Job Description

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 fifty 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, global equity, strategic & quantitative equity, investment strategy, 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.

• Open to all fields of study. Prior participants have studied Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, and Computer Science, among many others.

• 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 is a plus, including data analytical, statistical, storytelling, and coding skills – but we offer many on the job learning opportunities as well.

• A commitment to strengthening communities through 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 late May 2027

• Acceptance into the program is contingent upon a successful drug-screening result

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the start of the internship.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

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.