MetLife

MetLife Investment Management – Agricultural Finance – 2025 Summer Analyst Internship

Job Title: Summer Analyst

Business Units: Agricultural Strategies Group, Food & Agribusiness, Farm & Ranch, Timberland & Forest Products, Research & Analytics

Locations Available: Fresno, CA; Germantown, TN; Overland Park, KS; Whippany, NJ

Application Deadline: October 6, 2024, at 11:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: MetLife Investment Management (MIM) is the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), one of the world’s leading financial services companies. MIM serves institutional investors, including MetLife’s general account investment teams, by combining a client-centric approach with deep, asset-class expertise established over 150 years of disciplined risk-management experience. Focused on managing Public Fixed Income, Private Capital, and Real Estate assets, we aim to deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns by building tailored portfolio solutions. MetLife Investment Management had $587.6 billion of total assets under management as of June 30, 2024, for our institutional clients and MetLife’s general account. 
 

Department Overview: Real Estate and Agricultural Finance maintains a portfolio invested in commercial real estate and agricultural mortgages, as well as equity assets within specific real estate sectors. Agricultural Finance had $21.2 billion of total assets under management as of June 30, 2024. Agricultural Finance sources agricultural farm, ranch, agribusiness, timberland and forest products mortgage investments through three regional field offices in the US, an international field office in Mexico City and a consulting office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Program Description: MetLife Investment Management’s Summer Analyst Program provides participants a broad exposure to a global investment manager and a specific asset class of their choosing. The program is a 10-week hybrid experience, that will run from June 2, 2025 to August 8, 2025. Summer analysts will develop various technical and soft skills, have the opportunity to network with professionals across the company, and fully immerse themselves in MIM’s culture. Candidates will be able to rank their preferences for placement in the following business units and corresponding locations:

Agricultural Strategies Group (Overland Park, KS & Whippany, NJ): During the internship, the Agricultural Strategies Group (ASG) placement will provide an introduction to agricultural finance, focusing on strategic direction of a portfolio of agricultural mortgages. ASG guides the origination and management functions of a portfolio of agricultural mortgages for MIM’s clients. The summer analyst will gain hands-on exposure to agricultural mortgage underwriting, portfolio management, risk management, and asset and client management for our third-party investors. The internship will enhance personal credentials and offer the summer analyst the opportunity to establish relationships with industry professionals.

Specific responsibilities may include some of the following:

• Support the Agricultural Finance’s management team in driving portfolio performance and platform growth;
• Leverage Agriculture Finance’s strong working relationships across internal business units (regional offices, Institutional Client Group, Research and Finance departments) to support ASG responsibilities and deliver upon management expectations;
• Coordination of monthly / quarterly / annual internal and external client reporting packages;
• Assist in the preparation and communication of portfolio metrics/analysis to internal and external stakeholders;
• Participate in portfolio surveillance and Investment Committee meetings, and
• Active engagement across MIM 2025 Summer Analyst Program projects

Research & Analytics (Whippany, NJ): During the summer internship, the Agricultural Research & Analytics placement will provide an introduction to institutional agricultural investment management, focusing on risk management, valuations, research & strategy, and portfolio performance analytics. The summer analyst will support our industry-leading agricultural debt platform, while enhancing personal credentials and developing relationships with industry professionals.

Specific responsibilities may include some of the following:

• Analytical support for the Research & Analytics teams;
• Agricultural market research, analysis, and forecasting in support of investment decisions and portfolio strategy; 
• Develop and utilize existing portfolio analytics to assess exposure;
• Evaluation of portfolio positioning, including opportunities and risks;
• Support client and management portfolio reporting;
• Support internal and external valuation and appraisal review oversight processes;
• Construction of underwriting tools and benchmarks;
• Assist in communicating house view of market trends, risks, and outlook via presentations and reports, and
• Participate in broader MIM 2025 Summer Analyst Program projects

Regional Offices (Fresno, CA; Germantown, TN; Overland Park, KS): During the summer internship, the Regional Office placement will provide an introduction to operational aspects of agricultural mortgage investment sourcing and servicing, as well as portfolio management. The summer analyst may lead or support property and market analyses, assist on the documentation requirements associated with internal investment committee approval processes and closings, or evaluate specific servicing actions requiring elevated levels of approval. The summer analyst will also gain exposure to agricultural credit underwriting, asset and risk management on a regional level, and work with portfolio managers to support third-party investors. The internship will enhance personal credentials and provide the opportunity to establish relationships with industry professionals. 

Specific responsibilities may include some of the following:

• Support associates’ efforts to source and originate new loans and manage an existing mortgage portfolio;

• Conduct property underwriting, valuation and market analysis to evaluate new mortgage opportunities across a range of property types and geographies;
• Collaborate with MIM associates, brokers, property owners, attorneys and other transaction counterparts in a professional manner to perform due diligence throughout the closing process;
• Support the preparation of investment memoranda and participate in deal underwriting, presentations to the debt investment committee;
• Assist with loan asset management functions, including financial statement analysis, loan monitoring, borrower requests, property inspections, management and investor reporting;
• Perform internal and external ad hoc reporting, pipeline tracking using MetLife’s proprietary mortgage production system and provide systems database support;
• Participate in ad-hoc assignments determined by the team’s needs and requirements at that time, and
• Participate in broader MIM 2025 Summer Analyst Program projects
  
  

The responsibilities described here are not exhaustive, and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. MIM may change assignments, duties, and responsibilities at any time, with or without notice, by its sole discretion.
 

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree with an expected graduation date of December 2025 to June 2027. Candidates pursuing master's degrees or other advanced degrees are ineligible. 
• Must possess a strong academic record and interest in agriculture.
• A strong work ethic, personal and professional integrity, and be able to adapt to new challenges.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, remaining detail-oriented and client-focused.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• In connection with this open position, MetLife will only consider job applicants who are legally authorized to work in the United States without an employer-sponsored petition for a visa, such as an H-1B visa.  It will not file any visa applications in connection with this position.
  
  

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Power BI and Teams, is preferred.
• Some agricultural experience, including experience in core regional crops (e.g., row crops, dairy, livestock), is a plus.
  
  

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