2027 Risk Management Summer Internship Programme - London

About the role

Ten-week summer internship in Jefferies’ London Risk department, starting June 2027. Interns will work flexibly across risk teams and contribute to risk oversight, measurement, monitoring, controls, limit frameworks, exposure reviews and model validation across several risk disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Help establish and implement risk management frameworks, policies and controls.
• Identify and assess financial and non-financial, emerging and new-business risks.
• Measure current and potential risks using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• Monitor risk metrics, limit utilisation and compliance with established limits.
• Review and challenge risk-taking and hedging activities, including exposure deep dives.
• Support risk processes, projects, technology, resourcing and independent model validations.

Risk Areas

• Market Risk assesses potential losses from fluctuations in market values and variables.
• Credit Risk assesses counterparty creditworthiness and ability to meet financial obligations.
• Operational Risk covers impacts from processes, people, systems, third parties and external events.
• Quantitative Risk develops methodologies and models for assessing and measuring risk.
• Enterprise Risk reviews governance, management frameworks and portfolio risk analysis.
• The Office of the COO supports risk delivery and strategic departmental objectives.

Programme Structure

• The placement balances extended stays with selected Risk teams and ad hoc cross-team projects.
• The programme provides experience across a wide range of Risk functions and activities.
• Interns will be based in Jefferies’ London office.