Internship - Business Strategy, Innovation and M&A (female/male)

Job description

We have a vacancy at Deutsche Börse AG in Frankfurt am Main

Die englische Version der Stellenausschreibung ist verfügbar. Die deutsche Version wird in Kürze eingestellt.

Duration: 3-6 months* / Start: May 2016 / Working hours (per week): 39 hours

Deutsche Börse AG opens up international capital markets for its customers. This strategic focus puts the company in competition with marketplace operators in London, Paris, Chicago and New York. Deutsche Börse has a broader basis than all its competitors: its product and services portfolio covers the entire process chain: from securities and derivatives trading through the settlement of transactions and provision of market information right up to the development and operation of electronic trading systems. With its process-oriented business model, Deutsche Börse increases the efficiency of capital markets. At the same time, innovation and international growth are important factors of our success. Without them Deutsche Börse Group would not have developed into one of the most modern exchange organisations in the world. More than 4,500 employees work for the Group - a dynamic, motivated and international team.

The Business strategy and Innovation (BS+I) group of the Market Data and Services department, has the mission to ensure a sustainable pipeline of growth initiatives within the MD+S organization, to support employees in the generation and implementation of innovative ideas and solutions, and to contribute to the strategic planning and overall equity story of the MD+S organization. For our M&A related activities and strategic projects, we are looking for an enthusiastic professional under the following guidelines:

Your responsibilities

Strategic Projects: Provide support to project managers in strategic projects within the department (previous internship / work experience in the asset management industry is a plus)

M&A: Contribute in the identification, research and due diligence activities within the M&A unit depending on the focus of the M&A pipeline, support in monitoring and tracking activities of standing M&A processes

Innovation: Support during the standing Innovation Process in evaluating, monitoring and tracking submitted ideas

Individual focus of activities will be tailored to specific requirements during time of internship, as well as experience and focus of Interns

Our requirements

Students must be enrolled in an academic programme recognised by the state during their internship

Bachelors degree in Bus. Administration / Finance / Marketing / Economics (Master's degrees are preferred)

Previous work experience (preferably in activities related to finance / asset management)

Eagerness to learn, to take on responsibilities as well as intellectual curiosity and initiative

Fluency in English

There are numerous good reasons to work for us: responsibility at an early stage, an international work environment and a varied internship-/ studentprogram. *If you want to complete a voluntary internship, i.e. not compulsory based on provisions in higher education law, the maximum duration is three months. When completing a compulsory internship, the duration corresponds to the length of time regulated by your study regulations.