Summer Intern - Public Markets

GuideStone Financial Resources; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Community outreach involvement

Job summary

GuideStone Financial Resources seeks a Summer Intern for its Capital Management team. You will assist with manager research, portfolio analysis, and data gathering across asset classes, using Excel, Python or R, and AI tools like Microsoft Copilot.

You will engage in meetings, draft notes, and contribute to a summer project for the investments team. Ideal candidates are rising juniors or seniors with 3.0+ GPA and interest in finance, data science, and external manager evaluation.

Qualifications

• Incoming Junior or Senior student.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
• Degree concentration in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Science or related field preferred.
• Basic programming experience in Python or R required.
• Interest in using AI tools to research, summarize and automate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist analysts with research and monitoring of external investment managers across asset classes.
• Develop and test pre-trade tools in Excel, Python or R.
• Extract and organize manager, product and peer-group data from data providers.
• Tag and structure research files for Copilot searchability.
• Attend meetings and draft notes; present findings at end of internship.
• Support peer group, benchmark and asset class research as assigned.
• Complete a summer project and present results to the investments team.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Communication

Self-motivation

Education

Finance/Economics/Accounting/Data Science (major)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

eVestment

Microsoft Copilot

Bloomberg

Job description

Experience GuideStone!We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.What We Offer You!We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.The Summer Intern in GuideStone Capital Management will support the Public Markets team, the group responsible for investing across assets classes and for selecting, monitoring and overseeing the external investment managers GuideStone hires to invest within them. This is an asset allocator type role rather than a stock or bond picking role. The focus of the team is on manager research, portfolio construction, risk management and oversight across equity, fixed income, alternative strategies, and multi asset fund of funds. Throughout this work, the intern will be afforded the opportunity to learn how we evaluate managers, build portfolios, and use data and AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to support the investment process.What You Will Do:Assist analysts with research and ongoing monitoring of external investment managers across asset classes, including gathering performance, holdings, fee and firm-level informationHelp develop and test simple pre-trade tools and templates (Excel, Python or R) that support trade preparation, rebalancing, cash flow and portfolio exposure analysisExtract and organize manager, product and peer group data from eVestment and other data providers, saving it in a secured, well-structured team folderHelp structure and tag research files so the team can search and summarize them using Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI toolsAttend manager meetings, due diligence calls and internal investment discussions, and draft notes and summariesAssist with peer group, benchmark and asset class research on topics assigned by the teamComplete a summer project and present findings to the investments team at the end of the internshipOther duties as assignedWhat You Will Need:Must be an incoming Junior or SeniorMust be a current student throughout the duration of the internship programDegree concentration in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Science or a related field preferredMinimum 3.0 GPADemonstrated passion for investing and the public markets through coursework, a student-managed fund, an investment club or personal researchBasic programming experience in Python, R, or a similar language through coursework, personal projects, or internshipsInterest or experience in using Microsoft Copilot or other AI tools to research, summarize and automate routine tasksFamiliarity with Bloomberg would be a plusStrong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI is a plusSelf-starter with initiative and integrityDetail oriented with strong organizational skillsStrong written and verbal communication skillsStrong work ethic#LI-Hybrid#LI-ZB1