Fixed Income Portfolio Internship

Description du poste:

Generali Asset Management is currently looking for a junior resource to support the fixed income portfolio management team, especially for implementing automation tools on both the operational and reporting sides.

The ideal candidate will support the team on the following activities:
* Set up and continued development of a merged web platform consolidating the portfolio optimization tool already present, enhancing its capabilities and functions;
* Working on automating data feeds to the tool from multiple sources.
* Preparing technical documentations on the underlying optimization techniques.
* Perform benchmarking activities on insurance portfolios via their integrations into the optimization tool;
* Maintenance and development of portfolio management reporting through Power BI dashboards;
* Implementation of new automation projects and support on special top down driven projects/requests

Profil requis du candidat:

* Degree in Economics or Finance or quantitative related fields (Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance preferred),
* Fluency in English (written and spoken)
* Analytical, IT and quantitative skills(Excellent skills in Python and VBA are a must, other object-oriented programming languages could be considered)
* A basic but solid knowledge of financials markets, especially Fixed Income, and macroeconomics
* Proficiency in Office tools

Nice to have:
* Knowledge of a second foreign language (German a plus and/or French)
* Knowledge of main financial data providers (Bloomberg, Reuters)
* Exposure to BQuant and Bloomberg PORT
* Experience with optimization algorithms and/or ML/NLP techniques and applications
* Interpersonal skills and ability to work in an international team
* High degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to different situations