AddressAXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a leading asset manager offering a diverse range of investment opportunities across traditional and alternative asset classes. Through our products, we aim to diversify and grow portfolios while delivering long-term value and investment performance to our clients.
As of December 2023, AXA IM manages approximately €844 billion in assets, with €480 billion incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria, sustainability, or impact considerations. We are committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across eligible assets by 2050 and integrating ESG considerations into our operations, from security selection to our actions and corporate culture.
By the end of December 2023, AXA IM employs over 2,700 staff members across 23 offices and 18 countries. AXA IM is part of the AXA Group, a global leader in insurance and asset management.
Discover your opportunity
As part of the Market & Liquidity Solution (MLS) department, you will join our Fixed Income (FI) Trading team, based in Paris, for a full-time 6-month internship.
The MLS department brings together the trading and securities financing activities of AXA IM and the investment departments of the AXA Group's insurance companies.
Our teams are spread across 4 distinct legal entities, each under the supervision of a regulatory authority: AXA IM GS (UK), AXA IM IF (France), AXA IM Inc (US) and AXA IM Asia Ltd (HK).
MLS - Trading teams cover all financial asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Listed and OTC Derivatives, FX, ETFs)*
- Analysis of market automation standards within the Fixed Income expertise
- Analysis of data and production of Tableau dashboards in close collaboration with FI traders
- Improving and optimising daily post-trade reporting
- Participation in the team's Data Science activities and projects
- Helping to formalise specifications for our internal tools and creating Excel/Python models to define new functionalities
- Supporting traders in their day-to-day activities
Key Interfaces (internal and external people/organisations/committees)
Internal
- Daily interactions with traders of the team and data scientists
Interaction with all stakeholders of the trading activity (Business Coordination, Business Quality, Low touch team…)
External
- Banks
What the internship will offer ?
This internship will give you the opportunity to thrive in the world of Buy-Side Fixed Income trading with a leading player, to improve your financial and IT knowledge and to play an active part in the life of the desk, contributing to the development of new tools/reporting and improving existing ones. In constant interaction with traders, support functions and banks, you will be able to discover the various front-office functions and develop a network of contacts.
Your Profile
Share your unique expertise:
Education/Qualifications
- Student in final year of Master 2 (or equivalent) in applied mathematics, finance, machine learning or Data Science, engineering school
Experience
- Prior internship experience in a financial environment is desirable but not required
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge in programming and data management (Python, SQL, Tableau)
- Curiosity, reactivity, analytical skills, team spirit, adaptability
- Autonomy and mathematical rigour
- Strong numerical and analytical background
- Interest in data visualisations
Competencies
- Curious and eager to learn
- Ability to articulate ideas clearly with sharp communication skills and a teamwork mentality
- Proactive, inquisitive mind, autonomous, and results-oriented
- High attention to detail
- Fluent spoken and written English
About AXA
The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.
We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.
Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters
Our values: Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA
About the Entity
At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose – to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.
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What We Offer
We are committed to offer you an environment where you can:
Grow your potential: Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.
Shape the way you work: Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working, competitive health benefits, among many others.).
Thrive within a diverse community: Play a role within a responsible company that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Move the world forward: Join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer and company, notably through the AXA Heart in Action association. As part of our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.
