2024 Quantitative Analyst Internship - Fixed Income Internship

Job Description

At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application! What You Can Expect At BBH: If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others. 2024 Financial Quantitative Internship Solving complex issues in the financial industry requires a team of remarkable individuals who dream big and achieve goals with teamwork, integrity, and excellence. We hire bright self-starters, provide them the tools to succeed, and give them the freedom to excel. Start your career at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) and learn firsthand about our services, culture, and the financial services industry – while growing personally and professionally. We value our internship programs as they help us identify our future hires and leaders. An internship with our Fixed Income Quantitative team provides insight to what sets us apart from others in the industry. Our unique investment approach and competitive results are why our clients work with us. We focus on protecting and growing our clients’ capital over meaningful periods of time by targeting scalable equity and fixed investment strategies where our philosophy, approach, and talent can lead to differentiated results. We offer our strategies through a limited number of channels to clients who understand and value our approach. The Fixed Income Quantitative Intern will assist in all three areas of Quantitative Research:

• Working with portfolio managers and research analysts enhancing data and analytics evaluation tools (performance attribution, portfolio optimization and risk analysis).
• Collaborate with Relationship Management providing technical assistance creating marketing material and responding requests from clients and consultants.
• Assist the Risk and Governance team providing portfolio risk metrics and their market risk management monitoring needs.

Responsibilities Analytic Tool Development

• Migrate and maintain the core functionality of Front End analytics back to Fixed Income team from Operations.
• Maintain and enhance existing tools such as performance attribution, allocation, and risk reporting environments.
• Implement processes to monitor the quality of analytics data feeds and to create user-defined instruments for our analytics system.

Quantitative Analysis

• Work with investment teams (structured, corporate, municipal, and TIPS) across the investment process and acquire detailed knowledge of fixed income securities, structures, and proprietary valuation models.
• Serve as an active liaison between QR and groups outside Fixed Income (Relationship Management, Operations, and Risk and Governance).
• Assist these groups with data analysis, client requests, and presentations. Assume a leading role in the partnership between QR and Systems to provide high-quality portfolio data.

What can you expect from an Internship with BBH?

• 10-week program where you will be fully immersed in current business needs
• Ongoing training and guidance that enables you to make an impact
• Formal orientation
• Feedback throughout the program to support your development and help you succeed
• Organized social and volunteer events

What can you expect from an Internship with a BBH Asset Management team?

• Broad exposure to investment teams and Portfolio Managers as well as to various industries
• Performing research and evaluating public information (annual reports, quarterly conference calls, newspapers, sell-side brokerage reports, etc.) on both existing and potential investments or managers to be presented in articles, client and/or internal presentations and internal risk analysis
• Monitoring existing investment offerings, including the gathering of performance data, portfolio composition data and other reporting and marketing collateral
• Exposure to building financial models and performing valuation analyses and participating in the due diligence research process
• Exposure to trade execution and portfolio management

What BBH’s Asset Management teams look for in an intern:

• Currently a junior in college, entering senior year in Fall of 2024
• Strong academic achievement as evidenced through a GPA of 3.3 or higher
• Demonstrated leadership skills through academic and extracurricular activities
• Excellent programming skills in JAVA and Python. Advanced knowledge of statistical and numerical packages such as R and MATLAB. Familiarity with SQL is a plus.
• Exceptional research skills
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• Strong proficiency with Excel
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal
• Excellent conceptual and critical thinking skills
• Sound judgment and demonstrated ability to identify, escalate and resolve a problem
• Proactive and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and report findings confidently

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.
Salary Range $25/hour BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.