Model Risk and Default Management Internship

Role Description

Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical intern to join our Model Validation team at LCH SA, part of the Risk Department. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in risk management, default Management, and Recovery Plan within a leading CCP.

Key Responsibilities:
Model Validation Process:

- Update of the model validation inventory and actions in the MRM tools.
- contribute to the improvement of the Model Validation process and procedure.

Recovery Plan
- Participation to workshops with internal stakeholders on specific parts of the plan if the need arises
- Daily monitoring of recovery plan indicators and monthly production of Early Warning Indicators report
- Participate to the enhancement of the reporting (including automatization where relevant)

2nd Skin In The Game
- Quarterly coordination of Second Skin In The Game update
- Review and monitoring of the Second Skin In The Game indicators
- Preparation of documentation that is submitted quarterly to governance enhancements.

Qualifications
- Education: Currently pursuing or recently completed a master’s in finance or engineering.
- Technical Skills: Process Design, PowerBI
- Analytical Thinking: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with complex datasets.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills in French and English.
- Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.

Personal attributes:

- Enthusiastic individual with high focus on delivery, “can do” mindset
- Innovative, self-motivated person who delivers high quality work consistently with mínimal guidance and a positive work attitude
- Solve complex problems and bring new perspectives to existing solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, good attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders.
- Strong sensitivity to operational risk

Diversity & Inclusion

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our colleagues thrive personally and professionally through our shared values of Integrity, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence are at the core of our culture. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We are always looking at ways to become more agile so we meet the needs of our teams and customers. We believe that an inclusive collaborative workplace is pivotal to our success and supports the potential and growth of all colleagues at LSEG.

About LCH

LCH is a leading multi-asset class and multi-national clearing house, serving major exchanges and trading platforms as well as a range of OTC markets. LCH’s world-class risk management framework provides exceptional levels of protection to international markets, as has been proven through the management of past defaults. As demand for robust clearing services continues to grow, LCH is committed to achieving the highest standards of risk management across all asset classes cleared. LCH is majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L), a diversified international exchange group that sits at the heart of the world's financial community.

About Us (LSEG)

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) is a diversified international market infrastructure and capital markets business sitting at the heart of the world's financial community. The Group can trace its history back to 1698.

The Group operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange and Turquoise, a pan-European equities MTF. It is also home to one of the world’s leading growth markets for SMEs, AIM. Through its platforms, the Group offers international business and investors unrivalled access to Europe's capital markets.

The Group is a global leader in indexing and analytic solutions. FTSE Russell offers thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets around the world. The Group also provides customers with an extensive range of real time and reference data products, including SEDOL, UnaVista, and RNS.

London Stock Exchange Group is a leading developer of high-performance trading platforms and capital markets software for customers around the world.

Headquartered in London, with significant operations in North America, Italy, France and Sri Lanka, the Group employs approximately 4,700 people.

Values & Behaviours

Integrity: My word is my bond. Integrity underpins all that we do - from unshakable commitment to building and supporting global markets based on transparency and trust, to every transaction across our business with each and every stakeholder. We are a source of enduring confidence in the financial system, so when we say that our work is our bond - we mean it.

Partnership: We collaborate to succeed. We pride ourselves