2027 Guardian Summer MBA Associate, Business Transformation

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is offering a 10-week paid Summer Internship in New York, NY. You will join the Business Transformation team within FPRS, contributing to portfolio planning or AI enablement initiatives alongside senior leaders and peers.

As an MBA student, you will build business cases, conduct market and internal research, and develop executive-ready materials. You will work with AI tools like Copilot, Excel Copilot, Power BI, and Tableau in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• First-year MBA student (graduating between December 2027-June 2028)
• Proficiency with quantitative & qualitative analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication, advanced Excel/PowerPoint with AI features

Responsibilities

• Own a substantive workstream tied to 2028 portfolio planning or AI enablement with a defined deliverable presented to senior leadership
• Conduct market, competitor, and internal research to inform decisions
• Build the analysis behind business cases, sizing, and adoption metrics
• Develop executive-ready materials for Guardian senior leadership

Job description

Our 2027 Summer Internship Program is a paid 10-week learning experience where you will be immersed in the daily environment of a thriving global financial services company. You will gain invaluable industry and organizational knowledge through daily business interactions and job assignments, in addition to engaging in projects that directly affect our business, interacting with senior leaders, and networking with employees and interns across our offices. This 10-week internship provides you with realistic experiences and information of what it is like to work at Guardian.

The Team:

This internship sits within the Business Transformation organization for FPRS (Financial Protection and Retirement Solutions), the team accountable for how Guardian's Life, Disability, and Annuity businesses set strategy into motion. We own enterprise portfolio planning and prioritization, lead multi-year value stream transformation across Purchase, Underwriting, and Service, and drive the AI enablement agenda that is reshaping how our colleagues work. You will be placed against one of two assignments based on business priority at the time of hire and your own interests.

Assignment A:

Portfolio Planning & Strategic Investment Support the 2028 annual planning cycle, the process by which FPRS decides where to invest hundreds of millions of dollars across technology, operations, and growth initiatives. You will help build and pressure-test business cases, size initiatives, model trade-offs, and prepare the materials that senior leaders use to make funding decisions. You will do this work with AI in the loop, using generative AI assistants and AI-enabled analytics tools (Microsoft 365 Copilot, Excel Copilot, Power BI, Tableau) to accelerate modeling, scenario analysis, and research synthesis while applying your own judgment to the recommendation.

Assignment B:

AI Enablement & Adoption Support Guardian’s AI enablement agenda across FPRS as both a practitioner and a change agent. You will apply structured use-case prioritization frameworks to identify high-value AI opportunities, quantify productivity and value capture, define and track adoption metrics, design prompts and AI-assisted workflows, and build the enablement assets and training that help thousands of colleagues adopt AI tools in their daily work. You will also contribute to how we govern responsible AI use in a regulated financial services environment.

Internship Dates:

The internship program will run from Thursday, May 27, 2027- Friday, August 6, 2027.

You are:

• A first-year MBA student (graduating between December 2027-June 2028), who is proactive, comfortable with ambiguity, able to listen and make quick decisions, and thrives in a goal-oriented environment
• Energized by the intersection of business strategy and AI, and you see AI as a tool that amplifies human judgment rather than replaces it

Location (Housing is not provided):

New York, NY (in office 3x a week)

You have:

• Strong problem-solving skills and business acumen, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive to a defensible recommendation
• Proficiency with both qualitative and quantitative analysis, including comfort building financial models, sizing opportunities, and working with imperfect data
• Demonstrated project leadership potential, including prioritization of workstreams and collaboration with cross-functional colleagues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including their AI-enabled features (Excel Copilot, PowerPoint Designer)
• Genuine curiosity about AI and emerging technology, and an interest in how it changes the way work gets done
• Hands-on experience using generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini) for business problems, including prompt design and the ability to iterate with a model to get to a usable output
• A working understanding of what AI can and cannot do, including where human judgment, accuracy verification, and responsible use principles must stay in the loop (no coding required)
• Comfort with data analytics and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar) and a willingness to learn new AI platforms quickly
• Ability to navigate relationships and influence stakeholders using strong interpersonal skills, maturity, and judgment
• A self-starter mindset, high energy, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done
• Exposure to AI implementation, digital transformation, process automation, AI-related coursework, projects, or competitions during your MBA is also a plus but not required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, product, or technology
• Interest in financial services and the insurance industry

You Will:

• Own a substantive workstream tied to either 2028 portfolio planning or AI enablement, with a defined deliverable presented to senior leadership at the end of the summer
• Conduct market, competitor, and internal research to inform investment decisions or AI use case prioritization
• Build the analysis behind business cases, initiative sizing, value capture estimates, or adoption metrics
• Partner directly with value stream leaders, product managers, finance partners, and technology leaders across FPRS
• Develop executive-ready materials for forums attended by Guardian senior leadership
• Contribute to how we prioritize, sequence, and measure a multi-year transformation portfolio
• Use AI tools every day in your own work, and act as a power user who shows colleagues what good prompting and AI-assisted workflows look like
• Apply use-case prioritization frameworks to rank AI opportunities and build the business case for adoption
• Define and report AI adoption metrics and productivity gains, and translate them into value realization for the business
• Build training materials, prompt libraries, and adoption playbooks that scale AI use across FPRS, and contribute to our responsible AI guardrails around data privacy, accuracy, and ethical use
• Have the opportunity to work and learn from supportive leaders, mentors, and team members across the organization who will help coach you as you develop your professional career
• Learn about Guardian’s purpose, values, how we work, and our suite of product and service offerings
• Build a network of colleagues and have a sense of community with other interns and other parts of the business
• Think broadly and ask questions about data, facts, and other information

We offer:

• Meaningful and challenging work opportunities to accelerate innovation in a secure and compliant way
• Dynamic, modern work environments that promote collaboration and creativity to develop and empower talent
• Colleague Engagement Communities that create inclusive spaces where you can feel valued and connected
• Social responsibility in all aspects of our work- we volunteer within our local communities, create educational alliances with colleges, drive a variety of initiatives in sustainability

Eligibility:

Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization. F-1 visa holders with Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship are not available for this position. You must be available for the full program dates of the internship program.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please feel free to email [e-mail].

Salary Range:

• The base pay range for this internship is $12,000 - $13,600 per month.
• Salary Range: $20.00 - $35.00

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools ("AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues. Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to [e-mail], making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via [e-mail]. Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here.

Current Guardian Colleagues:

Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday. Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com.

Visa Sponsorship:

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.