2026 DWS Summer/fall internship - client & Investment monitoring - Frankfurt

About the DWS Internship   

The DWS Internship offers a unique and exciting opportunity to gain a wide range of practical experiences through individual projects, speaker sessions and networking events. With strong support from mentors and managers, you will be challenged to grow while gaining valuable insights into the world of Asset Management. This is an excellent way to determine whether a career in Financial Services & Asset Management meets your personal aspirations.     

Subject to performance, successful interns may be offered a place on the DWS Graduate P.A.C.E. Program the following year.

About the Team 

DWS Client & Investment Monitoring is a global control function, which supports other divisions such as the Investment, Client Coverage and Product Divisions. We oversee the divisional governance and resource management processes to enable an effective operation of the Chief Administrative Office Division as well as the implementation of our strategic priorities.  

Following teams are looking for interns in Frankfurt: 

• Investment Guideline Management 
• Client Due Diligence  

About the Investment Guideline Management Team 

DWS Investment Guideline Management is an independent, global, first line of defense control function focused on post-event detection. The team ensures portfolios of various legal entities are managed in compliance with laws and regulations, client requirements and guidelines, including fund disclosure documents. Furthermore, the team ensures that the relevant parties are contacted, and breaches are closed in a timely manner. Following sub-teams are based in Frankfurt:

• IGM Implementation
  The team is responsible for the coding/implementation of the investment guidelines within the compliance engine.
• IGM Change & Initiatives
  The team is responsible for projects throughout the entire IGM value chain.

As our DWS Intern, you will: 

• Support IGM processes and day-to-day activities related to capturing, implementing and monitoring investment guidelines 
• Support the implementation of tools/applications to enhance efficiency and improve oversight to the IGM processes 
• Assist with projects in relation to improving business processes and/or communication with other stakeholders, including custodians and auditors 
• Contribute to improving tools, by translating (non-technical) user requirements into codified solutions  

About the Client Due Diligence Team 

DWS Client Due Diligence – Closed End Funds Team is responsible for the administration of 21 funds with 20 thousand investors. We are the first point of contact for the investors and the representatives and carry out all responsibilities of the funds (e.g. maintenance of the investor register, distributions, tax results, Shareholders' meetings). 

As our DWS Intern, you will: 

• Support with investor administration in the Closed End Funds business 
• Assist with inheritance processing and KYC processing responsibilities 
• Capture data in SAP 
• Assist in facilitating correspondence with legal successors