2026 Summer Global Investments Intern- Sustainability Investments Integration

Salary Range:$18.75- $30.00

Workers Designation: Hybrid/Remote

Recruiter: Alisha Hargrove

Job Posting Ending Date: 02/09/2026

 

 

About Our Company

Aflac Asset Management, LLC, (d.b.a. Aflac Global Investments) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated (Aflac). Aflac Global Investments (GI) located in New York’s financial district and is the organization responsible for the overall investment activities of Aflac, Inc. and subsidiaries in Japan, Bermuda, and the U.S. With 150 employees globally, GI seeks investments to maximize long-term returns with a focus on preservation of capital, subject to our asset-liability profile and liquidity and capital requirements. GI has primary investment and asset management responsibility for Aflac’s general account consisting of public, private, and growth assets (including strategic partnerships) which generates approximately $3.5 billion a year in net investment income.

The investment teams support GI’s overall goals and objectives by providing market insight and in-depth knowledge of assigned asset classes. GI oversees the strategic deployment of capital for life and supplemental health insurance company balance sheets utilizing both internal teams and external third-party asset managers.

 

Program Overview

• The summer internship is an intensive 10-week hybrid program within the Sustainable Investment Integration team, within the U.S. Chief Investment Office and a team responsible for supporting the overall company platform by using large data sets to inform their investment and business decisions. 
• The Intern will gain valuable experience in market and economic events, using and sourcing large data analysis and synthesizing ideas from data, while also learning about insurance asset management and the industry.  This may include investment market analysis; developing desk models capturing various aspects of daily team activities, while understanding how macro-economic and market events shape decision making.
• The Intern will benefit from exposure to Aflac Global Investments investment wide platform with emphasis on fixed income, understanding quantitative analytic solutions, along with investment risk management, and the execution of investments across our US and Japan operations.
• The Intern will interact with Senior Management and will present their analytical project(s) to an audience of key stakeholders including other analysts, investment professionals, and Senior Management. 

 

Job functional responsibilities include:

• Communicate regularly with all aspects of an insurance asset manager with emphasis on relevant news, regularity of information, interpretation of information, data analytics and the potential risks, while developing a methodology for presenting ideas in a thoughtful manner.
• Support the analysis and reporting of the Company’s commitments and objectives such as PRI, CDP, and TCFD.
• Support the continued enhancement of integrating environmental and social analysis into the investment process.
• Learn and support the company’s responsible investing framework and public commitments.
• Support GI’s management and collaborate with colleagues in legal, compliance, financial risk and operational risk management to establish appropriate accountabilities, controls and governance.
• Learn how to research industry trends and best practices in sustainability and determine applicability to the Company
• Maintain large data sets, while identifying key trends to guide stakeholders in aiding in investment decisions.
• Interact collegially and professionally with other members of the trading and quantitative, strategy, and research groups in Global Investments as well as other departments such as Enterprise-Wide Risk Management, Accounting, Actuarial, Tax, IT, HR, etc.
• Participate company /department wide meetings throughout the summer.
• Deliver written and verbal presentations to assorted stakeholders

 

Additional qualifications include:

• Working towards Master degree in business or finance or STEM..
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with MS Office, with an emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint.
• All candidates must have eligibility to work permanently in the U.S. and must be physically located in the continental U.S. for the duration of internship.
• Working time zone is Eastern Standard Time in New York City.
• Worker Designation: “hybrid work schedule – minimum of 3 days per week” and excited to have in-person learning for the summer of 2026.