Business Analyst Intern at Garda Capital Partners (Geneva, Switzerland)
Garda Capital Partners· Geneva, Switzerland·
Job description
Garda Capital Partners (Garda) is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 22 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors. We hire, grow, and mentor great talent and remain steadfast in our commitment to building a culture that helps them succeed. Garda is more than a workplace. We are built on trust, integrity, and a shared vision for how we work together, the enduring relationships we build, and the consistency of our results. Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.
Garda is seeking a Business Analyst (BA) intern to join a global team responsible for maintaining and enhancing the firm’s core third-party trade capture and P&L system. This role focuses on supporting multiple asset classes (Rates, FX, Commodities, Credit, Equities) with close collaboration across Trading Assistants, Middle Office, Risk, and Technology teams.
The ideal candidate will be hands-on in managing real-time support, gathering user requirements, coordinating with vendors or internal teams, and ensuring system stability and accuracy in a high-paced trading environment.
Position Responsibilities:
- Real-Time & End of Day Support: Provide comprehensive, real-time application support for various users (PMs, Risk, Middle Office, Trading Assistants).
- System Monitoring: Perform start-of-day checks, including monitoring market data feeds, risk reports, and FIX message flows.
- User Requirement Gathering & Solution Delivery: Collect and analyze user requirements (Trading Assistants, PMs, Quants). Collaborate with internal tech teams or 3rd-party vendors to design, test, and deploy system enhancements.
- User Onboarding: Support the onboarding of new users and ensure smooth adoption of system functionalities.
- Release & Hotfix Testing: Coordinate and perform local user testing for new system releases or urgent patches.
Qualifications & Desired Skills:
- Domain Knowledge:
- Understanding of Fixed Income (Swaps, Bonds, Bond Futures & Options) and FX products (Forwards, Swaps, Options).
- Prior exposure to Trading Assistant, Middle Office, or Systems Support functions is preferred.
- Technical Skills:
- Familiarity with market data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg) and troubleshooting data connectivity issues.
- Basic SQL and experience with job schedulers are advantageous.
- Soft Skills:
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills to interface with users and technical teams.
- Education: Master’s degree in STEM or Finance.
- Prior Bloomberg terminal experience is a plus.
Why work at Garda Capital Partners
- Culture: Emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, continuous learning, and accountability. Leaders are approachable, and employees are encouraged to take initiative. Values include rigor, fairness, transparency, and excellence.
- Work environment: Global offices with a hybrid/office presence (roles listed in Geneva, Zug, New York, and Wayzata). The firm combines the agility of an entrepreneurial firm with the discipline of an established institution.
- Career growth: Focus on long-term career development; employees are given “lived experiences” and opportunities to shape outcomes. Open roles include Quantitative Researcher, Software Engineer (AI Tooling), Data Engineer, AI Intern, and Investment Analyst.
- Notable perks: Flat structure, cross-departmental collaboration, and a strong emphasis on integrity and work-life balance (the firm explicitly avoids short-termism).