Intern, Commodities, Food and Agriculture HK

ING Bank N.V. - Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 89,000 - 134,000; Part time

Job summary

ING Bank's Asia internship programme in Hong Kong invites students to gain hands-on experience in Commodity, Food and Agri within Wholesale Banking. You'll support front-office teams, learn structured trade financing, and engage with colleagues across APAC.

This 6-month internship offers onboarding, cross-country networking, and business insight sessions designed to accelerate your learning, with exposure to risk, operations, and client interactions in a global financial institution.

Qualifications

• Minimum GPA of 3 / 4 or equivalent.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to execute tasks efficiently.
• Resourceful and proactive mindset to learning and problem solving.
• Positive attitude in dealing with challenging and difficult situation.

Responsibilities

• Helps the front-office team in managing banking services for clients, including structured trade financing.
• Liaises with clients on deals to ensure risk limits and credit facility parameters are met.
• Collaborates with Middle Office, Risk, Operations and Financial Markets to ensure timely execution.
• Assists in credit reviews, due diligence, call reports, covenant monitoring, and reporting.
• Participates in ad-hoc projects, reporting and client meetings as needed.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

GPA 3/4 or equivalent

Resourceful and proactive

Positive attitude

Job description

ING WB Asia Internship Programme 2027

At ING, we're redefining what it means to be a bank, and we're looking for students who are curious, proactive, and eager to make a meaningful impact. If you're excited to learn, challenge the status quo, collaborate with diverse teams, and turn ideas into action, our internship programme offers the opportunity to gain hands‑on experience, develop your skills, and contribute to an international organisation that values continuous growth and innovation.

Department/Function: Sectors Team: Commodities, Food & Agriculture Internship Period: 6 months ; January-June 2026

About ING Bank ING Bank covers Wholesale and Retail Banking in Asia Pacific. Our Wholesale Banking business is present and active in 11 major economies in the Asia Pacific, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. ING offers both retail and wholesale banking services in Australia. Globally, ING Wholesale Banking has an international network in 40 countries.

As part of our regional internship programme, you'll benefit from structured onboarding, cross-country networking opportunities, business insights sessions and a graduation experience designed to support your learning and professional development while connecting you with interns across APAC.

Job Profile Summary Commodity, Food and Agri (CF&A) is one of the 7 sector pillars of ING Wholesale Banking.

It is a global leading team, consisting of more than 250 professionals dedicated to providing financial solutions to clients involved in the trading of physical commodities (energy, metals & minerals, and agri) as well as producers and processors of metals & minerals, food and agricultural products.

This internship in HK offers a unique opportunity for individual seeking hands‑on experience in the dynamic world of commodity financing.

Interns will support key CF&A initiative within the client-facing Front Office team, working closely with various internal stakeholders Interns will be immersed in a collaborative environment that fosters learning and will gain invaluable experience into the workings of a global financial institution.

What will you be doing?

• Helps the front-office team in managing banking services (including but not limited to structured trade financing solutions) offered to clients (or prospective clients)
• Liaises with the client within the portfolio in deal management / transaction requests and ensuring that proposed deals are in conformity of the bank’s risk appetite and/or approve credit facility parameters
• Works closely with the relevant product partners (including Middle Office, Risk, Operations, Financial Markets, among others) to ensure smooth and timely execution of transactions, and completion of credit review / credit modifications.
• Assists in credit & operational tasks including credit reviews, customer due diligence management, call reports, covenant monitoring and management reporting
• Participates in ad-hoc projects or assignments, reporting, commercial and clients’ meeting where necessary

What qualities and skills are we looking for?

• Minimum GPA of 3 / 4 or equivalent
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to execute tasks efficiently
• Resourceful and proactive mindset to learning and problem solving
• Positive attitude in dealing with challenging and difficult situation

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)

ING’s vision is to unlock our people’s full potential through our inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop and have impact for our customers and society.

To achieve this vision, our policies support diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind with regard to age, gender, gender identity, cultural background, experience, religion, race, ethnicity, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, social origin, or any other status protected by applicable law.

If you require any assistance or if we can accommodate you in any way when participating in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you to ensure a fair and accessible process.

Read more about our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging here.

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Joining ING means working with friendly and collaborative people towards making a positive impact on people and planet. We believe in empowering the people around us and our customers to stay a step ahead.

Working here means having the autonomy to drive progress, helping to create superior customer value and contributing to our ambition of putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do.

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