At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money . Upvest 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 financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.

We are proud to partner with Europe's leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. Upvest is backed by €280M in total funding from world-class investors, including BlackRock, Tencent, Sapphire Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Earlybird, Notion Capital, and Motive . Our latest €105M funding round in March 2026 - led by Sapphire and Tencent - serves as a massive catalyst for our growth, allowing us to offer premier investment experience.

About the role:
As a Brokerage Operations Intern you will dive into the fast-paced world of capital markets. You will support our Brokerage Managers in daily trading activities, risk management, order monitoring, and the operational rollout of exciting new investment products. This is a unique opportunity to learn the intricacies of trade execution, algorithmic trading, and investment management from industry experts.

What you'll do:

• Order Management & Best Execution: Support the daily monitoring of trade executions and order flows to help ensure client trades are processed accurately, on time, and in strict adherence to best execution policies.
• Risk Management & Algorithmic Trading Support: Assist the team in monitoring algorithmic trading flows and evaluating daily operational risks, helping to ensure our automated trading systems run smoothly and within defined risk parameters.
• Market Abuse Monitoring & Compliance: Support the continuous monitoring of trading activities to assist in identifying potential market abuse scenarios. Help prepare data for regulatory compliance reporting (such as MiFIR, MAR, or Best Execution).
• Investment Universe Management: Assist in managing and expanding our offered investment universe across various European and EMEA jurisdictions, ensuring new and existing assets align with local regulatory and operational requirements.
• Trade Execution Support: Assist with the daily operational processes surrounding trading, including the execution handling for equities, mutual funds, and ELTIFs (European Long-Term Investment Funds).
• Product Planning & Launch: Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Operations teams to assist with research and operational readiness for new brokerage product launches across different regions.
• Ad-Hoc Brokerage Projects: Actively participate in team projects aimed at improving execution mechanisms, rectifying mistrades, and optimizing our internal trading infrastructure.

What you bring:

• Keen Interest in Markets & Data: A strong, demonstrable passion for financial markets, data analysis, trading, and the fintech ecosystem.
• Foundational Knowledge: Basic understanding of market structures, trade lifecycles, and different financial instruments (knowledge of mutual funds, ELTIFs, or algorithmic trading concepts is a great bonus!).
• Analytical Mindset: High attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and a proactive, "hands-on" attitude when dealing with complex data.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable working with data and eager to learn about trading platforms, market data tools (like Bloomberg), and internal order management systems.
• Communication: Fluency in English is required; German is a strong plus.

How we Upvest in you:

• Impact-driven work: We're building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It's complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You'll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits.
• Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.
• Inclusion: We're committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.

Our Values:

• Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions.
• Own the outcome. We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection.
• Rise to the challenge. We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together.
• Tell the story. We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others.

Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.