Investment Associate Internship

The Role
The Investment Associate 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. During the nine-week program, interns will experience two rotations within our investment teams: Taxable Fixed Income, Tax-Free Fixed Income, Equities, or Private Investments. Throughout the internship, you will build skills across Portfolio Construction, Data & Analytics, Investment Research, and Trading, while also exploring how Macroeconomic factors influence the markets, all guided by Lord Abbett investment professionals. Interns should expect social interactions with peers as well as networking with senior investment professionals across the organization.

At Lord Abbett, we believe successful investors share a core set of traits. We look for individuals who demonstrate the following areas:

Grit
Intellectual Curiosity
Mental Flexibility
Decisive Risk-Taking
Focus

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 to have:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree with eligibility for full-time employment in Summer 2028
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

Why Lord Abbett?
Lord Abbett is a leading independent, privately held, global investment management company founded in 1929. We believe in active management, product quality and a singular focus on the management of money. 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-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust
Performance-Oriented - We believe in meritocracy – we reward performance
Purpose-Driven – We always put the best interests of our clients first
We were honored to be ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.