Technology Intern

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 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.

Job Description

Please note that applications will be assessed on a rolling basis. Due to anticipated interest, the role may close earlier than the stated deadline. We recommend submitting your application promptly. The advertised closing date is October 3, 2026.

At Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource, we're committed to helping early-career talent grow through meaningful work and practical learning. Whether you're joining us as an Intern or Leadership Development Program participant, you'll work alongside experienced colleagues, contribute fresh perspectives, and gain exposure to the people, projects, and experiences that drive our business forward.

Guided by our core values of putting clients first, acting with integrity, striving for excellence, and respecting individuals and our communities, you'll develop both professionally and personally. Through mentoring, networking, senior leader engagement, and community initiatives, you'll build valuable skills, expand your network, and discover what's possible across a global financial organization.

About the Role:

Ameriprise Financials' global Technology team develops and delivers innovative solutions that support the evolving needs of our clients, advisors, and employees. As a Technology Intern, you will join a dedicated technology team for a 10-week summer internship, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful projects and collaborating with experienced professionals across the organization. Internship opportunities and responsibilities vary each year, reflecting the breadth of technology functions that support our business.

For the 2027 summer internship program, we are seeking one intern for each of the following Technology teams:

• Analytics & Automation

• End User Computing

• Cloud Engineering

• Software Engineering (DevSecOps)

• Data Warehouse & Analytics

• Information Security Tools

How you’ll spend your time…

As a Technology intern, you will gain hands-on experience with Ameriprise tools, applications, and technologies while contributing to solutions that support the team’s goals and priorities. During the summer, you’ll connect with other Technology interns and LDPs on a regular basis to foster community and build your professional network. At the end of your internship, you will present an overview of your internship and accomplishments to our Technology leadership team.

As an intern, responsibilities vary depending on assigned team 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 software development life cycle

• Learn new programming languages

• Identify opportunities for process improvement or automation

• Participate in Agile team ceremonies

Examples of past intern work includes:

• Automated cloud activity monitoring

• Automated test framework

• Customer analytics analysis

• Cloud storage relationship model proof of concept

• Inactive account auditing and decommission

• Automation of server start-up/shutdown and testing

• Create dashboard reporting using PowerBI

• Create new intake and tracking system

• SharePoint development

Required Qualifications:

• Current Junior at a 4-year university pursing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Information Science, Information Technology Infrastructure, or related technical field.

• Graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028

• Interested in gaining broad experience in Technology

• Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively

• Ability to work and communicate collaboratively and constructively with others

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

If you also had this, it would be great:

• High degree of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

• Displays a positive attitude, professionalism, and a willingness to learn in a corporate environment

• Prior classroom, project, or work experience with software development/programming/coding

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated hourly rate for this role is $35.00 per 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 insurance.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Human Capital

Line of Business

TECH Technology

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.