Intern - ONT, Strategy & Transformation, Spring (Jan to June 2025)

Job Summary

SGX (Jan - Jun 2025) Spring 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 and runs from January – June 2025. We invite you to realise your potential with us!

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

Strategy & Transformation Internship Programme

Strategy & Transformation

Brief Overview:

The Strategy & Transformation Team is a team that works closely with our CIO and CTO focusing on setting out strategic goals and turning them into transformation opportunities in the technology and operation space. Our initiatives span across a wide range of initiatives including digital transformation, GenAI/AI/Analytics implementation, new technology exploration etc.

Learning Objectives:

• The intern will be part of one of our initiatives (likely digital transformation) driving some of the key initiatives that achieve digitalization, automation, process re-design, AI implementation, data-driven decision making, UX/CX design.

• In addition, he/she will have the opportunity to research on industry trends and emerging technologies to see how new technologies can cater to current and future business needs.

• He/She can look forward to work alongside CTO, Technology Heads, Business owners, Project Managers, to gain knowledge and exposure to market trends and business operations. 

Job Description:

• Drive some of the key initiatives in a digital transformation initiatives – identify pain points in an existing process, do user interviews, solution design to ensure value, draw out process flows and E2E UX etc.

• Provide support in the research and evaluation of industry trends and technology advancement

• Provide support in preparation of technology management reports, presentations and papers

• Collaborate with various teams in the organization on strategic technology projects

• Participate in decision-making discussions at management level.

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Strong problem solver and critical thinker

• Can do mindset

• Comfortable with ambiguity and solve with a 80/20 approach

• Thorough with checking the work and is detailed oriented (esp. with numbers)