Enterprise Risk Management Summer Internship at Avant in Chicago HQ

Summary: Avant is a FinTech leader that combines the mission-driven heart of a startup with the scale of a larger organization. They are seeking an intern to join their Risk team, where you will support enterprise-wide risk analysis and collaborate with various departments to enhance security and compliance processes. Responsibilities: - 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 Required Skills: Risk analysis, Information security, Data privacy principles Important Skills: Statistical analysis, Workflow design Nice-to-Have Skills: AI tools proficiency, Communication skills, Problem-solving mindset, Collaboration Benefits: 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