Brokerage Operations Intern (f/m/d)
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Job description
An internship supporting Upvest's Brokerage Managers in daily trading activities, risk management, order monitoring and the operational rollout of new investment products. It is aimed at someone eager to learn trade execution, algorithmic trading and investment management.
At a glance
- Employment
- Internship
- Work mode
- Remote · Berlin
- Languages
- English – fluent, German
What you'll do
- Support the daily monitoring of trade executions and order flows to help ensure client trades are processed accurately, on time, and in strict adherence to best execution policies.
- Assist the team in monitoring algorithmic trading flows and evaluating daily operational risks, helping to ensure automated trading systems run smoothly and within defined risk parameters.
- Support the continuous monitoring of trading activities to assist in identifying potential market abuse scenarios and help prepare data for regulatory compliance reporting (such as MiFIR, MAR, or Best Execution).
- Assist in managing and expanding the offered investment universe across various European and EMEA jurisdictions, ensuring new and existing assets align with local regulatory and operational requirements.
- Assist with the daily operational processes surrounding trading, including execution handling for equities, mutual funds, and ELTIFs (European Long-Term Investment Funds).
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Operations teams to assist with research and operational readiness for new brokerage product launches across different regions.
- Actively participate in team projects aimed at improving execution mechanisms, rectifying mistrades, and optimizing internal trading infrastructure.
What we're looking for
- A strong, demonstrable passion for financial markets, data analysis, trading, and the fintech ecosystem.
- Basic understanding of market structures, trade lifecycles, and different financial instruments.
- High attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and a proactive, hands-on attitude when dealing with complex data.
- Comfortable working with data and eager to learn about trading platforms, market data tools (like Bloomberg), and internal order management systems.
- Fluency in English is required.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of mutual funds, ELTIFs, or algorithmic trading concepts.
- German is a strong plus.
Your team
Brokerage
Benefits
Impact-driven work: building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe, working with modern technologies with no legacy systems.
- Team celebrations: company-wide events such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and the Holiday party.
- Inclusion: Employee Resources Groups such as Upfem and UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.
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About Upvest
Make investing as easy as spending money
Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest's Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.
Key facts
- over 270 talented professionals
- 2017
- Investment API / fintech infrastructure
- Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing
- Over 270 professionals from more than 70 nationalities
- Backed by €280M in total funding
- €105M funding round in March 2026 led by Sapphire and Tencent
Partners & customers
What they value
- Make it easy for others.
- Own the outcome.
- Rise to the challenge.
- Tell the story.