2026 Investment Risk Summer Intern - Hybrid at Symetra

Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Investment Risk Intern!  

Role Overview

As an Investment Risk Intern at SIM, you will embark on a valuable learning experience, contributing to the oversight and management of risks. This internship provides a unique opportunity for students pursuing a bachelor's or master’s degree in finance to apply their academic knowledge to real-world challenges.

The internship duration is 12 weeks starting on May 18, 2026

Note: This position is in Farmington, CT and it will be a hybrid work environment. 

Company Overview

Symetra Investment Management (“SIM”) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm with approximately $78 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025. Symetra Financial Corporation (“SFC”), a diversified financial services company with $68.4 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington is the sole shareholder of SIM. SFC is also the holding company of Symetra Life Insurance Company (“Symetra Life”), which was founded in 1957, and has insurer financial strength ratings of ‘A’ by A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s and ‘A1’ by Moody’s. Symetra Life is among the top 40 largest life insurance companies in the United States (based on statutory admitted assets as of December 31, 2024) and has approximately 2.3 million customers and over 2,600 employees nationwide. SFC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, a mutual life insurance company with head offices in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1907, Sumitomo is one of the largest life insurance companies in Japan with $319 billion of assets as of March 31, 2024.  SIM currently has recently begun marketing its investment management services to third-party institutional investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk Identification: Actively participate in the identification and analysis of portfolio and security level risks, with a focus on fixed income markets.
• Analytics Validation: Engage in validation of multi-asset analytics, gaining exposure to data quality assessments.
• Risk Committee Presentation: Observe and contribute to presentations on key risks, concerns, and risk initiatives to the Risk Committee.
• Process Optimization: Explore current risk management processes, suggesting improvements for efficiency gains, scalability, and error reduction.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with various stakeholders, including line management, fund managers, IT, operations, or system support as needed.