Why ING?

The world of banking is changing faster than ever. Thats why we at ING are always broadening our horizons. Our people have a forward-thinking mentality, a strong can-do spirit and enjoy working in an agile environment. 

ING in Asia Pacific

In Asia Pacific, ING offers wholesale banking across 11 markets, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. 

ING offers both retail and wholesale banking services in Australia. INGs regional presence includes a 13% stake in Bank of Beijing, China and a 25% stake in TMB in Thailand. 

Singapore is the regional headquarters for ING's Wholesale Banking (WB) business in Asia, which includes all WB business lines such as Financial Markets, Strategic Products, Sectors, Lending and Transaction Services and other support functions. 

What does the TRM Team do in ING?

We offer different internship opportunities in different departments and locations of our Wholesale bank. This vacancy focusses on positions within the TRM department.   

The Trading Risk Management (TRM) team plays a critical role in safeguarding the banks financial health by identifying, measuring, monitoring, and controlling exposure to market-driven risks. The department works across asset classes and business lines to ensure that trading (Financial Markets) and banking books remain within the banks risk appetite and regulatory boundaries. 

What would you be doing?

Singapore is the regional hub for ING, including for TRM activities. TRM oversees and supports both Financial Markets (FM) desks - such as Rates, FX, Credits, Commodities and Non-Linear Trading etc. - and Group Treasury (GT), which is primarily responsible for managing asset and liability management requirements, funding and liquidity needs, interest rate risks, and investment risks in the banking books.   

The internship will involve exposure to the following areas across either the FM or GT/ALM desk: 

• Gaining an understanding of the desks business and how the risk framework is designed to govern and control its activities 

• Assisting with daily risk reporting and monitoring of key market risk metrics such as Value-at-Risk (VaR), sensitivities in trading books, or interest rate risk, liquidity risk and FX exposures in banking books  

• Assisting with the preparation of management and regulatory reports covering Trading risk or Treasury/ALM risk 

• Tracking macroeconomic events and market movements that may impact risk positions 

• Supporting system and process enhancement initiatives 

• Assisting the team in specific risk analyses as required 

What qualities, skills and other criteria are we looking for?

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Finance / Economics / Statistics / Quantitative Finance or similar 

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with attention to detail 

• Demonstrates strong interest in understanding how banks manage financial risks 

• Good written and oral communication skills 

• Proficient in Excel; some VBA coding/programming knowledge is a plus 

What would you gain from this internship?

Interns leave with a broad understanding of how a banks Market Risk department is set up and operates. He/She/They will have exposure to all asset classes across Treasury and FM Trading, and a clearer understanding of the jobs done on these desks, and potential future career options. 

Need more information?

For information on ING Wholesale Bank, visit https://www.ingwb.com/ (opens in new window)
For information on careers, visit https://www.ing.jobs/Global/Careers.htm (opens in new window)

This is a six-month full-time Internship position starting from July/August 2026.