Architas is a dynamic Investment Company, focused on delivering multi-manager investment propositions. Our consistent investment process enables us to design multi-manager solutions as well as act as a centre of investment excellence for the AXA Group. We are a member of the global AXA Group, bringing multimanager expertise to the whole company.

Within Architas France, Architas Hedging Modeling Services was set up as a transversal initiative to offer investment solutions with guarantee throughout Europe and Asia. We design, manufacture, deliver and distribute unit linked investments with guarantees. 

The Hedging team are based in Paris. The team function is to perform the daily calculation and hedging of financial risks within a pre-defined hedging strategy, the daily calculation of the Profit and Loss (P&L) and its accurate attribution. Continuous tools maintenance and upgrade as well as improvements in the strategy are made to achieve the best hedging P&L possible. The hedging services team is in direct interaction with clients and partners.

MAIN MISSIONS 

Within the hedging services team of Architas France, the intern will take part in daily hedging operations on our Variable Annuity products. The main areas of responsibility for this position are:

• Daily monitoring of risks and calibration of hedging transactions
• Understand and analyze hedging P&L evolution and attribution

Participation in the maintenance and evolution of the tools used by the team  Beside these missions, the intern will work on the implementation of the ESG data provider service that the hedging team is aiming to establish and contribute as a result to Architas Hedging Modeling Services activity growth.

Qualifications

• Master degree level student in mathematics or finance, or engineering school : gap year or graduation internship

Technical Skills

• Advanced financial mathematics, asset modeling, derivatives products and stochastic techniques.
• Good knowledge of financial markets and saving products, insurance related risks and hedging techniques. Knowledge of Variable Annuities is a plus. 
• Knowledge of VBA and C#. Experience on Bloomberg is a plus. 
• Languages: English, French.

Interpersonal Skills

• Must be organized, rigorous and able to prioritize tasks.  
• Flexibility to adapt to dynamic projects in a multi-cultural environment

Autonomy, results oriented, willingness to improve processes and suggest innovations, capacity to share information and best practices  

Qualifications

• Master degree level student in mathematics or finance, or engineering school : gap year or graduation internship

Technical Skills

• Advanced financial mathematics, asset modeling, derivatives products and stochastic techniques.
• Good knowledge of financial markets and saving products, insurance related risks and hedging techniques. Knowledge of Variable Annuities is a plus. 
• Knowledge of VBA and C#. Experience on Bloomberg is a plus. 
• Languages: English, French.

Interpersonal Skills

• Must be organized, rigorous and able to prioritize tasks.  
• Flexibility to adapt to dynamic projects in a multi-cultural environment

Autonomy, results oriented, willingness to improve processes and suggest innovations, capacity to share information and best practices