Early & Diverse Careers programs

Completing an AustralianSuper internship is a great way to gain insight into the fund’s culture and operations, often leading to offers to join the graduate program.

You’ll gain exposure to different teams, real world projects and our senior business leaders.

Build your capabilities

We recruit diverse and high-performing colleagues for our Intern Program. Over 8-12 weeks, you’ll develop skills and capabilities to last you throughout your career, while also helping us positively impact the retirement outcomes of our members.

Gain exposure to different teams through rotations

The AustralianSuper Intern Program is designed to give you meaningful experiences and insights into the graduate journey, through exposure to our teams.

Make an impact in the real world

You’ll have the opportunity to work on real world projects and initiatives, whilst also gaining exposure to our senior business leaders.

Learn more about the AustralianSuper Graduate Program

We use our Intern Program to find top talent for our Graduate Program. Successful completion of this program could lead to an offer to join our two-year, rotation-based Graduate Program.

Choose the stream that suits you

We offer 3 program streams on our Intern Program:

• Member stream: work across departments that support members and shape their experience with the Fund.
• Enterprise stream: work across departments that shape the Fund’s strategy and enable how it operates day to day.
• Investments stream: work across departments that invest on behalf of members and drive long-term performance.

AustralianSuper’s Graduate Program provides exposure to different teams and business functions, real world projects and coaching from our senior leaders across a two-year journey.

Develop life-long capabilities

You’ll have various development opportunities to build the required skills and capabilities to set yourself up for a successful career including a structured graduate development pathway.

Gain exposure to difference aspects of the business

Three 2-week group projects will give you the opportunity to develop your foundational knowledge of our Member, Investments and Enterprise domains including our:

• Values and purpose
• Risk frameworks and ways of working
• Investment philosophy and approach.

Get hands-on experience

You’ll rotate through teams across your two-year journey and have access to:

• Leaders across the business
• Networking opportunities
• Specific technical training where required

Be supported in your journey

As a graduate, you’ll be supported through:

• Mentors and buddies
• Coaching and feedback
• Online learning and support
• Regular face-to-face and virtual workshops

Choose the stream that suits you

We offer 3 program streams on our Graduate Program:

• Member stream: work across departments that support members and shape their experience with the Fund.
• Enterprise stream: work across departments that shape the Fund’s strategy and enable how it operates day to day.
• Investments stream: work across departments that invest on behalf of members and drive long-term performance.

As an Enterprise stream graduate or intern, you will work across departments that shape the Fund’s strategy and enable how it operates day to day. Joining collaborative and high-performing teams, you will gain exposure across one or more areas while partnering with and advising colleagues throughout the business.

Through these experiences, you will build a strong foundation in how large, complex organisations operate while developing the skills to deliver meaningful impact across multiple business areas.

In this stream, you will work across one or more of the following Enterprise areas:

• Finance – Analyse performance, support financial reporting and controls, and contribute to insights that drive informed decision-making and sustainable Fund outcomes.
• Colleagues & Culture – Design and deliver colleague programs, support talent and leadership development, and help shape culture and organisational effectiveness across the Fund.
• Group Risk – Apply risk frameworks, support governance processes, and contribute to oversight and compliance activities to help the Fund operate within its risk appetite.
• Strategy & Corporate Affairs – Support strategic planning, transformation initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and communications that shape the Fund’s direction and reputation.
• Technology, Digital & Data – Deliver and support technology platforms, work with data and analytics, and contribute to digital solutions across AI, automation and enterprise systems.

As an Investments stream graduate or intern, you will work across departments that invest on behalf of members and drive long-term performance. Immersing yourself in what is fast becoming one of the world’s largest active fund managers, you will gain exposure to a global investment platform and work alongside experts across asset classes.

Through these experiences, you will build a strong foundation in investment management while developing the technical, analytical and commercial skills to contribute to real investment decisions.

In this stream, you will work across one or more of the following Investments areas:

• Australian Equities – Analyse Australian-listed companies, support research and valuation, and contribute to portfolio construction and active investment decisions.
• International & Private Equities – Work across global markets and private assets, contributing to research, opportunity evaluation and investment execution across both fundamental and systematic (quantitative) equities teams.
• Asset Allocation – Analyse market conditions, model scenarios, and support decisions on how capital is allocated across asset classes.
• Portfolio Strategy & Risk – Assess risks and exposures, support portfolio construction, and contribute to aligning investment decisions with the Fund’s overall risk and return objectives.
• Fixed Income, Currency & Credit – Analyse debt and credit markets, assess interest rate environments, support portfolio positioning, and contribute to managing currency exposures.
• Real Assets – Work on investments in infrastructure, property and other real assets, supporting analysis, portfolio construction and asset management.
• Liquidity & Implementation – Support execution of investment decisions by managing liquidity, assisting with trade implementation, and ensuring efficient portfolio operations.
• Investment Services – Support investment teams through processes, controls, ESG and stewardship activities, and the systems and governance that underpin investment delivery.

As a Member stream graduate or intern, you will work across departments that support members and shape their experience with the Fund. You will partner with member-focused teams who are passionate about engaging, supporting and growing the Fund’s membership, contributing to initiatives that improve outcomes at every stage of the member journey.

Through these experiences, you will build a strong foundation in member experience, operations and strategy while developing the skills to deliver meaningful outcomes that support members’ financial wellbeing.

In this stream, you will work across one or more of the following Member areas:

• Member Experience & Marketing – Design and deliver member experiences, support marketing campaigns, analyse customer insights, and help shape how the Fund engages with members.
• Member Governance & Accountability – Support governance frameworks, ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, and contribute to monitoring and reporting that upholds strong accountability.
• Member Operations – Support day-to-day member services by improving processes, enhancing efficiency, and helping deliver accurate and timely outcomes.
• Member Strategy & Performance – Contribute to strategic planning and performance tracking by analysing data, supporting business planning, and monitoring delivery against key outcomes.
• Retirement, Guidance & Products – Support the development and delivery of products, guidance and advice solutions, helping members navigate decisions and achieve better retirement outcomes.
• Service Delivery – Support front-line service models, helping ensure members receive high-quality, consistent and relevant support across channels.