Internship: Global Markets, Cross Asset Structuring [Jan - Jun 2027]

OCBC Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Comprehensive benefits

Community initiatives

Learning & development opportunities

Wellbeing and growth

Job summary

OCBC Bank Singapore is offering a Cross Asset Structuring internship to gain hands-on exposure to structured products, quantitative analysis, risk management, and trading technologies. You will collaborate with structurers, traders, quants, and developers to enhance pricing and automate processes.

The role emphasizes data analysis, programming with VBA and Python, and cross-team collaboration to deliver tailored investment solutions in Global Markets. Open to learners and driven students.

Qualifications

• Analytical, curious about financial markets and technology.
• Proficient in VBA and Python.
• Currently pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Structuring Desk Support: provide operational support to the Cross Asset Structuring desk, including daily pricing runs, risk monitoring, reporting, and the preparation of product-related materials.
• Risk & Performance Reporting: generate daily P&L and risk dashboards to facilitate business monitoring, risk management, and decision-making.
• Structured Product Analytics: support the pricing and analysis of structured products across multiple asset classes, ensuring timely and accurate outputs.
• Pricing Infrastructure Enhancement: collaborate with front office developers, quantitative analysts, and traders to improve pricing engines and enhance the capabilities of in-house structured product pricing systems.
• Process Automation: develop, maintain, and enhance VBA- and Python-based automation tools to streamline workflows, improve scalability, and increase operational efficiency.
• Sales Enablement: support the automation of structured investment idea generation and product pricing to improve responsiveness and support client engagement activities.
• Data Analysis & Insights: analyse market, pricing, and risk data to identify trends and provide actionable insights to the business.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: work closely with structuring, trading, sales, quantitative, and technology teams on business initiatives and process improvements.
• Ad-hoc Projects: support strategic projects, system enhancements, and innovation initiatives as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Python

VBA

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Tools

Python

VBA

C#

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future‑ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future‑ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join Be part of a team that develops innovative investment and risk management solutions across asset classes for a diverse client base.

As a Cross Asset Structuring Intern, you'll gain hands‑on exposure to structured products, quantitative analysis, risk management, and trading technologies. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside structurers, traders, quants, and developers to enhance pricing capabilities, automate processes, and support the delivery of tailored solutions to clients across Global Markets.

How You Succeed

To excel in this role, you'll need to be analytical, curious, and passionate about both financial markets and technology. You'll work closely with structurers, traders, and quantitative professionals to support product pricing, risk monitoring, and automation initiatives. Your ability to analyse data, solve complex problems, and leverage programming to improve workflows will help drive efficiency and support informed business decisions.

What You Do

Your responsibilities will include:

• Structuring Desk Support: provide operational support to the Cross Asset Structuring desk, including daily pricing runs, risk monitoring, reporting, and the preparation of product‑related materials
• Risk & Performance Reporting: generate daily P&L and risk dashboards to facilitate business monitoring, risk management, and decision‑making
• Structured Product Analytics: support the pricing and analysis of structured products across multiple asset classes, ensuring timely and accurate outputs
• Pricing Infrastructure Enhancement: collaborate with front office developers, quantitative analysts, and traders to improve pricing engines and enhance the capabilities of in‑house structured product pricing systems
• Process Automation: develop, maintain, and enhance VBA‑ and Python‑based automation tools to streamline workflows, improve scalability, and increase operational efficiency
• Sales Enablement: support the automation of structured investment idea generation and product pricing to improve responsiveness and support client engagement activities
• Data Analysis & Insights: analyse market, pricing, and risk data to identify trends and provide actionable insights to the business
• Stakeholder Collaboration: work closely with structuring, trading, sales, quantitative, and technology teams on business initiatives and process improvements
• Ad‑hoc Projects: support strategic projects, system enhancements, and innovation initiatives as assigned

Who You Work With

The Cross Asset Structuring team partners sales and trading teams to design, price, and deliver tailored investment and risk management solutions across multiple asset classes. You'll work alongside experienced structurers, traders, quantitative analysts, and developers who combine market expertise, analytics, and technology to create innovative client solutions. Through this role, you'll gain valuable exposure to structured products, financial engineering, quantitative analytics, and the broader Global Markets business.

Who You Are

Open to learning and feedback

Strong interest in financial markets, structured products, and quantitative analysis

Analytical, detail‑oriented, and intellectually curious

Proficient in VBA and Python

Comfortable working with large datasets and analytical models

Strong problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Able to work effectively both independently and within a team environment

Knowledge of statistics, data analytics, or quantitative modelling would be advantageous

Familiarity with C# or other programming languages would be beneficial

Self‑motivated with a willingness to learn in a fast‑paced environment

Currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

• Exposure to structured products and cross‑asset solution development within a leading financial institution
• Hands‑on experience supporting pricing, risk monitoring, and reporting activities for structured products
• Opportunities to develop programming and automation skills using VBA and Python
• Exposure to quantitative analytics, pricing methodologies, and risk management concepts
• Experience building dashboards and visualisation tools to support trading and risk decision‑making
• Opportunities to contribute to the enhancement of pricing engines and front‑office technology solutions
• Exposure to collaboration across structuring, trading, sales, quantitative, and technology teams
• Experience applying data analytics and automation techniques to improve business processes and operational efficiency
• A deeper understanding of how structured products are designed, priced, monitored, and delivered to clients across multiple asset classes
• Practical experience at the intersection of financial markets, quantitative analysis, and technology within a dynamic Global Markets environment

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities.
• Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future‑ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA‑by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly‑owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open‑architecture product platform to source for the best‑in‑class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.