Investments Summer Internship (Intern)

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Job Description Summary
As a Nationwide investments intern, you'll get a chance to experience our culture and see firsthand why we're More Than a Business. We have developed a multi-faceted intern program that's designed to help undergraduates develop a strong career foundation in the Investments field.

Throughout your internship time at Nationwide, you'll contribute to key business assignments that impact our mission and vision, all while developing and enhancing your understanding of investment-related concepts.

Job Description

Position description/key duties:

The Nationwide Investment organizations manage over $130 billion across insurance company general account portfolios and other accounts. We are seeking 2-3 interns that will support our Credit Research and Alternative Investments teams, with the opportunity to work together with our associates and fellow interns in a collaborative, team-based environment.

Each team's intern will have the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to core Investments projects and efforts, gain a comprehensive understanding of each area within the Investments team, and align with a team within Investments, such as:

• Credit Research: Conducting portfolio and / or fundamental credit analysis to assess risks and opportunities
• Alternative Investments: Research and analysis of external manager investment opportunities
• Enterprise Portfolio Management: Research and analysis on macroeconomic, fundamental and technical indicators that will help our portfolio managers with investment strategy development
• Real Estate Investments: Support and contribute to commercial mortgage loan (CML) due diligence activities, assess and determine ESG scores for CMLs, conduct CRE research, and assist with tax credit efforts, such as syndicator reviews and underwriting

Ideal Candidate should have the following skills, strengths or interests:

• Intellectually curious
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities
• Resourceful individual contributor who also enjoys working in a team environment both within and outside of Investments
• Demonstrable drive to solve problems
• Research oriented
• Steps up to new challenges
• Strong financial acumen and communication skills
• Excels at analyzing data and looking for patterns / "a-ha" findings
• High energy, positive attitude, and team oriented
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels
• Driven, self-motivated, and initiative to succeed
• Coding and programming knowledge (e.g., Python and Tableau skills) a plus

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports investment decision-making
• Conducts portfolio and / or fundamental credit analysis to assess risks and opportunities
• Interacts with multiple investment asset classes and functions
• Participates in operational activities, such as trade settlement, deal closing and advanced analytics
• Attends continuous learning and professional development sessions on Investments and other Nationwide business areas

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Investment Leader or Senior Investment Professional.

Education: Candidates could be pursuing, but not limited to, degrees in the following academic fields: Finance, Economics, Accounting, Math/Statistics, Data Analytics.

License/Certification/Designation: N/A

Experience: May have other internship experience.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products, programming languages, and data analytic tools. Basic level of business perspective and analysis, customer focus, and dealing with ambiguity. Proficient level of problem solving, learning on the fly, and making the best use of system capabilities.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by Chief Investment Officer and Human Resources Consultant/Manager.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Non-Exempt

Working Conditions: Office environment, remote or hybrid

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

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Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental, paid time off plus nine paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.