Job Description

2026 MBA Summer Intern Strategist, Product Strategy Group, US

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income. With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing. In the 50+ years since, we have worked relentlessly to help millions of investors pursue their objectives regardless of shifting marketing conditions. As active investors, our goal is not just to find opportunities, but to create them. To this end, we remain firmly committed to the pursuit of our mission: delivering superior investment returns, solutions, and service to our clients.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility, and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader, and trusted advisor to our clients.

Internship positions are located at PIMCO's Newport Beach, CA Headquarters.

You're eligible to apply if you:

• Pursuing an MBA in Finance and Economics or a related quantitative field from an accredited business school, or an equivalent advanced degree.
• Must be able to begin full time employment at a PIMCO office between January 2027 August 2027
• Must be enrolled at a university during the Fall 2026 semester (August 2026 December 2026)
• Are business proficient in English

Product Strategy Group

Strategists serve as strategy experts responsible for the development and oversight of the wide-variety of PIMCO's investment product areas such as credit, emerging markets, alternatives, mortgages, sovereign bonds, structured products, absolute return, inflation-linked, long duration, and derivative-based products. Strategists take a lead role in the development of new investment strategies and ongoing support of existing strategies. Strategists work closely with portfolio managers on the development of new investment strategies and often serve as a portfolio manager surrogate in business development and marketing initiatives, including participation in conferences and road shows. In addition, Strategists actively contribute to the Firm's overall investment strategy and economic outlook development process. Successful Strategists are seamlessly able to blend commercial, client-facing capabilities with deep technical knowledge of markets and investments.

Career Development, Training, and Mentoring

Every intern begins their summer with a formal week of training. The PIMCO Fundamentals training program will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and relationships that will prepare you to succeed in your internship. Your informal training will continue throughout the summer at PIMCO everyday, in a perpetual learning environment. In addition, you will be teamed with a seasoned professional who offers guidance and mentorship throughout the internship.

Desired candidates should possess the following characteristics:

• Passion for financial markets and investment strategies
• Entrepreneurial, with results orientation and desire to make contributions to the growth of the Firm
• Ability to articulate ideas/strategies clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across the organization, including with senior level management
• Strong analytical ability
• Ethical, team-oriented, organized, flexible, high-energy, self-starter, accountable, humble

While our eligibility requirements are not flexible, we encourage you to apply even if you do not possess 100% of the desired skills outlined above.

The PIMCO Internship Experience:

• The PIMCO Internship Program runs between Monday, June 8 Friday, August 14, 2026, with the expectation that you will be available for the full duration of the program
• During Week 1, you'll participate in PIMCO Fundamentals Training, providing you with the skills, knowledge, and relationships that will prepare you for success
• Alongside your colleagues, participate in PIMCO's Global Month of Volunteering, developed to heighten the impact of our employees' worldwide volunteer efforts
• Join us for a variety of cross-divisional education, networking & social events!
• Your supervisor, peer mentor, senior leaders, and team offer guidance and mentorship throughout the summer
• You'll receive feedback at mid- and end-of-summer as part of a formal review process to keep you on the path to meeting your summer goals
• Want to learn more? Hear about The PIMCO Internship Experience from past interns
• As a PIMCO intern, you'll receive competitive compensation, along with a transition bonus to help with relocation to one of our office locations

How you should apply:

• If you attend an on-campus recruiting university, submit your resume and cover letter through your school's Career Services office by the specified deadline. In your cover letter, be sure to include your preferred office location. Additionally, you must also apply through the PIMCO careers page
• If you attend an off campus recruiting university, submit your resume and cover letter on the PIMCO careers page by December 1, 2025

What to expect during the interview process:

• After we receive your application, we will conduct an initial review of your resume
• If you are selected to move forward, you will have the opportunity to showcase your interests, skills, and personality by completing a one-way video interview
• If you are chosen to proceed after the video interview, you will then take a cognitive assessment
• Once you complete the assessment, you will have a final round of live interviews with us via video conference. These interviews typically include both behavioral and technical questions

PIMCO is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive, cognitively diverse environment.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

PIMCO

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Summer internship, Work at office, Worldwide, Relocation package, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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