Enterprise Risk Management Summer Internship - Chicago, IL

Ready to disrupt the status quo of financial services?Join Avant from June 1 to August 21 for an immersive summer experience designed to challenge your thinking and sharpen your skills. At Avant, we combine the mission-driven heart of a startup with the scale of a FinTech leader. ...

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Ready to disrupt the status quo of financial services?Join Avant from June 1 to August 21 for an immersive summer experience designed to challenge your thinking and sharpen your skills. At Avant, we combine the mission-driven heart of a startup with the scale of a FinTech leader. We believe the best work happens when we bridge the gap between collaboration and independence; that's why we thrive on a hybrid model, bringing our teams together in the office three days a week to spark innovation while offering the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder. Come help us build better financial products for everyday people, all while growing your career in an environment that values your voice from day one.

We're looking for an intern to join our Risk team In this role, you'll work directly as a member of the team to help build a world-class security and risk management ecosystem. Working within the organization, you'll collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Legal, Compliance, and other teams to help build resilient, automated, and data-driven frameworks and processes that protect our business and our customers. You will play a critical role in transforming how we understand information risks and streamline the workflows that ensure we remain compliant and secure in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do at Avant:

• Support enterprise-wide risk analysis by collecting evidence and modeling potential financial loss scenarios using standardized frameworks to provide data-driven mitigation recommendations.
• Design and implement logical workflows for information security processes, improving efficiency in cross-departmental tasks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Legal, and Compliance to gather requirements, facilitate project updates, and ensure alignment on risk-based initiatives.
• Facilitate the extraction and reporting of sensitive data findings to Legal and Compliance stakeholders to support regulatory reviews and investigations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the daily operations of Enterprise Risk and the wider Information Security team.

Why you're at fit at Avant:

• You are an Undergraduate student majoring in Information Systems, Business Analytics, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Finance, or a related technical-business field
• Proven ability to use AI tools effectively to research, code, and learn new technical concepts quickly and responsibly.
• Exceptional communication skills with a strong ability to liaison between highly technical and regulatory-focused departments.
• Strong statistical and analytical capabilities with the ability to apply mathematical logic to risk scenarios and financial loss estimations.
• Demonstrated ability to build workflows to solve for manual operational bottlenecks.
• Foundational understanding of information security risk, data privacy principles, and financial loss drivers.
• A "builder" mindset with the intellectual curiosity to identify process gaps and suggest solutions while maintaining a high level of integrity and discretion in handling data.

This role is based on our downtown Chicago Office, located in the Merchandise Mart. We highly value collaboration and our hybrid schedule (M, T, Th in-office) enables flexibility to balance work and individual priorities.

Compensation Range:

The base salary range for this job is USD $32 - USD $36/ hour

Employees will be evaluated for any new role at their current level. Employees new to a role typically come in below the midpoint of the pay range. The posted compensation range is based on the level outlined in the job posting, and compensation decisions are dependent on each applicant's experience, skills and abilities.

[If an outstanding applicant's experience and skill level is above or below the qualifications outlined in the job posting, we reserve the right to make an offer at a different level than the one listed in this job posting, which may have a different compensation range.]

Our benefits include:

• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Environment - (i.e. Mon/Tues/Thurs in-person)
• Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and In-Office Snacks
• Summer Fridays
• Fun In-Office and Virtual Social Events
• And who doesn't love the swag

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We believe that a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences helps us create the most innovative solutions for our customers. We invite you to apply to our positions even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed in the description. If you're passionate about our mission and aligned to our values, we hope you'll come contribute to our awesome culture.

Why Avant is the place for you:

At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:

Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too.

Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team.

Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution.

Customer. We are all owners of the customer experience.

Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sht Done.

We believe that great ideas come from anyone and anywhere, that everyone is an owner who drives change, and that we have more fun when we work together. We're problem solvers who love collaborating with intelligent and highly-motivated people to reshape the face of digital banking. Avant offers terrific perks and benefits, fun social events with employees who actually like hanging out together, and a flexible growth environment where trying your hand at new projects and being the active owner of your career path is encouraged and supported.

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