Investment Risk Analyst Intern

About the position

This is your opportunity to gain professional experience working for one of the nation's top public pension fund investment organizations. We are looking for a dynamic, energetic intern who is eager to be a part of our dedicated team. SWIB's intern program offers an opportunity for you to put your skills to use while at the same time to learn new skills in a professional environment. Our internship program is designed to provide meaningful work through hands-on, authentic, professional experiences.

Responsibilities

• Understand the Investment Management business and develop knowledge of the investment management portfolios/strategies, investment processes and Risk management processes.
• Work on projects related to the investment risk management reporting and processes to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Develop and update procedures and controls for the investment risk function.
• Design risk report templates and produce accurate risk reports for Investment Committee and daily investment risk.
• Work on ad-hoc risk analysis projects on an ex-post and ex-ante basis.

Requirements

• Ability to work in Madison, WI for an approximate 10-week period beginning late May/early June 2025.
• An advanced degree in finance, computer science, math, statistics, or related field.
• Work experience related to risk analytics or investment risk management work supporting risk systems will be a plus.
• Knowledge of risk systems (including FactSet, Aladdin, Risk Manager) is desirable.
• Experience in ideally gained at the multi-asset level within a buy side investment manager.
• Experience in working with/understanding the various lifecycles of data management, extraction, loading, transformation to its applications in risk measurement and reporting.
• Working knowledge in composing SQL queries and handling large structured and financial data sets.
• Working knowledge of programming skills in Python, VBA etc. will be a plus.
• Quantitative and statistical analysis skills is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• An ability to be adaptive and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Superb work ethic, attention to detail, team orientation, and commitment to excellence.
• Team player - ability to work independently as well as work as part of a team.
• Flexible - ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and to tight deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• CFA/FRM/PRM will be a plus.
• Experience in risk analytics or investment risk management.