IT Strategy Intern - REMOTE

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is a leading insurance and financial services company focused on securing the future of middle-income America. Through brands such as Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, and Washington National, CNO delivers life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits to more than 3.3 million policyholders, supported by $38.3 billion in total assets.

About the role

CNO Financial Group is hiring an IT Strategy Intern to work alongside experienced IT Business Architecture associates, assisting with professional day-to-day work within the department. This is a paid internship at competitive rates, with paid days off for Memorial Day and the 4th of July.

Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States; the company does not sponsor work visas for this position.

The 2027 internship program runs May 17 through August 06, 2027, with a requirement to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks during the summer. This position may work fully remote from any US-based location, provided the candidate can work Central or Eastern Time hours. Occasional travel to corporate offices may be required, and associates living within 60 miles of Carmel, IN, or Chicago, IL, have access to work from those locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in gathering information from stakeholders to help identify business needs, challenges, and opportunities.
• Help create and update simple business process maps, workflow diagrams, and presentation materials.
• Research and compile information from various business teams to support business architecture initiatives.
• Assist with tracking project activities, milestones, and alignment to business objectives.
• Support solution implementation activities by participating in testing, documenting results, and gathering stakeholder feedback.
• Help monitor and report on project outcomes, business benefits, and key performance indicators.

Requirements

• Progress towards a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related discipline.
• Status as a rising junior or rising senior, with expected graduation dates between December 2027 and June 2029.
• Availability to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks during the summer.
• Experience with various technologies and some prior hands-on exposure is preferred.
• Ability to leverage AI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot, ChatGPT, and GitHub CoPilot to analyze legacy systems and collaborate on developing transformational strategies.
• Candidate location in Central or Eastern US time zone is preferred, or willingness to work Central or Eastern time zone business hours.

Qualifications

• Prior internship experience.
• Experience balancing education and a part-time job during the school year.
• Participation in university clubs.

Benefits

• Paid time to engage in Business Resource Group events.
• Access to the CNO Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Onsite fitness centers and Active & Fit Direct national fitness center discount program.
• Marathon Health webinars and a free code for the Monumental Marathon entry.
• Networking opportunities, leader talks, career counseling, and development sessions.
• Insurance product and industry presentation series.
• An in-person event at one of CNO’s corporate offices during one week of the internship program.
• Final presentations and a volunteering event during the summer.