Investment Associate (Internship)
The Role
The Investment Internship Program is a great opportunity for those seeking to kick-start a career as an investment professional. We view our Summer interns as valuable members of our investment teams with opportunities to return as full-time Investment Associates upon graduation. Your experience will begin in an accelerated training program focused on skills-based development covering Portfolio Construction, Data and Analytics, Investment Research, Trading, and the impact of Macroeconomic factors on markets led by Lord Abbett investment professionals and industry experts. Thereafter, Summer Investment Interns will join as members of investment teams within either Taxable Fixed Income, Tax-Free Fixed Income, Equities, or Global Trading. Interns will experience two rotations during the nine-week program. Interns should expect social interactions with peers as well as networking with senior investment professionals across the organization. Lord Abbett has identified the following characteristics that we believe to be critical in becoming a successful investor, we would expect you to have and grow these skills overtime:
- Grit
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Mental Flexibility
- Decisive Risk-Taking
- Focus
Why Lord Abbett?
Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.
- Principles-Led - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
- Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
- Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.
We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
We’ll Trust You To
- Create and maintain financial models, valuation analysis, and written reports on companies, industry trends, and investment recommendations
- support our experienced investment professionals in generating alpha for our clients through providing support for portfolio management decisions, portfolio construction understanding, undertaking research or navigating a complex and digital active trading environment
- Prepare reports, opinions, recommendations, and presentations for use in the formulation of investment recommendations
- Leverage digital tools to innovate, streamline and partner with digital and data teams to generate sustainable and unique investment insights
- Participate in formal and informal training designed to expand your knowledge as an investment professional
- Perform in-depth company research by sector or specific to an asset class
- Build and maintain strong relationships across the broader investment team
You’ll Need:
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with eligibility for full-time employment in summer 2026
- Outstanding academic background and excellent attention to detail
- Passion for investing
- Superior analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative
- Resourcefulness, team-orientation, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong written and verbal communication skills