Strategy & Innovation Summer Associate

“I can succeed as a Strategy & Innovation Group Summer Associate at Capital Group.”

Capital Group is a leading global asset manager based in Los Angeles with roughly $3 trillion in assets and offices spanning 15 countries. Our mission since our founding has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We have ambitious goals to grow globally over the next decade and to make an even bigger difference to our 55 million customers. We will do this by building on our 90-year history of innovation in the asset management industry while staying grounded in our shared values such as integrity, client focus, diverse perspectives, long-term focus, and community.

Capital Group’s Strategy & Innovation (S&I) team partners closely with the Management Committee and leadership teams to identify, frame, research, and take action against the key strategic business questions that shape how we continue to deliver on Capital Group’s vision and mission. Our mandate is to think boldly, act nimbly, and test new ideas. Our work involves strategy, idea incubation, market intelligence, and operations. The team’s recent work (in partnership with others across Capital Group) includes:

• Developing Capital Group’s firm-wide multi-year strategic plan
• Assessing and prioritizing new product opportunities for large-scale investment
• Evolving our sales coverage model to target our largest distribution opportunities
• Identifying and prioritizing opportunities to transform business processes through emerging technologies (e.g., agentic AI, blockchain, etc.)

“I can do meaningful work.”

As a Strategy & Innovation Summer Associate, you will have the opportunity to work on Capital Group’s top strategic priorities in a collaborative team setting while building experience in corporate strategy and asset management. The work will be intellectually challenging with opportunity for significant business impact.

• You will have a high level of responsibility and own key modules on strategy projects
• You will conduct rigorous research, drive high quality analysis, and distill strategic insights
• You will develop and present materials that frame strategically relevant context, logical fact-based recommendations, and trade-offs to senior business leaders
• You will partner with senior business leaders and interface with other teams throughout Capital Group
• You will collaborate on a wide range of strategic efforts that the S&I team is engaged on across our business

“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”

• You are a current student pursuing an MBA at a top tier institution, and have a record of academic success with a grad year of 2027
• You possess strong research capabilities, superior analytical and critical thinking skills, and great attention to detail
• You can break down complex and ambiguous problems, develop hypotheses, and generate insights
• You can develop concise and effective verbal and written communications tailored to partners at all levels across the organization
• You have strong collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional teams
• You are interested in business strategy and asset management
• Prior experience in the consulting industry is highly preferred

The deadline to apply for this position is Friday, November 28th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. First round interviews will take place during the week of January 5-8. Final round interviews will be scheduled during the week of January 12-16. All interviews will be conducted virtually. Offers will be extended by January 31.

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In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.