WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 50 countries draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

Our Placement Internship is a year-long programme offering an exceptional introduction to the Investment Management industry. Starting in July 2026 the internship spans twelve months and provides opportunities across a variety of departments. You will play an integral role within your team taking on meaningful responsibilities that contribute to delivering excellence for our clients and positively impacting millions of beneficiaries worldwide. Successful candidates will be based at our London Victoria office. For details on our hybrid working approach please visit our careers page.

WHO CAN APPLY

This programme is designed for penultimate-year undergraduate students who are eager to explore a career in investment management. We welcome applications from all degree disciplines.

• At Wellington Management youll find opportunities across our three core platforms:

• Client Platform focused on delivering exceptional client experiences

• Investment Platform driving investment excellence and innovation

• Infrastructure enabling the firm through technology and operational expertise

Explore the details of each function below to discover where you can make an impact.

CLIENT PLATFORM

Client Group

Includes business development relationship management client service and marketing functions across all geographies and channels including institutions consultants intermediaries and wealth managers.

Product Management

Management of investment products across their lifecycle ensuring they align with client needs and market trends. It acts as a strategic link between investment teams distribution and clients to deliver innovative scalable and commercially effective solutions.

Marketing & Communications

Responsible for the firms editorial communications design client programs and external web efforts. The team is collectively charged with creating and implementing marketing and communication strategies that promote the firms investment capabilities and thought leadership foster its global brand and drive client engagement.

INVESTMENT PLATFORM

Corporate Access & Research Services (CARS)

Works in partnership with our investors by managing and maintaining excellent relationships with corporates and external research providers alike all while maintaining our firms compliance with global regulators.

Investment Boutiques

The Investment Platform comprises of investment professionals strive to deliver exceptional investment returns for our clients. The teams collaborate with each other and with other investors across the firm to identify opportunities and risks.

Sustainability

Sustainability function focuses on integrating sustainability into investment strategies and operations. They offer sustainable investment solutions leverage extensive research collaborate with investors engage with clients provide thought leadership and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Global Trading

The Trading Department is responsible for the execution and settlement of all trades on behalf of Wellington Managements clients with strong infrastructure and control environment focus to support the complexities of trading across regulatory regimes.

Technology

A global solutions-oriented group that drives innovation and operational excellence across the firm. It designs builds and supports industry-leading platforms that enable investment teams and client services to operate efficiently securely and at scale

Legal Risk and Compliance

The Legal Risk and Compliance teams at Wellington ensure the firms operations are conducted within legal and regulatory frameworks while managing risks effectively. The Legal team provides legal advice handles contracts and manages legal risks. The Risk team identifies and mitigates potential risks while the Compliance team ensures adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.

The successful candidates will:

• Be an undergraduate student who is eligible for a year-long industrial placement in your penultimate year of study beginning June 2026

• Have skills or experiences which demonstrate an interest in a career within investment management.

• Be a highly motivated self-starter with a high intellectual curiosity.

• Be proactive and have the humility and willingness to learn from and collaborate with their colleagues.

• Possess outstanding interpersonal and organisational skills be resourceful detail-oriented and have a strong work ethic.

• Able to work independently in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment where priorities change frequently.

• Have strong systems skills in particular familiarity and versatility in Microsoft Office (Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint).

• Have foreign language skills but not required.

HOW TO APPLY

To be formally considered for the 2026 Placement Internship Programme please follow the link and submit together as one document your CV and a 1-page maximum cover letter. In your cover letter wed like to hear why you are interested in the Investment Management industry and what can you hope to gain from a year on the Placement Internship programme.

You will have the opportunity to submit an order of preference of areas youd like to be considered for.

Application Process

Apply online > Recorded Video Interview > Team Interviews > Offers extended to successful candidates by January 2026.

Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis so we suggest you apply early. We are only able to respond to successful applicants.

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Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications Thats ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill workplace experiences and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer Wellington Management considers all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression religion creed national origin age ancestry disability (physical or mental) medical condition citizenship marital status pregnancy veteran or military status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability or are assisting a candidate with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs please email us at.

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our support of this commitment our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.