Intern - Summer 2027 Undergraduate Internship Program (Asset Management)

Russell Investments • Seattle, WA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Russell Investments’ Summer 2027 Undergraduate Internship Program is a full-time summer internship based in Seattle. Interns are treated as full members of their teams and contribute to meaningful projects while learning from industry professionals. The program is intended to prepare undergraduates for future full-time roles in investment management through exposure to different parts of the business and collaboration with associates across the Investment Division.

Interns will be placed on a team and work full-time alongside experienced professionals. Depending on team placement, work may involve private-markets research and portfolio analysis; equity or fixed-income portfolio analytics; risk reporting and performance analysis; product research and analytical support; or sales and marketing analytics. Specific positions for 2027 may vary.

The internship lasts 10–12 weeks. Interns must be able to work 40 hours per week and spend at least four days per week in the office during the summer. The program is not open to applicants who currently or in the future will require employment-based immigration sponsorship, including students who will need employer sponsorship after CPT or OPT work authorization expires.

Requirements

• Coursework related to Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Accounting, or Computer Science.
• Must be an undergraduate student; preference is given to candidates finishing their sophomore or junior year.
• Ability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, for 10–12 weeks during the summer and at least four days per week in the office.
• Intellectual curiosity, a people-first mentality, and non-negotiable integrity.
• Strong interest in financial markets.
• Must not currently or in the future require employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Data analytics skills, such as Excel or Power BI.
• Programming skills in SQL, Python, or R.

Responsibilities

• Depending on team placement, research private-markets fund managers and strategies, analyze portfolios, and prepare reports.
• Depending on team placement, assist portfolio managers with reporting, risk and return analysis, attribution, pre- and post-trade analytics, and investment-process improvements.
• Depending on team placement, produce standard risk reporting, ad hoc performance analysis, historical performance streams for prospects, and reconciliations of performance data across sources.
• Depending on team placement, provide research and data or analytical support for projects assessing products, competitors, new markets, and client segments.
• Depending on team placement, analyze client, market, and product data to identify business opportunities, improve client engagement, and evaluate product fit across customer segments.
• Work full-time on meaningful team projects alongside experienced professionals.

Benefits

• Meaningful and diverse experience in an investment organization with $418 billion in assets under management.
• Networking opportunities with industry experts, company senior leaders, and external business partners.
• Personalized mentoring and coaching from experienced professionals.
• A dynamic, collaborative team culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed