MBA Investments

3 days ago

Chattanooga, United States Unum Group Full time

Job Posting End Date: December 25

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

  • Award-winning culture
  • Inclusion and diversity as a priority
  • Performance Based Incentive Plans
  • Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer)
  • Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
  • Mental health support
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Student loan repayment options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible work environments
*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that's just the beginning...

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today

General Summary:

Job Description

Summer 2025 MBA Investments - Credit Research Intern

The position requires a high level of technical expertise and relies on increasing business knowledge with some management review. Candidate will support senior analysts and work independently in researching corporate credit for a $40+ billion credit portfolio. Research findings are shared with Senior Portfolio Managers, the Head of Research, and the CIO and are an important component of the company's buy/sell decisions.

Program Highlights
  • Work for the leader in the disability-based employee benefits marketplace and in a professional, corporate setting
  • Contribute to meaningful project work that leaves a lasting impact on the business
  • Participate in a cross-functional business case challenges with other interns to solve real business needs
  • Attend weekly professional development and information sessions, while learning about departmental functions and enhancing your professional skills
  • Gain exposure to networking opportunities with senior leader across our enterprise locations
  • Take part in social events, have fun and build your network with other interns
  • Participate in community service activities, by supporting organizations that make our communities stronger, advocate for greater access to the benefits that strengthen our societies and families, protect the environment around us, and invest in our workplace culture
  • Join an Employee Network and work with the Office of Inclusion & Diversity to help advance Unum's inclusion journey and represent the full spectrum of what makes us unique
  • Earn college credit (School/Program Manager pre-approvals are required)
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Credit Review and Analysis
  • Assess credit quality of a variety of corporate bond offerings and industries using a range of research sources including but not limited to the internet, Bloomberg, financial reports, credit rating agencies and SEC filings
  • Monitor and make recommendations regarding exposures to respective industries
  • Formally assign and rate investment grade and high yield credits
  • Prepare written research reports on assigned issuers or industries and present conclusions
Credit Management and Trading Recommendations
  • Make investment recommendations on the purchase or sale of corporate bonds to the various portfolio managers
  • Effectively communicate with and critically analyze comments of CEO's, CFO's and Investor Relations Officers at large national and international corporations
  • Assume responsibilities for special projects or other duties when required
Job Specifications
  • First year MBA student preferred
  • 2-3 years of work experience in investments or related area preferred
  • Excellent communications skills, with the demonstrated ability to clearly and quickly communicate ideas and recommendations verbally and in writing
  • Superior Excel or other spread sheeting technology and ability to learn new software and utilize external quantitative tools that value corporate credit risk required
  • Strong financial research skills, producing and maintaining quantitative financial models
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, documentation skills and ability to work independently
  • Strong work ethic, attention to detail, team orientation, and commitment to excellence
  • Intern must be available to work 40 hours per week during regular business hours.
  • The internship program starts in early June 2025 and will last about 10-12 weeks.


Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:
Unum