Data Governance Intern
Bessemer TrustAbout the role
Client and Custody Operations (CCO) – Data Governance Intern
Bessemer Trust’s CCO – Data, Tax, and Operations group supports key operational functions critical to delivering exceptional service to clients and advisors.
As a Data Governance Intern, you will gain exposure to core CCO functions, including client onboarding, asset recordkeeping, valuation, tax reporting, and operational controls.
You’ll work closely with the Data Governance team, which ensures the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of enterprise data across the firm. The team combines policy, stewardship, and technology to address data quality issues, support compliance, and enhance client experience.
The internship offers hands-on experience in data governance, analytics, and collaboration across departments.
Responsibilities
- Assist in implementing data quality rules and standards
- Refine data glossaries, catalogs, and metadata
- Support dashboard/reporting updates and data analysis
- Contribute to AI and metadata initiatives
- Partner with cross-functional teams on data projects
Qualifications
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree (e.g., data science, business, finance, or related field)
Technical Skills
- Familiarity with data governance concepts
- Skills in SQL, Excel, and BI tools (Qlik or similar)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word and Access
- Interest in Informatica IDMC and AI/metadata tools
Personal Attributes
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Clear communicator, organized, and curious
- Interest in finance, operations, and technology
- Comfortable working with new tools and processes
The Bessemer Trust Internship Program:
Our summer internship program offers real world experience working side-by-side with experts from departments and offices across our firm. Working within your designated team, you will manage individual and group projects, interact with senior leaders, network with fellow interns, and attend a variety of career development sessions virtually and in person at our New York headquarters.
This 10-week program is designed to mirror the experience of a full-time employee to help you discover where your strengths and interests lie, paving the path to explore your career at Bessemer and beyond.
Company Information and Culture:
Bessemer Trust is a family office, overseeing more than $200 billion in assets for over 3,100 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its more than 1,200 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.
Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel.
Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer’s adherence to putting clients’ interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.
Key Facts:
- For 118 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
- Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
- To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history,
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