Pre-MBA Investment Analyst Early Insights Program

Job Description:

Pre-MBA Investment Analyst Early Insights Program

Role Summary

American Century’s Early Insights program has been crafted for pre-matriculated MBAs/Masters level students who will graduate in 2027 with an interest in switching career tracks and curiosity to learn more about the Investment/Asset Management industry.

This three day, in-person program offers you the opportunity to discover our firm, our people and our culture of Winning Behaviors. The content, panels, and educational forums you will partake in will be geared to our Investment Analyst career track. You will be aligned with an individual mentor who will advocate for you in this field. You will also participate in networking, receive early access to senior leaders, career development, training and group-specific interview preparation for our Summer Associate Investment Analyst Program the following summer.

This program will take place July 16-18, 2025, at our corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. You will participate in engaging seminars on the following topics:

• Why Investment Management?

• How do I break into this field?

• A Day in the Life

• Modeling: Tutorial and Activity Based

• How to Build a Successful Stock Pitch

• Shadowing opportunity with an assigned mentor
   

How to Apply for Consideration

To be eligible, you must submit your resume and an essay describing your interest in investing. The application is due by May 19, 2025.

In this essay, we encourage you to explore the following about company/stock of your choosing:

• What do you find exciting in your research and why you believe it might be a good investment?

• How does this company align with your personal interest in investing?

• What are the top three things you would want to know in order to understand the business strategy of the company and determine how attractive this stock might be for investment?
   

What You Bring to the Team

• Currently accepted/enrolled in a 2027 MBA/Masters program with an emphasis in Finance or other related field

• A passion for asset management, investment philosophies, and analyst career tracks

• An interest in relocating to Kansas City, Missouri, for career opportunities in the future

• Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship now and in the future
   

What You Will Gain

• An individual mentor who will advocate for you in this field

• Industry and company specific exposure to role-specific skills and topics

• A guaranteed interview spot (to take place in December 2025) for our 2026 Summer Associate program

• All program expenses will be covered (flight, hotel, transportation, etc.)

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.  

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR-Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.