Job Specifications
Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry's trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group's two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.
Overview
Talcott's Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students with a dynamic and rewarding opportunity to deeply immerse themselves in real-life business challenges! As part of this ten-week fast-paced summer program, students work side by side with our industry. Our internship opportunity shall be a weekly hybrid onsite work arrangement in our contemporary Hartford, Connecticut campus on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Throughout this experience, students will dive into business assignments that shall expand their technical expertise, business knowledge and leadership skills. In addition to hands-on learning, Talcott's internship program offers an extensive calendar of enrichment activities to support a student's personal growth! We sponsor frequent social events where our interns can directly interact with members of our leadership team among many other disciplines.
Our Project Manager Intern shall work as part of Talcott's Portfolio Management Office (PMO) to support key business initiates and the governance of our enterprise portfolio of projects. The selected candidate shall support the planning and execution of assigned projects. They will also work to evolve productive business relationships with internal and external partners in support of successful project processes.
Responsibilities
Support the PMO in maintaining and updating the project portfolio dashboard.
Assist in collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing project data across multiple business units.
Prepare executive summaries and visual reports for senior leadership.
Participate in project review meetings and document key outcomes.
Collaborate with project managers to gather status updates and risk assessments.
Create materials for portfolio health reviews, metrics, and roadmap planning.
Learn about our project management processes and tools to assist with improvements.
Partner with Portfolio Management team to develop continuous feedback mechanisms and improvements to operating structure, tools, and processes.
Organize team events, training, and guest speakers.
Qualifications:
Our preferred candidate is a rising senior Bachelor's Degree candidate or graduate student, with a management, finance, marketing, or technology field of study.
Continuous learning mindset with a passion to work in a fast moving, agile environment.
Professional and positive attitude
Team oriented with the ability to work well independently
Strong work ethic and the willingness to "do what it takes" to meet business deliverables
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while effectively managing conflicting priorities
Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
Experience with reporting tools like ADO, Power BI, or Smartsheet.
Strong attention to detail
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel is required
Compensation: $20-25/hourly
"*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html
About the Company
As an international life insurance group, Talcott Financial Group provides innovative and tailored insurance solutions that meet our clients' strategic needs. Our experienced team and the breadth of our capabilities enable us to operate with speed, clarity, and reliability, solving even the most complex business objectives. In 2023, Talcott was named a "Top Workplace" by the Hartford Courant for a fifth consecutive year.
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