Summer Student - Real Estate

Location: Atlanta, GA

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Get to Know the Opportunity

This position is part of Voya Investment Management (Voya IM) and our Summer Student Program, offering students the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the investment management industry while working alongside professionals across the Voya IM organization.

This role supports the production team in the underwriting and origination of new commercial mortgage loans. The Summer Student will work alongside analysts and loan officers, gaining exposure to the underwriting, approval, and closing processes while collaborating with teams across the real estate group.

This role is based in our Atlanta office, with expected onsite presence on average up to 4 days per week to support team and business priorities.

The Contributions You’ll Make

Assist with underwriting new commercial mortgage loans, committee approvals, and the drafting and acceptance of term sheets.

Participate with deal teams in discussions with mortgage banking correspondents.

Support the loan closing process, including closing calls, lease reviews, and third-party report reviews.

Collaborate with other teams within the real estate group, including Credit and Legal.

Assist with special projects as needed.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience

High School Diploma or GED

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate (preferred) or related field.

Basic understanding of income statements and balance sheets.

Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Goal-oriented with a willingness to learn and contribute in a collaborative environment.

Preferred Knowledge & Experience

Technical knowledge of commercial real estate as an investment class.

How This Role Aligns to Our Core Four

At Voya, our Core Four guide how we work together and deliver results. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to put them into practice while learning the fundamentals of commercial real estate lending and investment management.

Instill Customer Obsession: Support thoughtful underwriting and deal execution that contribute to strong outcomes for Voya IM and its clients.

Transform with Automation/AI: Leverage available technology, automation, and AI tools responsibly to support analysis, improve efficiency, and streamline day-to-day work.

Drive Higher Performance Through Our People: Collaborate with analysts, loan officers, Credit, Legal, and other partners to learn from the team and contribute to shared goals.

Execute on the Fundamentals: Apply attention to detail and sound analytical practices when supporting underwriting, approvals, term sheets, and loan closings.

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Compensation Pay Disclosure

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$23.00/hr. USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans

401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)

Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.

Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectati