Global Institutional Intern 2025 - Based in Tokyo

What’s Nuveen?  

Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA and one of the largest global asset managers. They have specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, equities, and alternatives. Nuveen is driven by independent investment processes, insights, risk management, analytics, and other tools that a world-class platform provides. Their mission is to partner with clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help secure their financial future. For more information, visit their website at https://www.nuveen.com/global/. 

 What sets Nuveen apart? 

·A heritage of excellence: Proven performance across a wide range of portfolio offerings since 1898. 

·Global scale: Recognized as one of the largest investment managers in the world with specialist expertise around the globe. 

·Investing alongside clients: Investing materially alongside clients ensures strong alignment with their interests. 

·Financial stability with a long-term focus: Private ownership under TIAA expands their scale and resources while reinforcing long-term investment. 

What is the Global Client Group?  

The Global Client Group (GCG) handles Distribution, Consultant Relations, Relationship Management, Product Development, Client Servicing, and Learning & Development. Their goal is to deliver a seamless ‘One Nuveen’ experience to clients worldwide. GCG focuses on building new relationships within the Institutional and Wealth channels while strengthening ties with existing clients. Nuveen targets the largest sources of investment capital globally. The team is international, with a presence in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

The intern will have the opportunity to:

• Understand the distribution team’s territory management and sales strategy overview.
• Be involved in product pitches and client review calls; identify and compile necessary follow-up items.
• Be involved and support the daily business tasks of client relations team, including but not limited to translating the market commentaries from the investment teams, preparing the meeting materials, etc.

What You’ll Get throughout the Internship:  

• A 6-8 week summer program, where you will participate in a robust training curriculum, attend company functions, including speaker series, lunch-and-learns and social networking events that will offer the opportunity for career growth and personal development.
• Ability to gain hands on experience as well as getting an overall feel for the firm/ industry by attending internal business meetings, delivering presentations, exploring business-specific tasks, contributing to projects, and working closely with cross-functional groups.
• Exposure to Senior Business Leaders globally across Nuveen and TIAA.
• An Option to secure a permanent role after graduation.

What we are looking for:

• Academic Excellence: Junior or senior year of undergraduate degree or first year of graduate school’s master degree. Expected to achieve high academic degree and GPA.
• Relationship Management: A strong desire to build a career in a client-facing role, you must be able to demonstrate examples of building and managing relationships. 
• Communication Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication.  
• Team Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills in a team environment.  
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to grasp investment decisions and an entrepreneurial mindset.  
• Microsoft Office Skills: Strong competency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook); 
• Languages: Fluency in English & Japanese is required.