About Us

American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.

Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.

All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to

Role Summary

As a Cybersecurity Intern you will be brought on to our team to learn the ins and outs of the Cyber Operations security team within a corporate setting. Your projects and training will be focused on incident response, phishing, data loss prevention, and AI security activities that will uphold the security and operations of the firm. You will also learn about defining and detailing security processes and procedures in a corporate setting. Interns for this group will act as first responders alongside their peers for cyber incidents that come in, to provide critical assessment of each report.

You will apply the knowledge you have acquired from your coursework and from the mentors within your team toward meaningful opportunities and projects.

This program is for currently enrolled undergraduate rising seniors who will graduate in December 2027 - Spring 2028. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2026.

• Location: this onsite position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.

• Program dates: June 2nd – August 6th (10 weeks).

• Work schedule: 40 hours/week - Monday – Friday (8 am – 5 pm).

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

What You Bring to the Team (Required)

• Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Customer Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

• You are an incoming senior enrolled in an undergraduate program within Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Security, AI Security, or a related field.

• Passion for gaining experience with Information Security and Risk Management.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and 401k eligibility for employee contributions.

• Mentor Program - during your time with us you will be assigned a dedicated mentor to provide career coaching and mentoring.

• Access to our Business Resource Groups (Emerging Professionals, Pride, Mosaic, Green Team, and others.)

• Casual dress code - be comfortable and express your unique self.

• A robust social and philanthropic calendar of events hosted just for Interns!

Additional Requirements

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR-Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

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