Apprenticeship - 1 year - Quantitative analyst in credit stress tests F/H

Apprenticeship - 1 year - Quantitative analyst in credit stress tests F/H

Location: Paris

Company Description

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide. Our teams of experts in close to 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis CIB is committed to aligning its financing portfolio with a carbon neutrality path by 2050 while helping its clients reduce the environmental impact of their business. As part of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group’s financial strength and solid financial ratings.

Job Description

POSITION AND MISSIONS

You are joining our Forward-Looking & Stress Test Modelling (FLSTM) team as a Quantitative Stress Test Analyst Credit / IFRS9 for an apprenticeship of 1 year starting September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Conduct redesign, monitoring and improvement work on internal models for projecting risk parameters in compliance with internal modeling guidelines and supervisory requirements.
• Present methodological reviews to the validation committees within Natixis and Groupe BPCE and, where applicable, to supervisory bodies.
• Participate in the operational integration of developed models and calibrations.
• Manage relationships with business lines, Finance, and IT as part of internal model evolutions.
• Develop efficient analysis tools and methods, conduct ad-hoc quantitative studies related to internal models.

Work in an international environment with a community of experts who place excellence, impact and collective action at the heart of everything they undertake.

Benefits

This position is based in Paris with the possibility to work from home. You will receive an attractive salary calculated according to your training and level of education. Benefits include transportation reimbursement up to 60%, paid leave, access to the company’s restaurant, health and welfare coverage, profit sharing and/or participation in proportion to attendance, and access to the works council. Opportunities for internal mobility, career development, training, and contribution to corporate foundation initiatives are available.

Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Bachelor’s level student preparing a degree from an engineering school, business school or university specializing in Data Science or Machine Learning. Mastery of statistics, econometrics, SAS and Python. Knowledge of structured and corporate finance professions and regulatory requirements (EBA guidelines, CRR3, CRR4, IFRS9 standards). Strong analytical skill, synthesis, rigor, and writing and oral presentation skills. Autonomy and fluent in English. Ideal candidates are ready to commit to the apprenticeship timeline.