College to Corporate Internship – Investment Management – PA 2024
Drive superior investment results
Why join Vanguard’s College to Corporate Internship Program for Investment Management? You will experience buy-side investing with an innovative investment management organization. Your internship will provide an opportunity to collaborate alongside a team of premier investment professionals and influence the outcomes of over thirty million clients. Through hands-on involvement with the global investment ecosystem and equipped with the tools and resources to succeed, you’ll learn how these elements shape the financial future of our clients and of Vanguard itself. Make it count!
In this internship program:
- Pursue an assignment within Vanguard's investment teams including fixed income, equity, quantitative equity, investment strategy, FinTech, portfolio review, and risk management. You will work in a department that draws upon your experiences and interests as well as meets strategic business needs
- Experience a comprehensive approach to investing that employs a range of strategies across asset classes, growing your expertise while developing a broad understanding of Vanguard’s mission driven investment philosophy
- Smaller cadre sizes which support opportunities focused on learning, individualized feedback, and close community connections
- Collaborate with others and lead a project distilling complex data to uncover insights that you will present to leadership – influencing decisions that directly affect investors
- Meet regularly with your department manager, internship program manager, assigned buddy, and key business leaders. Receive personalized coaching and mentorship
Lead the future of investing
- At Vanguard, we value community, camaraderie, and leaders who are adaptable and independent-minded. Your upbeat work ethic, leadership, and communication abilities will be invaluable as we advance our mission to make investing accessible to everyone. Strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and conceptual creativity will help further your expertise in investments and products in a dynamic internship program; preparing for a career in investment management.
- Upon successful completion of the program, you will have the opportunity to apply for a full-time position, including one of the Vanguard rotational programs. These opportunities are designed to provide a broad work-training experience prior to launching into your specific role.
What it takes
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher preferred.
- We look for business school majors as well as those pivoting towards an investment-centric career path
- Effective communication, analytical thinking, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adaptability, the ability to learn quickly, and take initiative
- Passion for investment management
- Results oriented with the ability to lead several priorities
- Strong technical acumen a plus, including data analytical, statistical, storytelling, and coding skills
- A commitment to strengthening communities by donating your time and talent
Special Factors
- At this time Vanguard is only considering candidates that will not now, or in the future, need sponsorship or other immigration support to obtain US work authorization
- This program is a 10-week, full-time, paid summer internship
- The start date for this program will be May/June 2024
- Acceptance into the program is contingent upon a successful drug-screening result
About Vanguard
We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.
For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.
We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.