Operational Risk & Resilience Apprentice

Operational Risk & Resilience Apprenticeship

Programme start date:
September 2026

Duration: 1-2 years

Are you interested in understanding how operational risk and resilience protect the financial system? Do you want to learn how clearing houses ensure business continuity, manage incidents, and strengthen risk frameworks? Would you like to contribute to meaningful risk-related activities in a global market infrastructure?

Our Operational Risk & Resilience Apprenticeship provides the ideal springboard for an exciting and meaningful career in global financial markets.

LSEG is at the forefront of trading services – a fundamental part of the financial and transactional services that support and enhance the development of businesses and economies across the world.

As an apprentice, you will join one of our flagship trading services – LCH SA, a leading global clearing house providing clearing services to international clients.

To be eligible, you should be currently studying for a master's degree in finance, risk management, audit, compliance, economics, business or a related field.

The duration of the apprenticeship will vary from 1 year to 2 years depending on your programme.

What you will do

We have a number of teams looking for an apprentice and, depending on your placement, you may join one of the following business areas:

First Line Resilience

• Daily operational risk monitoring (reports, dashboards, meeting minutes).
• Participating to the implementation of Operational Resilience-related frameworks (TPRM, BC, etc) within LoD1 and coordinates transversal activities
• Contributing to analyses related to Operational Resilience risks (Business Continuity risk, Third Party risk, etc)
• Participating in Business Impact Analyses (BIA), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and walkthrough exercises.
• Preparing materials for committees and governance forums.
• Ensuring alignment with internal risk policies and Group standards.

Second Line Risk

• Supporting the Risk team in incident analysis and follow-up.
• Operational risk oversight and monitoring (reports, dashboards, meeting minutes)
• Contributing to maintenance of the operational risk information system (action creation and monitoring) and methodology
• Supporting the Crisis Coordinator (exercise preparation, minutes, action tracking).
• Participating in Business Impact Analyses (BIA), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and walkthrough exercises.
• Supporting default management simulations and transversal coordination activities.
• Preparing materials for committees and governance forums.
• Ensuring alignment with internal risk policies and Group standards.
• Contribute to the 2
  
  LOD control plan execution (testing and deep dive) to assess control framework maturity.

We will work with you during the recruitment process to understand your strengths and interests to determine the right pathway for you.

What We are Looking For

• You should be currently pursuing a master's degree in finance, economics, risk management, compliance, audit, business, or related field.
• You will need to show excellent French and English written and verbal communication skills.
• You should have a demonstrable interest in financial markets, operational risk, and resilience. A strong interest in risk topics, regulatory frameworks, or compliance is a real advantage.
• We're after people who are curious about data and like solving problems—if you enjoy digging into information and coming up with new ideas or solutions, you'll fit right in.
• Being able to see the bigger picture and make connections between different things is a great skill to have.
• Our teams work quickly and things can change fast, so you'll need to show you can focus, bounce back from setbacks, and roll with whatever comes your way.
• Most importantly, we want friendly team players! If you like working with others and can communicate well, we'd love to hear from you

We value not just what you achieve, but how you achieve it.

Recruitment Process:

• The first stage of the recruitment process involves making an application and submitting your resume.
• The next stage of the application process is an untimed Immersive Online Assessment. The assessment is designed to give you an insight into what…