Public Investments - Credit Investment Internship (MBA/MS), Summer 2026

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.

Internship Role and 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.

• Assist Senior Analysts, Portfolio Managers and Traders with ad-hoc projects

Qualifications :

• Anticipated graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 in a Master of Business Administration or Master of Science program in Finance, Investments or similar concentration

• Passion for the art and science of investing

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills

• Desire to be challenged

• Motivation to learn

Desirable qualifications :

• Relevant work experience

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel)

• Statistics/data analysis coursework and/or experience

• Web scraping and other programming coursework and/or experience

• Experience with Bloomberg

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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.