2025 Summer Program - Sophomore - Executive Office (SOS)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Sophomore Career Exploration Internship gives you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience at a unique institution.

Through project-based work and professional development activities, you’ll get both an introduction to professional life and an understanding of the New York Fed’s consequential and dynamic work.  In addition to your daily responsibilities, you’ll gain personal and professional skills to help you prepare for the next steps in your education and career journeys.

You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive cohort and be paired with a mentor who’s excited to support you.

During your internship, you’ll also learn more about our Junior Summer Analyst program, which serves as a recruitment pipeline for the New York Fed’s entry-level hiring.

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies.

You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.  
 
The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person.

Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance. 

What we do:   

The Executive Office’s Strategy and Operating Services (SOS) team at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York NY is responsible for working with senior leadership to develop the strategic priorities for the organization, communicate the strategic priorities to key stakeholders, while driving strategic and operating management transparency to support the successful execution of the Bank’s strategic plan.

Your role as a Summer Analyst in the Executive Office:


* Collaborate with the SOS team in activities and deliverables that support the implementation of Bank Strategic Priorities.


* Engage in strategic planning activities such as research, content development, and/or key management reporting that includes aggregation and synthesis of information stemming from multiple sources.


* Support various special projects, as needed, providing learning and development exposure to Bank wide process, products, and staff.

What we are looking for:  


* Strong analytical skills, with ability to gather and analyze information, enrich a topic, prove/disprove a hypothesis, and create a narrative.


* Must have an expected graduation date of Winter 2026 or Spring 2027


* Strong collaboration skills and customer-service mindset with an ability to scope a business problem and develop creative viable options for solving it.


* Experience in delivering successful outcomes on projects with multiple stakeholders and divergent int...