Information Governance Intern

Information Governance Intern

Who We Are

Jennison Associates is a global investment management firm with over $200 billion in Assets under Management spanning across a range of various equity and fixed income investment strategies. Jennison was founded in 1969 on the principle that doing what’s best for clients will always be right for the business. The mission across all areas of our firm is to deliver superior long-term investment returns and excellence in client service. This singular focus is embedded in our culture and reflected in the way we invest, the service we provide to our clients, and the people we hire. We recognize that each employee plays a key part in achieving our mission, regardless of their role or title. As a result, we continually strive to make Jennison a fulfilling and rewarding place to work for all employees.

Summary

The Summer Internship Program at Jennison Associates is a 10 week program that includes a variety of events and projects to provide students with a challenging and meaningful experience. This program was created and formalized with the goal of preparing students for their future by enhancing their industry knowledge and expanding their professional network, while providing them with a real-life work experience.

Your Impact

The Information Governance Intern will assist in streamlining current tasks and assist in implementing new processes that comply with client, regulatory and business requirements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to assisting with the following projects:

• Jennison’s annual security engineering specifications compliance suppressions review
• JIRA attestation Project to reconcile the active directory groups in JIRA
• Assist in creating firmwide phishing campaigns
• Adhoc Information Security projects to gain exposure to Jennison’s Information Security, Cybersecurity and Cyber Resiliency Programs including:
  • Assisting with the implementation of an active directory backup solution to protect against ransomware
  • Assisting with the implementation of a malware detection solution for incoming files
  • Adhoc projects for Vendor Governance, Third Party Risk Management and Records Management including:
  • Assisting with setup and administration of Microsoft Purview/SharePoint libraries and retention policies
  • Stale data review process for Records Management
  • RiskRecon vendor inventory reconciliation.
• Utilizing AI tools such as MS-Copilot to find efficiencies in current Information Governance processes

Your Required Skills

• We are currently seeking a candidate who is highly motivated, possesses excellent communication skills, and has the ability to work in a busy environment while multi-tasking.
• Rising Junior working towards a BA/BS with a 3.3 GPA or higher
• Interest in Information Security and Cyber Security
• Availability to work up to 40 hours per week over 10 weeks (beginning in June to mid-August approximately)
• This role will work in alignment with Jennison’s hybrid model (onsite Tuesday – Thursday and remote Monday, Friday)

The hourly rate for this role is $30/hour and rates for this role may vary based on various factors including but not limited to, years of experience, range in corporate level, candidate skills, and geographic location. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including but not limited to, individual and organizational performance.

Jennison is committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly and to providing equal opportunity in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Jennison does not and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, covered-veteran or military status, genetic information, and/or any other factor protected by law.