NAM Quantitative Risk Management Summer Analyst Program – Buffalo

You're the brains behind our work.

You’re ready to bring your knowledge from the classroom to the boardroom, and Citi wants to help you get there. Whether it’s honing your skills or building your network, we know that success can’t come without growth. Our Early Career programs equip you with the knowledge and training you need to play a valuable role on your team and establish a long-term career here at Citi; where we value internal mobility, and career growth is not a question of if, but when.

We provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed.

The Quantitative Risk Management Summer Analyst program will provide a fundamental understanding of risk management, risk governance and risk best practices. You will learn about Citi’s business operations and the risks it manages. Additionally, you will gain a broad understanding of how a portfolio of Risk is managed in a global financial institution using various measurement techniques including VaR, stress-testing and scenario analysis. Quant Risk Analysts will also learn about the risks and rewards from individual financial instruments.

Your time here will look something like this...

The Quantitative Risk Management Summer Analyst Program is a10-week developmental program that introduces Masters students to Risk Management through diversified experiences. Through placement on one of our Risk teams, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects, assess risk, develop business acumen, build upon leadership skills, and deepen your technical and analytical ability.

You will be assigned to a specific role within one of the Risk disciplines including Central Governance, Treasury Risk Management, Global Market Risk, Model Risk Management and Quantitative Risk & Stress Testing. Summer Analysts work closely with management teams, receive mentorship from senior leaders and peers, and are given the opportunity to add value to the risk organization and the firm through responsibilities structured to respond to the increasing regulatory, quantitative, and technical demands of the financial world. This program is aligned with Citi Risk objectives and structured for completion within a two-month period.

We want to hear from you if...

• You are currently pursuing a Masters in Engineering, Science, Technology or Mathematics (Graduating between December 2025-May 2026).

• You have 0-2 years of significant, related work experience

• You possess a strategic and analytical mindset with a global perspective and excellent judgment

• You are willing to take initiative and offer creative solutions and able to step out of your comfort zone

• You possess resiliency to work in an environment of change and competition and are familiar with process improvement 

• You are committed to excellence with a sense of urgency and excitement

• You have proficiency in analytical, coding or data mining tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, Spark, MATLAB, Tableau, PowerBI)

• You are technologically proficient in Excel, Word and Power Point

• You have strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills

• You are able to build and maintain excellent business relationships

Who we think will be a great fit...

• You enjoy statistical analysis for projects and data/modeling validation

• You solve problems through statistical and non-statistical data exploration and can identify data quality issues

• You are willing to reinforce the firm’s Risk Management goals and objectives, ensure Citi’s safety and soundness, enhance capabilities in focus segment, and continue to make Citi a great place to work

• You take initiative, ask questions, eager to learn, have a growth mindset, and want to build leadership skills

As industries all over the globe continue to restructure and grow, we are hiring professionals who have a global perspective and a strong desire for international exposure/assignments and new business challenges. We value diversity and so do you. We’ll be looking for talented people from a variety of universities.