Student for Thesis - Investment Management Insurance

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Job-ID: MER00049BN
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The Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the most successful automotive companies in the world. Together with Mercedes-Benz AG, the vehicle manufacturer is one of the largest providers of premium and luxury cars and vans.

Finance & Controlling Insurance is responsible for the financial management of the insurance activities within Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services. As part of your thesis, you will have the opportunity to work on a practice-oriented topic focusing on the optimization of investments and capital efficiency at Mercedes-Benz Reinsurance S.A. under Solvency II requirements.

These are the challenges you will work on:

• Analyzing opportunities to optimize investment income and capital allocation while considering Solvency II requirements
• Developing a concept to optimize the investment portfolio, with a particular focus on the existing Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
• Analyzing and optimizing the interaction between return, risk, capital requirements and minimum return requirements
• Deriving actionable recommendations for a risk- and capital-efficient investment strategy

The final thesis topic will be defined jointly with your university and Mercedes-Benz.

The position can start from December 2026.

Profil

• Studies in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Studies or a comparable field, ideally with a focus on Finance, Investments or Financial Services
• Initial practical experience in Financial Services, Asset-Liability Management, Asset Management or Investment Management
• Very good German and English language skills, both written and spoken
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Strong interest in capital markets, investments and regulatory topics
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as confidence in working with financial data
• A high degree of initiative, independence and a structured way of working

Additional Information:

We look forward to receiving your online application, including a resume, cover letter, certificates, current certificate of enrollment stating your semester, and proof of the standard period of study. Please remember to mark your documents as "relevant for this application" in the online form and observe the maximum file size of 5 MB.

You can find further information on the hiring criteria here.

Severely disabled applicants and applicants with equivalent status are welcome! The representative for severely disabled employees ([email protected]) will gladly support you in the application process.

People Solutions will be happy to help you with any questions you may have about the application process. You can reach us by email at [email protected] or by phone at 0711/17-99000 (Mon-Fri 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm).

Wir bieten

• Discounts for Employees Possible
• Events for Employees
• Good Public Transport
• Parking
• Canteen, Café
• Inhouse Doctor
• Barrier-Free Workplace

Important note
Please be advised that a valid work permit for Germany is required for non-EU citizens. Unfortunately, applications without a valid work permit and sufficient German language skills may not be considered.

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