Public Investments – Credit Investment Internship
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Job Description
About Company:
Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment where employees can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership, and focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives. The company is dedicated to building emerging talent and future leaders. Employees enjoy perks, benefits, and a culture of belonging, including flexible work schedules, concierge service, comprehensive benefits, and employee resource groups.
Job Description:
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC (NMIMC) is offering a full-time, onsite Public Investments – Credit Investment Internship program. The internship will run from the end of May 2026 to August 2026. This internship provides exposure to real-world business perspectives through hands-on learning and meaningful work. The Public Investments Department within NMIMC manages over $100 billion in public markets investments, including Investment Grade Corporate, Structured Product, Emerging Market, High Yield Corporate, Government, Municipal, and related Derivative assets.
Responsibilities:
• Participate in the day-to-day investment processes of one or more credit investment management teams.
• Assist in the creation and presentation of market, industry and company outlooks and company-specific forecast models and recommendations.
• Participate in asset class, industry strategy, company-specific communications and investment/portfolio position meetings with company management teams and Wall Street research analysts, strategists, and economists.
• Complete ad-hoc projects with Senior Analysts, Portfolio Managers and Traders.
• Participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A’s, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Investments, Accounting, Economics, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
• Previous work or classroom experience in one or more of the following: Finance, Investments, or similar concentration.
• Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.
Preferred Skills and Proficiencies:
• Passion for the art and science of investing.
• Experience with Bloomberg.
• Web scraping and other programming coursework and/or experience.
• Statistics/data analysis coursework and/or experience.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High degree of self-motivation, passion, and a drive to learn.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities.
Compensation:
• Pay Range – Start: $16.50
• Pay Range – End: $30.00
Internship salaries are determined based on academic tenure and major.
