Job Description

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success

What You'll Be Doing

Stifel’s Information Technology (IT) Department provides technical support to our 9,000+ employees firm-wide and maintains our technological infrastructure. Our IT associates include software engineers, developers, programmers, analysts, and more.

The Information Technology (IT) Intern will represent Stifel IT’s infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, and customer support teams by performing various complex and confidential duties. This position will have the opportunity to work in service areas such as our IT Service Desk, Endpoint Computing, IT Operations, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Mobile Teams to develop professionally by contributing to projects that support the business.

What We're Looking For

• Work with and assist Stifel IT professionals in their daily duties to help develop an understanding of the Stifel business models through the lens of our various IT support teams.
• Apply academic knowledge and learn new skills by contributing to various projects.
• Work according to standards and practices set by IT Service Desk management or senior team members.
• Assist in creating and maintaining IT operational workflows, knowledge documents, and communications to IT and Stifel employees.
• Assist in the preparation of reports.

What You'll Bring

• Strong analytical skills focused on using logic, reasoning, and data to identify complex relationships, including research and discussion of recommended uses.
• Ability to research a problem from beginning to end, creating detailed documentation
• Basic understanding of financial industry terminology and concepts.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or problem approaches.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information effectively.
• Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of responsibility.

Education & Experience

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Information technology, computer science, or a related field.

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.