2015 Risk Analytics Internship Program - Full-time

The Discover Internship Program is an exciting opportunity to work on challenging projects in a sought after work environment and culture. This program provides participants with:
• Interesting project assignments that support Discover’s strategic priorities and objectives
• Real time and consistent performance feedback
• A team of resources to assist with ongoing training and coaching on career development
• Exposure to managers with excellence in business acumen and effectiveness in managing and developing personnel
• Broad knowledge of cross-functional initiatives, experience and career contacts
• Opportunities to interact with the executive leadership team through program events

Discover identifies individuals who inherently possess Discover Values of Doing the Right Thing, Innovation, Simplicity, Collaboration, Volunteerism, Enthusiasm, and Respect. As a values-oriented organization, Discover’s goal is to hire the best and brightest interns as full-time employees after graduating from their collegiate studies.

Additional Program Highlights:
• Group activities, including networking events among interns and other full-time personnel
• Exposure to and presentations to management (by program)

Risk Management Track:
• Manages the relationship with related business partners and ensures that modeling projects are delivered in a timely manner
• Responsible for model design, development, model implementation, model usage, and model governance requirements
• Performs in-depth modeling audits, including process evaluations of modeling related activities such as data quality, model performance tracking, and model governance policy
• Leverages industry, economic, and market information to perform valuations of capital investment, loss forecasting, treasury function, and other financial model related activities
• Develops and executes complex analysis using machine learning techniques and methods in banking operations including credit risk management, marketing and fraud areas
• Evaluates external data and model vendors. Identifies, evaluates and recommends alternatives to business solutions in order to keep DFS on the technology frontier
• Maintains a high level of competency in statistical and analytical principles, tools and techniques

Qualifications

• Manages the relationship with related business partners and ensures that modeling projects are delivered in a timely manner
• Responsible for model design, development, model implementation, model usage, and model governance requirements
• Performs in-depth modeling audits, including process evaluations of modeling related activities such as data quality, model performance tracking, and model governance policy
• Leverages industry, economic, and market information to perform valuations of capital investment, loss forecasting, treasury function, and other financial model related activities
• Develops and executes complex analysis using machine learning techniques and methods in banking operations including credit risk management, marketing and fraud areas
• Evaluates external data and model vendors. Identifies, evaluates and recommends alternatives to business solutions in order to keep DFS on the technology frontier
• Maintains a high level of competency in statistical and analytical principles, tools and techniques
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.