Ten-week investment internship supporting a portfolio management team at a multi-strategy hedge fund. Responsibilities include identifying and evaluating data-driven investment insights, contributing to strategic projects, participating in a trading simulation, and presenting work to senior leaders. Interns receive mentorship, exposure to investment and platform teams, professional development, and networking opportunities.
Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Fixed Income & Macro, Event & Multi-Asset RV, Equity L/S & Capital Markets, and Quantitative Trading.
About the Program
Our 10-week Summer Internship Program pairs you with an investment team where you'll take on real, high-impact work, while getting a structured, firm-wide view of how a global multi-strategy hedge fund operates. You'll work alongside portfolio managers, analysts, and experienced professionals, partner with your fellow interns on cross-functional projects, and present your work directly to senior leaders by the end of the summer.
What You'll Do
- Work on an investment team alongside a Portfolio Manager to help the team identify, evaluate, and deploy data-driven insights that enhance investment decision-making and alpha generation.
- Contribute to strategic projects that extend beyond your day-to-day team responsibilities.
- Compete in a trading simulation with the full intern class to build foundational markets knowledge.
- Present your work and ideas at various points throughout the program.
What You'll Experience
- Access to a dedicated mentor group to form connections internally and support your growth throughout the summer.
- A speaker series featuring firm leaders across investment and platform teams.
- A series of professional development, social events and volunteer opportunities with your intern class.
Qualifications
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or PhD in finance, economics, applied mathematics, statistics, business, computer science, or a related field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of intellectual curiosity, self-motivation, strong work ethic, and a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to be collaborative and work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
- Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Demonstrated interest in hedge funds/financial services.
- Familiarity with machine learning and AI applications.
Compensation
The estimated base salary range for this position is $140,000 – $160,000, which will be prorated based on internship start and end date.
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