At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

2025 Enterprise Risk Management Internship

Solving complex issues in the financial industry requires a team of remarkable individuals who dream big and achieve goals with teamwork, integrity, and excellence. We hire bright self-starters, provide them the tools to succeed, and give them the freedom to excel.

Start your career at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) and learn firsthand about our services, culture, and the financial services industry – while growing personally and professionally. We value our internship programs as they help us identify our future hires and leaders.

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Internship is a program designed to provide interns with a foundational understanding of risk management at BBH. As an intern, you will gain exposure to how ERM provides risk support across the Firm including the responsibilities of various ERM teams and how they work together. The start of the program will be centered around getting to know BBH and ERM. As an Intern, you will develop an understanding of the business and apply the principles you learn through hands-on work. BBH’s ERM internship will include exposure to Investment Management, Private Banking, Cyber/Technology Risk, and ERM Program & Regulatory Management.

What can you expect from an Internship with BBH?

• 10-week program where you will be fully immersed in current business needs
• Ongoing training and guidance that enables you to make an impact
• Formal orientation
• Feedback throughout the program to support your development and help you succeed
• Organized social and volunteer events

What can you expect from an Internship with BBH’s Enterprise Risk Management group?

• An understanding of how BBH considers risk in its strategic business decision making processes.
• How BBH assesses and controls operational risk as well as how each line of business manages processes to help the business define and manage its risk profile.
• As a regulated financial services firm, you will develop an understanding of how ERM, Office of General Counsel, and Compliance collaborate with the line of business to ensure we meet legal and regulatory obligations.
• How ERM works with client facing staff to deliver BBH products and services in a controlled way.
• Critical thinking skills, project management experience, and the ability to navigate through the organization.
• The exposure to various pathways will give you a unique broad experience, with exposure to many areas across BBH in a short period of time.

What BBH’s Enterprise Risk Management group looks for in an intern:

• Currently a junior in college, entering senior year in Fall of 2025
• Strong academic achievement as evidenced through a GPA of 3.3 or higher
• Ability to perform basic scripting to facilitate data analysis and process automation
• General inquisitiveness about technological evolution of the financial landscape
• Demonstrated leadership skills through academic and extracurricular activities
• Strong interest in businesses and financial markets
• Proven leadership capability including strong interpersonal, relationship and collaborations skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while meeting deadlines
• Fluency with MS Office (Advanced Excel, PowerPoint)

While there are no guarantees of a job offer upon completion of an internship, BBH does view the internship program as a source of identifying future employees. As such, legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. BBH will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this program.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.