Euronext

Euronext is the primary exchange in the Euro zone with close to 1 900 listed issuers worth more than €7 trillion in market capitalization as of March 2026, an unmatched blue-chip franchise and a strong diverse domestic and international client base.

Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets. Its total product offering includes Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. Euronext operates regulated markets, Euronext Growth and Euronext Access.

ESG Team

Within Euronext, the ESG Department is in charge of promoting ESG financial products (indices, bonds, derivatives, equities etc.), developing thought leadership on sustainable finance as well as supporting Euronext clients in their ESG journey, improving Euronext’s own ESG ratings, co-implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), delivering Euronext’s SBTI 1.5 degree roadmap, and training employees on ESG/Sustainable Finance topics. Our mission is to build capital markets for future generations. As ESG is a transversal topic that runs through the organization, the team works in collaboration with many geographies and teams to create and promote the ESG value proposition.

The mission

We are looking for someone either in their gap year or at the end of its studies for a 2 year VIE based in Athens (possibility to change for another location of the Group after one year).

Within the ESG team, the VIE will:

• Support the ESG team the roll-out of the Sustainability Strategy
• Provide qualified updates on evolving ESG regulations and competitors’ initiatives
• Contribute to the structuration and animation of Euronext Sustainable Network, Euronext Sustainability Week
• Participate to the organization and development of Euronext trading Game, part of the Euronext Foundation’s scope
• Contribute to Euronext’s Sustainability Reporting (CSRD, rating agencies et.)

Profile

• Final or penultimate year student from a Tier 1 university, business or engineering school, with strong academic credentials

Desired attributes and skills

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Perfect command of English (oral and written)
• A good knowledge of the financial sector
• A pronounced interest in Sustainability-related topics
• Previous internship/position in ESG consulting, an ESG Department or in Sustainable Finance is a plus
• Team spirit
• Outside the box thinking
• Appetite for communication, partnerships, events
• Strong MS Excel and Powerpoint skills

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.