Internship, Funds

**About Sygnum**

Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and distributed ledger technology (DLT) companies to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenisation and B2B services.

Sygnum holds a banking licence in Switzerland and has Capital Markets Services and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.

**Our values**

A key pillar of our success is the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:

- **S**stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
- **Y**represents the way we say Yes to integrity and humility in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
- **G**reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
- **N**stands for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.

Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. We believe in an open work culture, productive and energised teams, and are proud to build solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together” we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.

**About the role**

The Sygnum Clients team helps corporate, institutional, and individual clients navigate the breadth of our offerings across Custody, Brokerage, Credit & Lending, Token Products, Asset Management and B2B.

Potential clients include funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded products, proprietary trading firms, public and private pension funds, asset managers, etc. With Sygnum, you are part of a highly motivated team in a fast-growing industry.

We are seeking a dynamic Intern to join our Funds & Hedge Funds team at our Zurich office. This is an exciting opportunity to support Sygnum in its mission to become the global partner bank of choice for digital assets.

During your 6-month internship, starting in January/February 2025, you will play an active role in supporting our team with day-to-day operations and assisting in the preparation of client visits and management of client dossiers.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing daily client support, initiating and monitoring client transactions, and executing trading orders
- Working on projects and collaborating with various internal departments, gaining exposure to different aspects of our operations
- At least completed bachelor studies or equivalent
- A people person with distinct customer focus, enjoyment of direct customer contact and a strong inner drive to deliver world-class customer service
- A strong interest in financial markets and its products, as well as in business development and sales
- Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English
- Fluency in German is a plus
- Ability to work in a structured and reliable manner

**Our Offer**

Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team that is building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that embraces meritocracy, collaboration and open communication. Alongside our ambitious long-term vision, we also come together for reaching important milestones and annual crypto-industry anniversaries like Bitcoin Pizza Day, and regularly celebrate our joint achievements at company events as part of our journey to shape Future Finance.

Sygnum offers a comprehensive package of benefits for all team members. They include:

- Opportunity to be part of a movement shaping the future of our world’s financial system
- Experienced leadership teams who are masters of scale and facilitate smart growth
- Colleagues that are friendly, diverse, professional, highly skilled, international, and motivated
- Flexible/Work from home policies
- Professional development via our inhouse Mentoring and Buddy programmes as well as targeted training opportunities

If the summary above reads like your profile, please send us a cover letter about why you are interested in this position with Sygnum and your CV. Even if you're not there yet, but you still think you could be a good fit for our team, please contact us and we'll figure it out. Thank you