Intern - Investment & Operations Change (f/m/d)

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

Are you a motivated and ambitious student looking to launch your career with a leading organization? We are seeking passionate students with a track record of academic excellence and a drive to make a difference. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong analytical skills, adaptability, and effective communication. You should be a team player who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We are committed to give our people the opportunities and experiences they seek to thrive and gain personal fulfilment. We will work with you to craft your own career, develop your personal growth, and align your achievements with your ambitions.

We are looking for you! We are currently hiring a forward-thinking and results-oriented Intern (f/m/d). This full-time position will be based in our Frankfurt office for 6 - 9 months, with a planned start in mid-January 2025.

What you will do

You will be part of the Investment & Operations Change team with colleagues based in Frankfurt, Munich, London, Paris, Luxembourg, and Milan. You will be based in Frankfurt and support our project managers on following topics:

• Analyze our existing service offering, identify improvement ideas and possible options for a future target model.
• Identify automation potential along our Investment & Operations value chain and design as well as implement central platform solutions to increase the degree of automation.
• Analyze the impact of asset management regulatory changes to AllianzGI and design as well as implement required measures to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Process operational tasks to support investment product / investment fund lifecycle events such as product launches, mergers, transfers, closures, and other life cycle events related to brokers or service providers.
• Work closely together with Project Managers to support them on projects. Take over your own tasks within projects under your own responsibility.
• Support our department managers on strategic initiatives aiming at improving the quality and efficiency of the Investment & Operations Change Team internal procedures.
• Create and document workflows, processes, and presentations. Support regular project reporting processes incl. project pipeline management, resource, and capacity management.
• Support IT applications owned by the team, capture user requirements. Manage issues and provide fixes and solutions.

We are looking to expand our team with a highly motivated intern with a creative mind and a willingness to explore new challenges.

What you bring

• You are currently enrolled as a Bachelor or Master student in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Computer Science.
• You have a first internship / work experience in the financial industry. 
• You have very good communication skills, a strong written and verbal command of English. German is nice to have, but not mandatory.
• You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You have very strong MS Office skills, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• You have some knowledge of IT programming languages (e.g. Python)
• A valid visa incl. work permit (for foreign students) and academic enrolment until end of contract is mandatory.

What we offer 

• Possibility to work from home several days each month
• Mental health and wellbeing programs (EGYM Wellpass)
• Mobility solutions (Subvention Jobticket, Deutschlandticket etc.)
• Canteen subsidy
• Corporate Benefits     
• … and so much more! 

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We respect difference and diversity and reward individual performance and teamwork. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. We encourage you to join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position!

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com