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Early Careers: Investment Internship - Multiple Locations - Summer 2026

WTW
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Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. We will only consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States and who will not require sponsorship now or in the future. Please note: student visas, CPT, OPT, H-1B, TN, and other temporary work authorizations are considered restricted forms of employment eligibility. Once these expire, the candidate must be able to present another valid form of work authorization.    

Contract Dates: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Friday, July 31, 2026 

The Company   

We are WTW. We help organizations make forward-thinking choices about their people, their investments and the risks they face. The expertise and advice of our 49.000+ people make our clients stronger and more successful. We also support organizations to improve their people’s health, skills and financial wellbeing, throughout and after their careers.   

We’ve been making an impact for over 190 years. Today, we work in over 140 countries, in sectors ranging from healthcare and aviation to finance and sports, to create a better future for our clients.   

We are in the business of transforming tomorrows. Join us and transform yours.   

The Business  

The Investment business aims to create sustainable competitive advantage for clients in their investment portfolios. This is delivered to clients by providing expert advice on their investments and decision-making processes, making investment decisions on their behalf through delegated investment services and providing investment tools. Our clients are a diverse range of institutional investors, including corporate pension plans, defined contribution plans, and more. As a trusted partner to over 1,200 clients, we advise on over $2.6 trillion of global assets.    

The Role   

You will be part of a collaborative team, working alongside some of the industry’s top consultants, researchers, and portfolio managers.    

The Investment business offers a range of career paths to suit individual skills and interests.  Whether your career path focuses on deep research of global asset classes, managing risk utilizing sophisticated modelling, improving investment outcomes through expert advice, or implementing innovative investment solutions. Our ultimate mission is to create better and more sustainable outcomes for plan beneficiaries.   

As an intern in the Investment team, you will gain exposure across many functions within our business, including:  

  • Content – our content team works to identify and build portfolios of the best investment ideas for our clients. Your work will involve following our manager research process to form views on investment strategies across asset classes. You will then leverage these insights combining them with top down and asset class research with best-in-class analytics to construct portfolios for clients. This could be in a multi asset framework as well as asset class specific portfolios (such as equities, alternative credit, real assets and liquid alternatives).
  • Client Consulting – you will support client teams that manage client relationships, offering best-in-class investment advice and innovative solutions. Some of the client projects you will complete may include investment strategy, liability hedging, portfolio construction, investment performance calculations, investment manager searches and selection, portfolio and investment manager monitoring and preparation of materials for client meetings.

 We support our interns to develop a broad range of technical and soft skills. This includes training from subject matter experts, working on a variety of projects across functions and teams and the opportunity to network with colleagues across and beyond our Investment team. This breadth of knowledge across the investment spectrum will allow you to identify which topics you find most interesting and explore them further.  There are also opportunities to contribute to developing our intellectual capital and other Investment business initiatives. 

This is an in-office or hybrid role, with the expectation of being present in the office at least three days each week. The position placement will be in one of the following offices: Pittsburgh, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; or New York, NY. Please note, Atlanta and Pittsburgh offices will only support Client Consulting hires long term. 

Role Requirements.  

  • Progress towards a bachelor’s degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0 shown on resume (no major/minor specification)
  • Desire and commitment to complete Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) level 1 professional qualification
  • Proactive team player
  • Clear communicator verbally and in writing
  • Project management skills, with attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
  • A desire to learn with a general interest in financial markets
  • Problem solving skills, demonstrating intellectual curiosity and critical thinking
  • Knowledge of spreadsheet and presentation computer software, for example Microsoft Office or similar
  • This is a hybrid position that requires you to be local to one of the following WTW offices: Pittsburgh, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL or New York, NY.
  • Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
  • Accepting applications from candidates that graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree between December 2026 through June 2027

You have the potential. Now explore the possibilities.  All you need to do to get the process started is submit an application through https://careers.wtwco.com/early-careers/   

To search for roles of interest to you, please type the job title or “intern” or “early careers” (for full-time roles) into the keyword search through the link above.  You can modify your search by applying to your location(s) of interest, which we recommend to best align you to a role.   

 The Application-Interview Process:   

Step 1: Online application, including resume/CV   

Step 2: Online assessments and Video Interview    

Step 3: Virtual Interview with hiring manager and team    

Step 4: Offer and onboarding  with contract dates of Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Friday, July 31, 2026 

Compensation and Benefits: Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that base salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only). 

Compensation: The hourly rate being offered for this role is $26-$28.75/hr USD. This role is also eligible for over-time.  

Company Benefits: WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):  

  • Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k).  

 Recruiting tips: WTW specializes in preparing for the unknown.  Here’s how to get ready for the big day: https://careers.wtwco.com/hints-and-tips/   

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email candidate.helpdesk@willistowerswatson.com.  

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.