Job Description

Your area of work

As an intern (f/m/d) you will support the team in the Clearstream Model Validation department in ensuring the robustness, accuracy, and compliance of the risk models.

Your responsibilities:

• You will assist in validating risk models used for operational risk, credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk management
• You will perform statistical analyses and backtesting to assess model performance and review model assumptions, methodologies, and limitations
• You will develop and run stress-testing frameworks to evaluate model robustness under extreme scenarios
• Furthermore, you will research innovative approaches to enhance model accuracy and validation processes
• You are also supporting in document findings and prepare validation reports in alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., CSDR, MaRisk)
• Besides that, you will work on automation of the validation scripts

Your profile:

• You are currently pursuing a Master’s/PhD in a quantitative field such as Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or related quantitative disciplines
• You have strong programming skills in Python, R, or a similar language
• You are familiarity with statistical analysis, probability theory, predictive modeling, data science techniques, time series analysis, clustering, etc.
• You have a basic understanding of financial products (e.g., fixed income) and risk management concepts
• Morover, you have excellent problem-solving abilities with a keen eye for detail
• You have a strong ability to interpret and critically analyze data and also effective communication and writing skills
• Additionally, you have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team
• Furthermore, you are proficient in written and spoken English, German is a plus

Start date: 01/12/2026