurance (QA) before implementation to prevent any disruptions.

Learning Objectives:

During the internship, intern will have the opportunity to develop both hard and soft skills that are essential for their professional growth.

Hard Skills: Intern will gain domain knowledge on Securities and Derivatives Products, as well as Trading, Clearing, and Settlement processes. They will learn about project life cycle processes and get hands-on experience in executing a project from analysis and design to implementation.

Soft Skills: Enhance collaboration and communication skills, thru interactions with stakeholders from different domains, fostering their ability to work effectively in diverse teams..

Job Description:

1. Comprehend business goals and products, along with the supporting end-to-end IT solutions, to drive requirements analysis and platform design, including trading, clearing, post-trade, and related functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
2. Evaluate and challenge proposed solutions by identifying underlying requirements and defining optimal solutions.
3. Assist in the revamp of the team reporting dashboard and documentation process.

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

Knowledge:

1. Basic understanding of Securities and Derivatives products (Must Have)
2. How the products are traded, settled and cleared (Good to Have)
3. Data Analytics (Good to Have)

Skills:

1. Team player with good collaboration and communication skills (Must Have)
2. MS office (Must Have)
3. Confluence/JIRA (Good to Have)
4. Familiar with process modelling tool (Good to Have)