2025 DWS Summer Internship - Finance, Risk & Procurement

About DWS 

At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client-committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities, and the world. 
Today, markets still face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change. This is needed more than ever as we currently experience high interest rates, a once-in-a-lifetime health crisis, a shift in global demographics – and politics – as well as advances in digitalization and economies moving towards a more sustainable future. 
 
While there is always uncertainty in markets, one thing remains clear: there is always a new situation that requires the right investment answers. We call it the new now. 

About the Internship  

The DWS Internship is an opportunity to gain a wide range of practical experience. Individual projects, participation in speaker sessions and networking events will all be part of the internship. Whilst you can expect a high learning curve from our internship, you will benefit from the support of your managers and mentors along with unparalleled exposure to the world of Asset Management. This internship is an ideal way to determine whether a career in Financial Services & Asset Management meets your personal aspirations.    
 
Subject to performance, successful interns may be offered a place on the DWS Graduate P.A.C.E. program the following year. 

About the CFO division

Finance ensures that DWS meets all financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and stock-listed company. To maintain the firm’s financial health, Finance holds the DWS organization accountable for external and internal communicated targets and commitments, hence an accurate and transparent reporting is key to identify risk & opportunities. As a partner of the business Finance is performing deep dives, sensitivity analyses on the financial performance, competitor benchmarking and supports strategic initiatives and portfolio measures. The Finance department covers a broad range of activities like: Group Finance, Tax, Investor Relations, Planning & Performance Management, Treasury, Regional Finance/CFO, Treasury, Financial Control & Oversight, Finance Sustainability, Compensation Control.

A dedicated regional finance team covers all UK entity reporting, financial control and analytics with focus on the local business areas. They are responsible for delivering key outputs to both internal management and external regulators. Additionally, business and infrastructure aligned stakeholder functions drive the financial performance of the various areas of the firm. Together, we oversee all financial details for DWS globally.

The Risk function is part of the CFO division. Risk has group-wide responsibility for the management of corporate and fiduciary risks as well as for the comprehensive control of risk, and ongoing development of methods for risk measurement. In addition, Risk is responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reporting risk on a comprehensive basis. Risk and capital management is performed via a framework of principles, organizational structures and measurement and monitoring processes that are closely aligned with the underlying business activities and associated risk profile.

In the UK, there are several key teams with local and global responsibilities in the Risk space. From a corporate risk perspective, these cover topics such as Non-Financial Risk, Reputational Risk, Model Risk and UK Capital and Liquidity Adequacy processes. And from a fiduciary risk perspective, these mainly cover activities related to investment risk for the Alternatives business.

DWS Procurement is a global team of 50+ colleagues based out of UK, Germany, US, India, and the Philippines. We service all our business globally.

You will get exposure to all Procurement pillars/subfunctions including:

• Category Management: sourcing, commercial and contractual negotiations, contracting, working very closely with our business stakeholders and Legal.
• Strategic Supplier Relationship Management: commercial, contract and service relationship management of our key, strategic supplier partners.
• Third Party Risk Management: pre and post deal management of risk across several risk types
• Outsourcing Office: central oversight and management of our outsourcing portfolio.

As a CFO Intern you will:  

Undertake a series of rotations and project work through Finance, Risk and Procurement. Accountabilities might include, but are not limited to the following:

• Receive on-the-job training by analysing data, creating presentations, and contributing to interesting projects to support the CFO division.
• Support and provide financial analyses and insights to DWS management.
• Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and Procurement colleagues both locally and globally, as well as individuals across the DWS platform.
• Gain insights and knowledge via a speaker series and various networking opportunities.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of Finance, Risk and Procurement roles.
• Receive professional skills training to prepare you for the industry.
• Complete an industry case study with the opportunity to present to senior management.

What we are looking for:  

• Must hold valid right to work in the UK from June through to August 2025.
• Must be available to work full-time (including a minimum of 2 days per week in the London office) from June through to August 2025.
• Must be enrolled and on track to graduate from a bachelor’s or master’s degree in 2026.
• Must possess less than 12 months of full-time, relevant work experience (excluding other internships).
• Strong drive and commitment toward building a career in finance, risk management or Procurement.
• A team player with a curious mind.  
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Programming skills in R, SQL and/or Python would be advantageous.
• A keen interest in financial services.

Our Application Process

• Online application
• Video interview
• Online tests
• Final Interview Day