2026 Early Talent Internship : Nuveen Operations

Intern

Throughout the intensive 10-week summer program, participants engage in a structured professional development curriculum featuring :

• Comprehensive training modules
• Executive speaker series
• Educational workshops
• Mentorship programs
• Cohort-based learning experiences

This position provides exposure to key business divisions including Actuarial Services, Asset Management, Business Management, Corporate Strategy and Development, Financial Analysis and Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Law and Policy, Marketing and Communications, Product and Business Development, Retirement Solutions, Risk and Compliance, Technology, and Wealth Management.

Key Roles and Duties

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Career Level 2IC

Overview

The 10-week summer internship program is designed to challenge students by providing opportunities for hand-on experiences, skills training, and valuable professional networking to assist students with identifying and building on their career interests. This role gains experience and an overall feel for the company and the financial services industry by attending meetings, delivering presentations, exploring business-specific tasks, and working closely with cross-functional groups to better understand the TIAA, TIAA Bank and Nuveen's businesses.

Managers and colleagues will work side by side with summer associates to ensure development and learning. Students can expect to gain an understanding of TIAA and the Financial Services industry, as well as have opportunities to explore various technology tools, techniques, and disciplines. The program includes a robust onboarding week followed by our ongoing speaker series, development and engagement activities, as well as direct access to executive and senior leadership, mentors, and previous interns.

The Nuveen Operations associate assists with routine administrative, oversight and transactional operational processes, requirements gathering & documentation, oversight & controls, business performance measurement, process management, and data analysis from various sources within middle office operations to support the investment and client life cycle for the asset management business.

Interns have the unique opportunity to select a specific "track" to focus on during their internship with us. This includes the Analyst track and Engineer Track.

Analyst :

Summer associates in the Analyst track leverage and further develop their skills in analysis and reporting, working alongside colleagues and Senior Leadership to further TIAA's understanding of structure, policies, and to achieve its goals. You will directly contribute to solutions which support sound decision-making. The recommendations you provide will drive achievement of TIAA's technology goals.

Specific responsibilities may include monitoring & implementation of dedicated measures in Info Security, requirements gathering & documentation, financial oversight & control, portfolio management, business performance measurement, process management, and data analysis from various sources.

Engineer :

Summer associates in the Engineer track provide operations support for capture & distribution, processing, quality processes, and problem resolution. Your focus would be on ensuring data integrity in systems and adherence to internal and external standards and quality checks. Your skills would further develop as you focus your talents in providing critical support in hardware, software, data, or infrastructure components within a specific domain.

Specific responsibilities may include :

Support with automation modernization by learning, adopting new tools, and technologies that help applications to scale up. You would work as part of a project team, communicating progress, technical issue reporting, resolution, and deployment to production of completed code.

Desired Skills :

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Operations Management, Business Management, Economics

Excellent problem solving / analytical skills / critical thinking

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for tasks with ability to prioritize tasks and deliver on commitments

Up to date with technology trends and basic understanding of asset management industry

Organized & detail oriented and ability to adhere to strict timelines

Desire to continuously learn and build professional development skills

Willingness to embrace change and collaborate to foster team success

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Knowledge of SQL, Tableau, Advanced Excel, Jira, Archer, MS tool Suite, Robotics, Machine learning, SAS, R, or Matlab and working with statistics

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