Public Investments - Credit Investment Internship

Internship candidates can expect a fulltime onsite internship program, running from the end of May 2026 to August 2026.
Carefully selected from universities across the country, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. After application and initial screening conversation, interns are interviewed to be hired on to one or more investment teams at Northwestern Mutual based on their skillsets and interests, providing exposure to real-world business perspectives through hands-on learning and meaningful work. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!
Public Investments - Credit Investment Internship
As a Public Investments intern, you will work alongside your hiring manager, mentor, and team to complete tasks critical for Northwestern Mutual's success. We are here to help you both identify and continue to develop your future career goals and passions. The Public Investments Department within Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC (NMIMC) manages the public markets investments of Northwestern Mutual, with more than $100 billion under management in Investment Grade Corporate, Structured Product, Emerging Market, High Yield Corporate, Government, Municipal, and related Derivative assets.

• 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.

Bring Your Best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Investments, Accounting, Economics, or 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

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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$16.50
Pay Range - End:
$30.00
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. Internship salaries are determined based on academic tenure and major. The standard pay structure is listed.
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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups