2027 Guardian Summer MBA Associate, Business Transformation

Guardian Life Insurance • New York, NY

1d • $12,000 - $13,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

Guardian’s 2027 Summer Internship Program is a paid, 10-week learning experience within the Business Transformation organization for Financial Protection and Retirement Solutions (FPRS). The team translates strategy into action across Guardian’s Life, Disability, and Annuity businesses by managing enterprise portfolio planning, leading multi-year transformation across Purchase, Underwriting, and Service, and advancing AI enablement. The associate will be placed in either Portfolio Planning & Strategic Investment or AI Enablement & Adoption, based on business priorities and the candidate’s interests.

In Portfolio Planning & Strategic Investment, the associate will support the 2028 annual planning cycle, helping build and test business cases, size initiatives, model trade-offs, and prepare materials for senior leaders’ funding decisions. In AI Enablement & Adoption, the associate will identify and prioritize AI opportunities, quantify productivity and value, define adoption measures, design prompts and AI-supported workflows, develop training and adoption materials, and contribute to responsible AI governance.

The associate will own a substantive workstream and present a defined deliverable to senior leadership at the end of the summer. The role involves research and analysis, collaboration with leaders across FPRS, development of executive-ready materials, and daily use of AI tools. The internship runs from May 27, 2027, through August 6, 2027. It is based in New York, NY, with in-office work three days per week; housing is not provided. Interns are not eligible for most company benefits.

Requirements

• Be a first-year MBA student graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Be available for the full internship program dates, May 27, 2027, through August 6, 2027.
• Be eligible to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship for employment-based work authorization.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and business acumen, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop defensible recommendations.
• Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative analysis skills, including comfort with financial modeling, opportunity sizing, and imperfect data.
• Show project leadership potential, including prioritizing workstreams and collaborating across functions.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including AI-enabled features such as Excel Copilot and PowerPoint Designer.
• Have genuine curiosity about AI and emerging technology and interest in how they change the way work gets done.
• Have hands-on experience using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini for business problems, including prompt design and iterative work with a model.
• Understand AI’s capabilities and limitations, including the need for human judgment, accuracy verification, and responsible use; coding is not required.
• Be comfortable with data analytics and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI, and willing to learn new AI platforms quickly.
• Navigate relationships and influence stakeholders using interpersonal skills, maturity, and judgment.
• Bring a self-starter mindset, high energy, and willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done.
• Be proactive, comfortable with ambiguity, able to listen and make quick decisions, and effective in a goal-oriented environment.
• See AI as a tool that amplifies human judgment rather than replaces it.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, product, or technology.
• Interest in financial services and the insurance industry.
• Exposure during the MBA to AI implementation, digital transformation, process automation, AI-related coursework, projects, or competitions.

Responsibilities

• Own a substantive workstream in either 2028 portfolio planning or AI enablement and present a defined deliverable to senior leadership at the end of the summer.
• Conduct market, competitor, and internal research to inform investment decisions or AI use-case prioritization.
• Build analyses for business cases, initiative sizing, value-capture estimates, and adoption metrics.
• Partner with value stream leaders, product managers, finance partners, and technology leaders across FPRS.
• Develop executive-ready materials for forums attended by Guardian senior leadership.
• Contribute to prioritization, sequencing, and measurement of a multi-year transformation portfolio.
• Use AI tools in daily work and demonstrate effective prompting and AI-assisted workflows to colleagues.
• Apply use-case prioritization frameworks to rank AI opportunities and build adoption business cases.
• Define and report AI adoption metrics and productivity gains, translating them into business value realization.
• Build training materials, prompt libraries, and adoption playbooks to expand AI use across FPRS.
• Contribute to responsible AI guardrails concerning data privacy, accuracy, and ethical use.
• Learn about Guardian’s purpose, values, products, and services; build relationships with colleagues, mentors, and other interns.
• Think broadly and ask questions about data, facts, and other information.

Benefits

• Paid 10-week internship.
• Meaningful and challenging work opportunities to accelerate innovation in a secure and compliant way.
• Dynamic, modern work environments that promote collaboration and creativity.
• Colleague Engagement Communities that create inclusive spaces for connection and belonging.
• Skill-building, leadership development, and philanthropic opportunities.
• Support and flexibility to pursue professional and personal goals.
• Interns are not eligible for most company benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern