Upvest, founded in 2017, enables any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. Upvest is an investment firm regulated by the German supervision authority (BaFin). The company currently employs 160+ people across Europe with its headquarters based in Berlin, Germany.
The company is backed by the world’s largest venture capital funds and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and ABN Amro Ventures, as well as by renowned fintech entrepreneurs (including Maximilian Tayenthal, founder of N26, and Felix Haas, founder of IDnow).
We’re looking for fintech enthusiasts to join us in creating the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We’re building the first European Investment API to enable any financial institution offering a wide range of efficient and transparent investment products, such as stocks and ETFs in nominal, portfolio, and fractional form. Our mission and vision is to make investing as easy as spending money.
We’re based in Berlin but are also open to hiring remotely in Germany or Estonia for this role. If you're currently based elsewhere but would like to move to Germany, we’re happy to support your relocation.
Your mission:
Are you passionate about shaping the future of risk management through cutting-edge technology? As a vital member of our team, you will contribute to the enhancement and innovative application of our internal control system and risk assessments by technologically advancing the Internal Control framework within our company. With this, you will participate in safeguarding securities assets, optimising risk management, and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Evaluate and Enhance Internal Controls: Support the analysis of existing internal control processes to identify areas for improvement. Propose innovative solutions to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of these controls.
Engage in Monitoring Activities: Participate in the ongoing monitoring and improving of internal controls.
Contribute to Control Activities: Work alongside experienced professionals to design and implement control activities that address identified risks, ensuring the accuracy of transactions and reliability of financial reporting. Further, you will help the team transform the controls and processes into respective tools.
Support the revamp of OpRisk Assessment: Automate non-financial risk assessments as well as contribute to the monitoring, identification, and evaluation of operational risk incidents, including near-misses and loss events.
Reporting and Analytics: Generate regular reports and dashboards from the OpRisk database to highlight incident trends, key risk indicators (KRIs), control effectiveness and areas requiring management attention.
Support Risk Assessment Initiatives: Collaborate with the team to conduct risk assessments, helping to ensure that all banking operations are aligned with our risk management objectives. Your fresh perspective will be invaluable in identifying emerging risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
Project Management: Support in coordinating audit processes across various teams to ensure smooth collaboration and timely execution.
Facilitate effective communication and information flow: Contribute to the development and distribution of clear, concise communication on internal controls and non-operational risks policies to all relevant stakeholders, enhancing awareness and understanding throughout the organisation.
Work cross-functionally with other Upvest teams (Operations, Product, Engineering, Growth, Finance and People), as well as external stakeholders (vendors).
Experience a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.
Job requirements:
You can commit to a 3 - 6 month full-time internship.
You're passionate about Fintech and investment and eager to deepen your expertise in risk management within a BaFin-licensed institution. The idea of contributing to a resilient and forward-thinking internal control system excites you, as you understand its critical role in securing a company's future.
Bachelor/Master in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or similar.
Eager to learn and driven to grow.
You’re excited to discover and implement innovative tools that make a real impact.
Collaboration energises you, and working in diverse teams feels natural — you thrive in environments where everyone brings something unique to the table.
You love taking on challenges, owning your work, and iterating quickly to see fast results.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
You're willing to relocate to Berlin (where our office is located) to fully experience the dynamic team culture at Upvest.
You are eligible to work in Germany.
Why Upvest?
- We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest. You have the opportunity to contribute to this change.
- We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
- We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing (equally important is that we hire decent people, who are passionate about their craft and helping us achieve our shared mission).
- While we're not quite fully-remote, we are committed to being a flexible employer, as we understand you don't have to be in the office to do your best work.
- We live a culture of empowerment, trust (that we hire the best people and get out of their way) and openness (there's a greater advantage in sharing information than keeping it to ourselves).
Our values:
- Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future. We give and request honest feedback knowing that we develop together. Progression over Perfection.
- Team first. We make it easy for others. We value our differences and are open to others' opinions. We win and celebrate together! Team over Egos.
- Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together. We are proactive and get the job done. Outcome over Process.
- Tell the story. We always start with the why. We share knowledge to empower others. Transparency over Complexity.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
