Sr. Alternative Investments Management Internship (Summer 2025)

Zurich Alternative Asset Management, LLC (“ZAAM”) is currently looking for a Senior Investments Management Intern to join the team in the Summer of 2025, of approximately 30 investment professionals, based out of New York, NY. 

ZAAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group. ZAAM was established in 2006 to manage hedge funds, private equity, and real estate investments solely for Zurich affiliates worldwide. ZAAM currently manages approximately USD 6 billion of assets. 

ZAAM is seeking at least one intern to begin in summer 2025 for approximately three months. (With the potential to extend the internship during the school year and/or the following summer, subject to business needs.) 

The Investment Management Intern will contribute to the ongoing work of the hedge fund, private equity, and real estate, teams. 

As an intern, you will work directly with each member of the ZAAM team. The internship will have exposure to all three asset classes in ZAAM (PE, HF, RE) but will be assigned to focus on 1, possibly 2 asset classes with specific project work and support for that group.

You will learn:

• High-level functional roles related to Asset Management processes and procedure
• Alternative Asset systems, such as Yardi, Allocator, Burgiss, Dynamo, and Various Data Analysis tools
• Sharpen skills in Excel
• Effective communication (written and verbal)
• Market and industry research
• Analytical work

Other Development Opportunities:

• Final presentation to the entire ZAAM group via a summer research project
• Exposure to Senior business partners throughout the organization
• Career Growth

 Basic Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an advanced degrees program (MBA, MS, or Ph.D.) or will be enrolled by the fall of 2025
  AND
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution
• Be legally eligible to work in the U.S. indefinitely   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing an advanced degree in any Corporate Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant STEM areas
• Taken coursework in finance, accounting, statistics, and/or investments
• Taken coursework in programming (e.g., Python, R), data visualization (e.g., Tableau, Qlik, Power BI), and analytics tools

Preferred Skills:

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills; experience summarizing and presenting information in a way that provides clarity and interest
• Possess Quantitative/programming background
• Demonstrate attention to detail and professional maturity
• Adhere to confidentiality with the handling of sensitive materials
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently in support of the project and team goals
• Possess problem-solving skills, including identification of issues, and offering tangible solutions
• Show familiarity with private equity, hedge fund, and real estate concepts

Compensation for roles at Zurich varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Zurich provides in good faith a reasonable range of compensation for roles. For additional information about our Total Rewards, Click here. Other rewards may include short term incentive bonuses and merit increases. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply, and will be considered based on experience, skill, and education. The salary provided is a nationwide market range and has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location where the position may be filled. The starting hourly rate for this position is $60.00.

As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time (https://www.zurichna.com/careers/faq).

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Location(s):
Remote Working: Hybrid
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No  
 
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