Operations Excellence Intern (f/m/d)

At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.

We are proud to partner with Europe’s leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. We’re backed by world-class investors such as Hedosophia, Sapphire, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and Motive Ventures.

We are seeking an Operations Excellence Intern to support Upvest’s Operations Excellence team. In this role, you will drive strategic initiatives to optimize workflows, enhance efficiency, and ensure operational readiness.

You’ll oversee daily operations, leverage data to implement impactful improvements, and collaborate across teams to support seamless product launches. Join us to shape and elevate our operational excellence.

• Take full ownership of strategic initiatives to streamline and enhance operational processes, aligning them with company objectives and growth strategies

• Support close collaboration with other teams to ensure operational readiness and the seamless integration of new tools and product launches, whether driven by upstream or downstream initiatives

• Utilize data-driven analysis to identify inefficiencies, workload challenges, and cost drivers, implementing impactful solutions to improve performance

• Develop cross-functional training initiatives to foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure team agility and adaptability to evolving business needs

• (Ongoing) Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Business Administration or STEM

• Strong interest in fintech, investment infrastructure and start-ups in general

• Experience with process automation, incl. Artificial Intelligence applications is a plus

• Strong data analysis skills, ideally using Python & SQL, with a proactive, self-driven approach to problem-solving

• Strong investigative and analytical abilities, with keen attention to detail and error identification

• Excellent communication skills, incl. the ability to foster cross functional collaboration

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Fluency in English (written and verbal); German proficiency is an advantage

• Impact-driven work: We’re building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It’s complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You’ll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits.

• Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.

• Inclusion: We’re committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.

• Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions

• Own the outcome. We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection.

• Rise to the challenge. We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together.

• Tell the story. We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others.

Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.