The goal of the Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP) internship is to attract and develop self-motivated individuals who are highly skilled and passionate about a career in technology while providing a foundation for future success within the organization.

As a TLDP intern, you will be exposed to a challenging professional work experience in technology with planned activities providing you insight into business, technology, and the many career options at Travelers. You will not only be able to gain a deeper understanding of what you can do in technology but also who we are as a company and how you fit within our Technology community. You will receive a combination of hands on experience, access to a technology curriculum, as well as mentoring program. With many company-wide events such as Intern Symposium and community outreach events, you will have the opportunity to interact and network with many levels of leadership and management. You will be expected to work together with fellow interns to develop and present solutions to relevant business and technology topics.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

The internship offers hands on experience in areas of software engineering which is supported by a technology and business development curriculum, an assigned internship manager, and technical mentors.

The 10-12-week experience will provide first-hand opportunities for interns to apply what they have conceptually learned in academia in a real-world setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Obtained or pursuing a technology or business-related undergraduate degree with technology minor; or a graduate degree with a technology minor; or the successful completion of a state-licensed accelerated technical learning program in technology (e.g. bootcamp) teaching foundational software development skills.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future.

Education, Work Experience, & Knowledge

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater preferred; Suggested majors include (but not limited to): Software Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, and Cybersecurity.
• Exposure to Object-oriented programming (OOP) in one major language.

Job Specific Technical Skills & Competencies

• Accountability: Strong track record of taking ownership and responsibility for actions and outcomes, performance, and results.
• Analytical and Critical Thinking: Demonstrated aptitude in identifying current or future problems or opportunities, analyzing data, synthesizing and comparing information to understand issues, identifying cause/effect relationships and exploring alternative solutions to support sound decision making.
• Change Management/Resilience: Ability to remain energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, change or strenuous demands.
• Customer Focus: Proven customer service skills with the ability to provide service excellence to internal or external clients.
• Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrated track record of self and social awareness, empathy and balances confidence with humility.
• Interpersonal: Excellent communication skills with the ability to actively engage with others while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Judgment/Decision Making: Capability of exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.
• Learning agility: Demonstrated aptitude for learning and applying new capabilities in actuarial and analytics.
• Leveraging Differences: Proven capacity to works with and include people from different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, races, etc. and view those differences as assets to be leveraged to accomplish business goals and objectives.
• Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills including the ability to seek out, build, foster and maintain productive relationships, networks or alliances to meet goals and achieve results.
• Teamwork: Ability to work together in situations when actions are interdependent, and a team is mutually responsible to produce a result.
• Technical curiosity: Self-starter with a strong track record of exploring new technologies, applications and environments beyond required job and/or educational commitments.
• Work Ethic: Possession of a strong drive to do what it takes to get the job done; inquisitive and demonstrates a strong willingness to learn.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home, and business. Travelers prides themselves on helping customers manage risk before a claim occurs — and responding with speed, professionalism, and compassion when claims do happen. Through challenging work in a fast-paced atmosphere, they provide student and graduates with a rewarding experience that will keep them moving.