Operations Strategy Intern (f/m/d)

Upvest is on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. The company 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 enterprises alike can save resources and fully focus on their core business.‍

Upvest is one of the few fintechs in Europe that can provide its B2B clients with the full range of investment opportunities in the areas of principal broking business, proprietary trading, and safe custody business for traditional securities. The company was founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing and currently employs more than 180 people across Europe. Its latest €100m fundraising round (Series C) was led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Venture, with continued support from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Motive Ventures, and Notion Capital.

We are based in Berlin. If you're currently located elsewhere but would like to move to Germany, we’re happy to support your relocation.

Your mission

As operations strategy intern you support in driving our teams key initiatives within operations and across the organisation and assisting in strategic projects. This role will work closely with Stephan, our Operations Strategy Lead, to directly contribute to the successful execution of our operations and business key objectives.

At Upvest, our mission is to enable any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. We are proud to collaborate with prominent brands in a rapidly evolving market, and we are only at the beginning of our journey.

What you can expect from this role

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects and work on them closely with the Operations Strategy Lead and Operations team as well as key cross-functional stakeholders
• Support in the definition and execution of our operations OKRs.
• Prepare critical presentations addressing the team or stakeholders (e.g., weekly ops huddle, project updates meeting)
• Lead ad-hoc analyses and research
• Collaborate cross-functionally, supporting the team with internal (product team, legal team, etc.) stakeholders

What you bring

• You worked in a fast-paced environment before (e.g., strategy consulting, venture capital, start-ups)
• You are structured, have very good analytical skills, and know how to solve problems by yourself, allowing you to take ownership and execute projects quickly
• You have excellent written and oral skills in English (with German a plus)
• You are hungry to learn & are passionate about the fintech industry and want to change the investment world to enable more people to invest
• You have a minimum of 4 months & are based in Berlin

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 your growth with a dedicated development budget and plenty of opportunities to advance 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