Internship Financial Markets | Strategic Business Risk Management & Front Office Supervision

This internship opportunity at ING Bank is for a Strategic Business Risk Management & Front Office Supervision Intern within Financial Markets.

Your work environment

Financial Markets (FM) is the Bank’s gateway to the professional markets around the world. Our primary function is to service the needs of ING’s clients with products, services and guidance. FM aims to be a significant player in our market leader and challenger markets, with an additional presence in all the major international markets and specialist expertise in selected emerging markets and products.

Your team

FM eServices is a specialized team within ING Financial Markets, dedicated to enabling seamless access to trading venues, exchanges, clearing houses, and post-trade infrastructure. Operating at the intersection of market connectivity, regulatory compliance, and process innovation, eServices plays a pivotal role in supporting ING’s global trading activities. The team combines deep domain expertise with agile delivery to manage onboarding, change initiatives, and operational workflows across financial market infrastructures. By driving efficiency, governance, and strategic alignment, FM eServices ensures that ING remains responsive to evolving market demands and regulatory landscapes.

Your activities

We offer a unique internship for an analytically strong MSc student to support the development of our Strategic Business Risk Management agenda and the enhancement of Front Office Supervision within Financial Markets.

The role sits at the intersection of strategy, business risk management, and electronic trading oversight, giving you direct exposure to senior stakeholders and insight into how supervisory frameworks are designed and implemented.

You will work closely with the eServices Lead for Electronic Markets & Front Office Supervision on initiatives shaping next generation first-line supervision and front-office accountability. An ideal fit for students from strategy-focused programmes.

As a Strategic Business Risk Management & Front Office Supervision Intern, you will work on:

Strategic Development & Operating Model Design

• Contribute to the design of the Strategic Business Risk Management operating model, including responsibilities, workflows, and interaction models with other functions
• Support activities in our strategic development plan for Front Office Supervision
• Conduct comparative analyses of supervision models across industry peers, regulatory expectations, and global governance frameworks

Front Office Supervision Enhancements

• Support the implementation of the first-line supervision model for electronic and voice trading
• Assist with strengthening oversight of algorithmic trading
• Help develop risk indicators, alerts, and supervisory dashboards

Execution & Stakeholder Support

• Support senior stakeholders by preparing presentations, steering materials, and strategic documents
• Contribute to drafting new procedures and supervisory guidance documents

We offer you

A stimulating environment with a strong team consisting of experts in Financial Markets, Machine Learning/AI and Venue Management, as well as frequent and close collaboration with Regulatory, Compliance and Legal colleagues.

Preliminary requirements

• Applicants will need to be registered as a student with an educational institution for the entire duration of the internship.
• Please note: to do an internship at ING, you must be either an EU national or a non-EU national enrolled in an educational institution in the Netherlands.
• During the duration of your internship at ING, it is mandatory to be enrolled at a Dutch university (or EU-university for EU passport holders).

Rewards and benefits

This is a great opportunity to train with highly skilled people who are experts in their field. You’ll do a lot and learn a lot – not only about your specialist area and the bank, but also about yourself and whether this type of environment is right for you.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Internship allowance
• Your own work laptop
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues