Intern Advanced Fixed Income (f/m/d)

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

At Allianz Global Investors we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Advanced Fixed Income team is offering 6 to 12 months internships starting as soon as possible. We are looking for forward-thinking and results-oriented final year Master or Ph.D. student. This position will be based in our Frankfurt office.

What you will do

• Actively support the Advanced Fixed Income team and its portfolio managers in their daily investment tasks
• Leverage your technical and data analysis skills to analyse financial markets
• Ad hoc tasks on fixed income instruments such as bonds or derivatives
• Assist in the data value chain (gather new data, clean and structure data, create descriptive statistics, analyse data, use data as model inputs)
• Leverage knowledge of econometric models and machine learning methodologies to help the team in the systematic application of these
• Contribute to the development and optimization of investment processes
• The exact project assignment may vary depending on your skill set and the teams need. For example, your project may focus on secular trends of interest rates, forecasting inflation using state of the art ML tool, forecasting Prepayments of MBS securities, integrate macro data into our proprietary data infrastructure.

What you bring

• Master student in a quantitative and/or analytical discipline (e.g., Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, …)
• Being data driven and programming affine
• Interest in understanding/exploring the financial markets, particularly at the intersect between fixed income, economics, and empirical econometrics
• Solid understanding of statistics as well as macro- and econometrical models
• Basic understanding of Machine Learning tools (e.g. random forest, gradient-boosted trees, support vector machine, …) is useful
• Good knowledge and practical experience in using Python, R, Matlab or equivalent for data analysis (we use Python)
• Basic familiarity with Git, Azure DevOps, or Databricks is useful but not necessary
• Some experience with SQL would be helpful as well
• Very good English (at least C1) and German (at least B1) communication skills
• You are organized, self-motivated and able to work independently with a high reliability
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment as a team player.

What we offer

• Flexible working from home (hybrid model / flexible working hours)

• Mental health and wellbeing programs (EGYM Wellpass)
• Mobility solutions (Subvention Jobticket, Deutschlandticket etc.)
• Canteen subsidy
• Corporate Benefits
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

63912 | Asset & Investment Management | Student | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Temporary