Business Analyst Intern

Thought Machine's mission is bold - to properly and permanently rid the world's banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking and built core and payments technology which runs natively in the cloud. What we are attempting is hard and means we need great people working together to build great technology.

We have grown rapidly in the past few years - growing our team to more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Sydney. We have raised more than $500m in funding and are now valued at $2.7bn. Our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, and more.

We have created a culture enabling our team to produce the best work in the industry, ensuring we have fun along the way. We're regularly cited as having a fantastic workplace culture and have been recognised by Sifted magazine as having one of the highest Glassdoor ratings for a UK fintech company and the most generous employee share package in the industry. We've been named AltFi's B2B Fintech of the Year, placed in the FinTech50, and named one of Europe's fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times in 2023.

We are currently searching for candidates to join us for a paid 12 week internship this summer. In this role, you will work with the Business Analyst team, who are key in enabling us to deliver value by understanding our clients' requirements and driving our product as a solution to meet their needs. Our programme will support your growth and development whilst working alongside senior leaders in fintech.

You will participate in internal projects, as well as external projects supporting the gathering of requirements from end users and then work to refine the requirements into designs to help build out banking products. You will be expected to work closely with Client Delivery Managers, Client Engineers, and Client Architects to support the implementation of requirements to ensure it meets the needs of the clients.

Feedback from previous interns

"I never felt like 'the intern', and consistently felt respected as an engineer in my own right in the way people responded to me and worked with me" - 2021 intern.

"I feel like I learned so much at Thought Machine, and there's such a friendly, welcoming atmosphere" - 2021 intern.

Requirements

Alongside having the core skills below, the new member of the team should be excited to understand the customer journeys associated with running a bank, how banking products work "from the inside", work with other Business Analysts to identify relevant use cases, and collaborate with Client Engineers during the build, test, documentation, and demonstrations.

Essential

• Currently studying for a degree in business, economics, computer science, mathematics, or another analytics discipline
• Excellent analytical approach and problem solving skills with attention to detail
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex subjects to technical and business audiences
• Ability to work effectively within a team, and independently, to achieve the defined goals and deliver successful projects
• Proficient in Google Workspace or equivalent, including Google Sheets, Slides and Docs
• Stakeholder relationship management skills

Desirable

• Financial services and / or banking experience
• Project scheduling and coordination skills
• An understanding of Agile methodology, and requirements management
• Experience working with internal or external clients in previous software delivery projects and managing stakeholder expectations
• Preference will be given to applicants graduating in either 2024 or 2025.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• 25 days holiday and bank holidays (prorated)
• Flexible working hours
• Access to outstanding learning materials and courses
• Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
• All the latest tech you need
• Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals
• Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
• A talented and experienced team as your colleagues
• An environment where we encourage learning and progress

Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on people's everyday lives. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.