IT Business Analyst Internship

Northwestern Mutual?has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 160 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients.

* Interns participate in a 12-week program within the firm’s Operations & Technology business function. Program objectives provide the student with hands-on experience through teamwork and collaboration, as well as individual work assignments. * Interns participate in a wide range of learning and development activities including job shadows, attending various speaking engagements and events designed to expose interns to other areas of the firm. * Working in teams, interns collaborate with each other on assigned case studies, to be presented at the conclusion of the internship program. Interns also have an opportunity to network with senior leaders across the firm, attend various social and work-sponsored events and are also encouraged to engage in team volunteer opportunities within the community. * Interns may be involved in providing day-to-day support as needed including problem resolution, metrics reporting, * documentation, project assistance and various other activities including attending and participating in various meetings as part of the team. **Responsibilities of the intern may include:** * Meeting with internal business partners to capture requirements or current/future state process descriptions, and delivering relevant documentation * Communicating and coordinating with field offices contacts, general contractors, vendors, and/or other Home Office business and technology teams, to analyze/document items such as (1) processes to be improved, (2) requirements to be implemented, and/or (3) problems to be explored/resolved

* Active student pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field. * A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher with a minimum of 6-9 credits in Computer Science or Management Information Systems courses. * Excellent verbal and written communication (including meeting scheduling/facilitation), analytical and problem-solving skills, time management and customer service skills * Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office tools (VISIO and SQL experience is a plus) * Previous work or classroom experience in one of the following: requirements gathering, functional analysis, training or database querying * Ability to organize projects involving participants from multiple internal departments * Ability to multi-task * Knowledge of SharePoint administration a plus