2026 Americas Risk Management Intern
About The Position
About the Team ARM, led by the U.S. Chief Risk Officer, is responsible for the identification, measurement, monitoring, reporting, escalation and mitigation of risk across all activities within Mizuho Americas. Within ARM, there are four key risk stripes: Credit Risk, Market & Liquidity Risk, Non-Financial Risk, and Enterprise Risk. Summary This program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to spend 10 weeks in one of the risk stripes. Successful interns will be offered full time analyst positions following graduation in ARM’s rotational program, which provides diverse exposure through a set of structured placements among several participating teams. C ore Responsibilities: Day-to-day responsibilities will vary depending on risk stripe placement: Credit Risk: Assisting with credit analyses across Wholesale and Counterparty Credit, preparing risk committee packages, obtaining counterparty financial information and maintaining credit files, monitoring credit exposures, limits and related reports, supporting new business activities and interfacing with the front office and other internal departments Market & Liquidity Risk: Contributing to the measurement, monitoring and reporting of market and liquidity risks to the CRO, Senior Executives and Trading Management. The Market Risk team supports 30+ trading desks / sub-desks across the entire Corporate Investment Bank (CIB). They work with the trading desks to formulate the desk’s limits structure and also reviews and approves large transactions that may impact risk. The Liquidity Risk team oversees liquidity risk limits, stress testing, and serves as an Independent Review Function (IRF) to provide an effective challenge to front office with regards to liquidity risk management processes. Non-Financial Risk: Reviewing the current risk profile and challenging the business/oversight functions (“Divisions”) on their assessments. Analyzing risk data such as risk events, self-identified issues, risk acceptances, Risk & Control Self Assessment (RCSA) and other various framework components to identify weaknesses in the control environment and to suggest risk-mitigating solutions.
Requirements
- Undergraduate student working towards a Bachelor’s degree; major in Finance, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics or Economics is a plus
- Expected Graduation date of May 2027
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office products
- Proactive, curious, self-starter who has an interest in pursuing a career in finance
- Demonstrated drive to improve, learn, research, and resolve issues independently and/or with others on team
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills demonstrating the ability to assimilate new information, understand complex topics, and apply sound analysis and judgment
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced team environment
Nice To Haves
- Preference for candidates with strong Excel skills (e.g., proficient with pivot tables, vlookup, filters, charts, tables, formulae etc.).
- Previous experience using Python script, VBA and/ or programming expertise is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with credit analyses across Wholesale and Counterparty Credit
- Preparing risk committee packages
- Obtaining counterparty financial information and maintaining credit files
- Monitoring credit exposures, limits and related reports
- Supporting new business activities and interfacing with the front office and other internal departments
- Contributing to the measurement, monitoring and reporting of market and liquidity risks to the CRO, Senior Executives and Trading Management
- Reviewing the current risk profile and challenging the business/oversight functions (“Divisions”) on their assessments
- Analyzing risk data such as risk events, self-identified issues, risk acceptances, Risk & Control Self Assessment (RCSA) and other various framework components to identify weaknesses in the control environment and to suggest risk-mitigating solutions
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
