Our 10-week summer intern program provides real-life experience in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Over the course of your internship, you will gain exposure to leaders, cultivate your business knowledge, work on projects that directly impact the business you support, and network in a welcoming atmosphere. Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance offers employees the opportunity to grow and develop personally and professionally in a flexible work environment designed to support individual needs. As you spend the summer with us, learning and growing, you’ll also spend time getting to know your fellow interns during team building exercises. With access to our Business Resource Networks – which includes the Black Employee Network, Young Professionals Network, PRIDE Network – you will increase your own sense of belonging and engage in important networking and development opportunities. Embark as an intern with us this summer and lay the foundation for your future.
Ready to launch your career? Join the Ameriprise Financial internship program where we offer meaningful work in a FORTUNE 500® company within the Financial Services industry!
Ameriprise Financial has a global Technology team delivering technology solutions to support the evolving needs of our clients, advisors, and employees.
Technology Internship opportunities vary each year and may include the following job functions:
• Architecture (open)
• Business and Data Analytics (open)
• End user computing
• Front-end/back-end development
• Information Security
• Software/application development (open)
• Technology Operations
Applications accepted until 2/20/2025
Interviews conclude on 2/21/2025
Key Responsibilities
As a Technology intern, you will gain exposure to Ameriprise tools, applications, and software, contribute to team goals, and deliver projects and technology solutions – all while gaining a broad understanding of the Ameriprise Technology organization. At the end of your internship, you will present your work and reflect on your experience to our Technology leadership team.
Responsibilities vary depending on assigned projects(s) and may include:
- Define business requirements
- Develop, document, test, and modify new or existing code
- Develop working knowledge of Ameriprise systems, processes, data, and vendor tools
- Learn and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to the development life cycle
- Learn new programming languages
- Identify opportunities for process improvement/automation
- Participate in Agile team ceremonies
Examples of past intern projects include:
- Cloud storage relationship model proof of concept
- Automation of server start-up/shutdown and testing
- Build and test web application features
- Create dashboard reporting using PowerBI
- Create new intake and tracking system
- Data Lake and Data Analysis
- Internal discovery search integration implementation and testing
- SharePoint development
Required Qualifications
- Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Information Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
- Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026
- Interested in gaining broad experience in Technology
Preferred Qualifications
- High degree of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics
- Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Ability to work and communicate collaboratively and constructively with others
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Prior classroom or project experience with software development/programming/coding
The company does not offer corporate undergraduate internships for students with F-1 visas.
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated hourly rate for this role is $32/ hour. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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What We Do
Ameriprise Financial has helped millions of clients feel confident about their financial futures for more than 125 years. Our network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors* delivers personalized financial advice to help clients reach their goals.
We believe that with the right advisor, the right advice, and the right firm, life can be brilliant.
Ameriprise has corporate locations throughout the U.S. and across the globe, and advisor offices in all 50 states.
Learn how you can build your career at Ameriprise Financial.
*Ameriprise Financial Q2 2020 Statistical Supplement
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