ICT Risk Apprentice

Role profile

Within the Risk & Compliance department, a team of more than 40 talented professionals in Risk, Business Continuity Management, Internal Control and Compliance, spread across our various geographies, is ensuring to preserve the value assets and reputation of the company. Identifying and assessing risks, implementing mitigation actions, informing and raising staff and business awareness, monitoring and ensuring compliance with the appropriate regulations are the core activities embedded in our team.

In this department, Group Resilience, Operational and Technology Risk Team is covering the second line of defense function on ICT (Information and Commination Technology) Risk, including Data, IT, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity and Third‑Party risk for the Group. The team also ensures the continuous strengthening of ICT Risk Management and Digital Operational Resilience maturity across the Group. Stakeholders are located in all Euronext entities (Paris, Porto, Milan, Oslo, New York, Dublin, Copenhagen…).

We are seeking a proactive and structured ICT Risk Officer to strengthen Euronext’s risk management framework and Digital Operational Resilience Strategy, and to further enhance our capacity to identify, assess and monitor the main ICT and operational risk drivers arising from both internal and external environments, including geopolitical tensions, market dependencies, technological disruption, AI evolution and emerging cyber threats. An important focus will be on forward‑looking risk assessments and the integration of emerging threats into the ICT risk framework.

You will play a key role in developing, coordinating and overseeing ICT Risk across the Group, working closely with a broad community of key experts, including Risk Managers, Business Continuity Managers, IT and Cybersecurity specialists, and Data and Innovation teams.

You will support the deployment of the Digital Operational Resilience Strategy and contribute to AI risk assessments, the monitoring of cyber threat intelligence outputs, and the analysis of geopolitical, physical and climate-related risks. You will also optimize ICT risk tools, methodologies and processes to ensure consistency and effectiveness across the Group.

You will actively contribute to the definition, consolidation and reporting of the Group ICT Risk Profile, supporting senior management oversight and informed decision-making related to digital and operational resilience.

Key accountabilities

We are looking for a motivated apprentice to join the Group Risk team. The apprentice will support the team in strengthening the Group’s ICT risk management framework and Digital Operational Resilience Strategy across all Euronext entities.

The apprentice will contribute to the development of local ICT and operational risk profiles within Euronext entities and support transversal, Group‑level risk analyses.

Mains activities are:

1. Threat intelligence; Emerging Risk

• Support the preparation of regular monitoring and analysis of the external risk environment, including emerging ICT and operational risks.
• Contribute to the identification of risk scenarios and potential impacts related to cyber threats, AI evolution, geopolitical developments, and other emerging risk drivers.
• Coordinate inputs with the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team and consolidate insights obtained from internal and external working groups.

2. Contribute to local Risk profile

• Assist in the review and update of local operational and ICT risk profiles across Euronext entities, in close collaboration with local Risk Managers.
• Cover key risk domains including cybersecurity, data, IT, third‑party providers, and Business Continuity.

3. Risk Process optimization, template and Reporting

• Support the review and enhancement of ICT risk management processes, methodologies, templates and tools, including internal procedures.
• Contribute to the preparation of internal reports, dashboards and presentations for management and governance forums.
• Assist with the tracking of action plans and improvement initiatives and support the sharing of best practices across the risk management community.

4. Support Crisis Management and Exercise Programs

• Assist in the preparation and coordination of crisis management and resilience exercises (e.g. cyber incidents, natural disasters).
• Support the development of exercise scenarios, injects and documentation.
• Participate in the documentation of ICT resilience and recovery exercises, including lessons learned and follow‑up actions.

Required skills and Experience

Education and Experience

• Bac+4/5 or gap year Sciences Po, Business Schools, Risk management, European affairs, International affairs, Threat intelligence Master Degree…
• Knowledge in risk
• Interest in digital risk
• Project Management skills
• International environment

Skills and Competencies

• Dynamic, rigorous, curious and quick to react
• Good writing and communication skills
• Autonomous and able to take the initiative
• Fluent in French and English
• Please include information about your work-study schedule in your application
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to analyse, summarise and present information
• Ability to organise and execute work efficiently
• Good interpersonal skills and team spirit
• Autonomy

What can you get from this internship/apprenticeship:

• Mastery of resilience and crisis management concepts, methodologies and tools
• Multi-skilled
• Be able to work in an English-speaking environment
• Be comfortable communicating in internal meetings
• Understand the challenges of our sector, know how to analyse and synthesise complex information
• Knowledge on the Financial ecosystem

Euronext Values

Unity

• We respect and value the people we work with

• We are unified through a common purpose

• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

• We act with integrity in everything we do

• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

• We take smart risks

Energy

• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

• We focus on and encourage personal leadership

• We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

• We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.