Risk & Compliance Intern

Join us today as a Risk and Compliance Intern!June 2027First Business Bank is a Top Workplaces USA company, learn more here. 

At the heart of First Business Bank, we believe success comes down to putting people first. Our people are our priority — they embody ambition, experience, and client focus. The result is extremely engaged employees who provide unmatched client satisfaction. With comprehensive total rewards to support our team members, a commitment to valuing each other’s differences, and a focus on improving our communities, we are confident you’ll find the experience is your advantage. We’re delighted you’re considering joining us

As an intern with First Business Bank, you will gain valuable work experience in a professional environment, leveraging your prior experience, education, and involvement.  Our interns play an essential role in the departments they are part of, working on important responsibilities, special projects, and networking with our teams. 

Important Information – Internship Length, Hours, & Schedule:  This internship will start June of 2027 and will be fully onsite at our Madison, WI location. Flexibility of working hours during the school year with a consistent minimum of 10 hours per week. It will run through the end of the school year for May 2028. 

Position Overview:
The Risk and Compliance Internship will provide the opportunity to learn from a highly skilled team of professionals within the Legal, Risk and Compliance team of a publicly traded (NASDAQ: FBIZ), multi-billion dollar, commercially focused financial services company based in Madison, Wisconsin. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, the intern will support projects in support of the team relating to various aspects of enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, countering, and fraud. The program will also provide mentorship, training and development opportunities, and overall company and community immersion experiences. 
Projects will be in support of:

• Third Party Risk Management – Set up of existing vendors within the bank’s vendor management system including contract terms, in support of assessing the inherent and residual risk of all third parties
• Risk Assessment – Development of risk assessments to identify the inherent risk, controls and residual risks for the Company’s 8 independent business lines.
• Audit support - Assist with coordination of collection of information for bank audits and reviews.
• Data Management – Organize team files across multiple databases and develop a library for document tracking.
• Management Committee Support – Update presentations and reporting in support of various management committees.

Requirements: 

• Be pursuing a degree in business or related field
• Strong technology proficiency (strong skills in Excel required)
• Above average communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to prioritize work to meet numerous levels of deadlines
• Demonstrated drive, initiative, and work ethic