MBA Internship - Investment Management

The Vanguard Group • Malvern, PA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The MBA Internship Program – Investment Management Track at Vanguard offers MBA students the chance to gain real-world experience in the investment management field. Interns will work on high-impact strategic assignments within key business areas, contributing to meeting investor financial needs and identifying critical insights to drive business forward. The program provides exposure to global investment, corporate strategy, and investment strategy teams, along with rigorous coaching and mentorship from an MBA program manager and senior management. Interns will also connect with an alumni network and experience Vanguard's culture of continual growth and learning from world-class investment professionals.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree and current enrollment in an MBA program.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-graduate work experience required reflecting a progression in responsibilities and expertise, and including relevant exposure to investment management.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to explore a variety of challenges and pivot as needed.
• You have a deep interest and understanding of financial markets.
• Outstanding analytical skills.
• Excellent relationship management and leadership skills.
• Clear, eloquent communicator, comfort making brave decisions with an ability to collaboratively influence and effectively interact at all levels, both internally and externally in a matrixed environment.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the start of the internship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with investment research, portfolio management, trading, or investment strategy preferred.
• CFA, or progress towards CFA, highly preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with R, python, SQL preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Experience first-hand our culture of continual growth, learning directly from world-class investment professionals while being exposed to the breadth and depth of our global investment, corporate strategy and investment strategy teams!
• Engage in a high-impact strategic assignment in one of our key business areas, helping to meet the financial needs of our investors
• Identify critical insights for Vanguard to help drive our business forward
• Receive rigorous coaching and mentorship from an MBA program manager and a senior department management to help prepare you for a leadership role
• Connect with a robust alumni network who share your belief of doing what’s right for our clients
• Regularly solve business challenges in a dynamic industry, using your abilities to make real impact – driving initiatives forward in a team environment with a strong desire to collaborate with others.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern