Intern - Risk, Risk Validation (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. 

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.

Risk Management Roles:

• Enterprise Risk
• Analytics, Models and Quantifications
• Risk Control and Policy
• Risk Validation
• Risk Policy and Planning

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/implement agentic AI for validation/ risk management used case.

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, 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 basic understanding including pricing of financial products including: futures, options, bonds, interest rates.