Overview

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Be a catalyst for innovation in OCBC’s Global Markets. As an Investment Solutions Intern, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing our efficiency and analytical capabilities. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your programming skills to real-world challenges, directly impacting the performance of our treasury advisory desk and contributing to smarter investment strategies. This is a chance to learn and grow within a dynamic team at the forefront of financial markets.

How you succeed

To excel, you’ll need a proactive mindset, coupled with a passion for automation and data analysis. You’ll be encouraged to identify opportunities to streamline processes, and to independently develop solutions using your programming expertise. Collaboration is key – you’ll work alongside experienced professionals to deliver impactful results and refine your skills.

What you do

You will be responsible for:

  • Developing and maintaining VBA macros and automation scripts for Microsoft Office tools to improve team efficiency.
  • Building automation tools to reduce manual workflows and optimise processes.
  • Analysing cross-asset exposures to enhance risk analytics through data visualisation and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
  • Supporting the treasury advisory desk with daily trade flows and revenue reporting.
  • Providing timely market updates to support trade idea generation.
  • Performing analytics to assess the performance of treasury investment products across various asset classes.
  • Assisting with data extraction and content preparation for key management meetings and reports.

Who you work with

OCBC Global Markets encompasses Treasury Advisory and Institutional Sales, Asset Liability Management, Trading, and Business Management. All working together, offering services that enable efficient business operations and enabling customers to focus on growth. You’ll be joining a dynamic team – ambitious, award-winning, and driven. It’s about multi-product solutions that maximise opportunity for everyone, you included.

Who you are

  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree.
  • Passionate about financial markets and products.
  • Proficient in programming languages, specifically Visual Basic, Microsoft Excel, and Python.
  • Interested in and knowledgeable about Business Intelligence (BI) visualisation tools like Tableau and Qlikview.
  • Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and suggest process improvements.
  • A strong team player with a collaborative spirit.

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

  • Practical experience in applying programming skills to solve real-world financial challenges.
  • Exposure to the full lifecycle of treasury advisory processes.
  • Opportunities to develop your data analysis and visualisation skills.
  • Insight into the workings of a dynamic and fast-paced global markets environment.

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

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About

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.