Operational Risk Intern [2027 Internship Program]

The job

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Job description

Job Description

Build Your Future at DTCC

As an Operational Risk & Resilience Intern, you will gain exposure to how DTCC identifies, assesses, monitors, reports, escalates, and manages operational risks across the organization. Operational Risk & Resilience partners with business units and corporate functions to help stakeholders understand risk exposures, strengthen decision-making, and support the resilience of critical business processes. You will contribute to risk management activities, reporting, analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives while building a practical understanding of operational risk management and resilience in a financial services environment.

At DTCC, interns contribute to meaningful work while learning how the financial markets operate behind the scenes. You will be part of a structured summer experience that combines team-based project work, training, feedback, mentorship, and opportunities to connect with leaders and peers.

About the Summer Internship Program

The Summer Internship Program is a 10-week experience designed to build a strong foundation for early-career talent. The program includes orientation, training, manager engagement, feedback milestones, networking, and development experiences that help students explore potential full-time career paths, including EDGE where applicable.

What you will gain

• Hands-on work connected to real business priorities, not only observation or administrative tasks.
• Structured orientation and training to help you understand DTCC, the industry, and your business area.
• Manager support, mentorship, peer connection, and opportunities to build your network.
• Development experiences focused on communication, feedback, professional skills, and career readiness.
• Mid-point and final feedback to help you understand your strengths, development areas, and potential next steps.
• Exposure to DTCC culture, values, and community engagement.

• Support operational risk assessments monitoring activities, and analysis efforts used to evaluate operational risk exposures.
• Assist with developing and maintaining key metrics, dashboards, and management reporting used to monitor operational risk trends and communicate insights to stakeholders..
• Produce, maintain, and enhance reporting materials, metrics, and analyses that support risk governance and management decision-making.
• Support opportunities to improve risk management processes, reporting capabilities, and operational effectiveness through process reviews and continuous improvement activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business and support functions to support risk initiatives, communicate findings, and contribute to strategic and operational projects.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations, or any other related field
• Expected graduation date: Spring 2028
• Minimum GPA: 3.2
• Authorization to work permanently in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

• Coursework, projects, prior work, internship, student organization, volunteer, or leadership experience related to the role.
• Interest in financial services, technology, operations, risk, data, business, or the specific business area.

• Curiosity, initiative, and willingness to ask questions.
• Strong communication, organization, and follow-through.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to use feedback and adapt as you learn.
• Collaboration, professionalism, and accountability.

• Competitive hourly compensation.
• Hybrid work model: 3 days in office and 2 days remote, based on team schedule.

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This is a Internship role in the Finance and Insurance field (Treasury, payments and risk) at DTCC. An internship is a short, structured role for students or people changing field; it usually pays less than a permanent job and is meant to teach the work.

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The city

The job is in Jersey City, NJ. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Jersey City compares. Among the 100 largest places in New Jersey, Jersey City is #2 by population, #93 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #91 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #19 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Hudson County, is #3 of 21 counties for average pay ($94,901).

The place in numbers

Jersey City has 294,078 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 3.1% of the population of New Jersey. It covers 15 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 19,940 people per square mile. The median age is 34.7, 13% younger than the state median (34.7 against 40.1).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,007 a month (rent plus utilities), 17% above the state median ($2,007 against $1,720). Over a year that is 24.6% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $566,900, which is 5.8 times the median household income ($97,710); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 27.9% of households own their home, 56% below the state average (27.9% against 63.8%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area has 9,492,000 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $61,430 a year, 20% above the national median ($61,430 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (1,109,360 jobs, median $55,080); healthcare support (843,730 jobs, median $40,100); sales and related (751,110 jobs, median $47,540). The area is most specialised in healthcare support (1.8 times) and legal (1.7 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($171,990) and legal ($150,990). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Hudson County was 3.8%. 70.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Hudson County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 26.1% drive alone, 36.1% use public transit, 5.5% walk, 24.7% work from home. 36.0% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 54% above the state average (36.0% against 23.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

54.8% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 26% above the state share (54.8% against 43.6%). 41.7% of residents were born outside the United States, 74% above the state share (41.7% against 23.9%). The poverty rate is 15.6%, 61% above the state rate (15.6% against 9.7%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 76°F (24.4°C), and the coolest is Jan at 30°F (-1.1°C). About 1,227 mm (48 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jun is the wettest month (117 mm) and Feb the driest (80 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Hoboken (3 miles, rent 46% higher); Bayonne (4 miles, rent 16% lower); Kearny (4 miles, rent 14% lower); Union City (4 miles, rent 23% lower). Rent differences are against Jersey City; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Jersey City

• Official website of Jersey City: jerseycitynj.gov
• Census Bureau data profile for Jersey City
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Where to live

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Career paths

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Distances

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What is the Operational Risk Intern [2027 Internship Program] job at DTCC?

A internship role in finance and insurance (treasury, payments and risk) listed 71 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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Jersey City, NJ.

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Jersey City is $2,007 a month and median household income $97,710 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

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Are there similar jobs?

Yes: browse treasury, payments and risk jobs in New Jersey.

Sources and terms

• Job data: The Muse public API (listing dated 2026-08-29). The job disappears from this site when it disappears from the source.
• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
• USAJOBS
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• U.S. Department of State, visas
• NASA POWER climatology
• GeoNames / Census Gazetteer (coordinates)