Summer Intern, COO Management

Beschreibung:

Company Description

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide.
Our teams of experts in close to 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis CIB is committed to aligning its financing portfolio with a carbon neutrality path by 2050 while helping its clients reduce the environmental impact of their business.
As part of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group's financial strength and solid financial ratings (Standard & Poor's: A+, Moody's: A2, Fitch: A+, R&I: A+).

Job Description

Role Summary: This internship will support the COO for the Asia Pacific & Middle East region in driving operational excellence, strategic initiatives, and cross-regional projects. The intern will contribute to analysis, coordination, and execution of priorities impacting multiple markets and functions, focusing on enhancing efficiency, governance, and stakeholder alignment. A key focus will be supporting automation and AI initiatives, including their governance, documentation, and adoption. The intern will gain exposure to senior-level decision-making, regional operations, and transformation projects by working closely with the COO and regional leadership team.
Main Responsibilities:
* Stakeholder Engagement: Prepare for senior meetings, coordinate follow-ups, draft communications, and support awareness campaigns for automation/AI initiatives.
* Operational Duties: Manage regional operating rhythm, consolidate and analyze data, maintain tracking tools, provide day-to-day operational support, and track automation/AI use cases.
* Governance & Risk: Prepare materials for governance forums, track risks and controls, ensure policy compliance, and support governance standards for automation/AI.
* Improvement & Innovation: Research best practices, identify improvement opportunities, design tools/dashboards, contribute ideas for digitalization/AI, assess automation/AI opportunities, and document workflows.
Qualifications:
* Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data/Analytics, Computer Science, or related field.
* Strong academic record and graduation date after the internship.
* Previous internship/project experience in consulting, financial services, corporate strategy, operations, technology, or similar analytical/coordination roles is a plus.
* Demonstrated interest in automation, data analytics, and/or AI is a plus.
* Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal); French or Asian languages are a plus.
* Ability to work full-time during the summer internship.
Skills:
* Functional: Strong analytical skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel), organized, detail-oriented, ability to document processes.
* Leadership/Behavioral: Proactive, self-motivated, strong interpersonal skills, resilient, adaptable, high integrity, curious about new technologies.
* Specific: Interest in Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, cross-cultural awareness. Basic familiarity with automation/AI concepts is a plus.
* Transformative: Basic understanding of project management, familiarity with data visualization/collaboration tools is a plus, curious about digital transformation, interest in learning governance/change management for AI/automation