Financial Planning Scientist Intern - Minneapolis, MN

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 27 February 2026. · Our 10-week summer intern pro ...

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 27 February 2026.

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.

About the Role

As a Financial Planning Scientist Intern, you will gain hands‑on experience with how our organization operates while contributing to the advancement of the financial planning software used by Ameriprise advisors. This platform helps advisors assess whether clients are on track to reach their financial goals and, when needed, identify practical steps clients can take to get back on track. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to support meaningful enhancements to a tool that directly influences real financial outcomes for clients.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities vary depending on assigned projects(s) and may include:

• Explore and analyze our financial planning software to understand how it works and where it can be improved
• Learn the software development process from start to finish, including spotting issues or opportunities within existing tools and running test cases to make sure updates work correctly
• Create simple, easy‑to‑understand documentation that helps advisors use new software features
• Help troubleshoot and support more complex or escalated user issues
• Work with business partners to understand how financial planning concepts are used in client‑facing tools

Required Qualifications

• Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor's degree in business management, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• Graduation date of December 2026 or May/June 2027

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, including Excel.
• Basic understanding of financial planning (e.g. retirement, insurance, purchase or education goals and/or estate objectives.
• Solid knowledge of statistics and mathematical concepts, including probability analysis.

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 $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of 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.

Base Pay Salary

The hourly rate for this role is $26 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. 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.

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.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Human Capital

Line of Business

AFG Ameriprise Franchise Group