AI Intern- Winter 2027

XPV Water Partners; Toronto; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

XPV Water Partners is seeking an AI Intern in Toronto to support our team by applying AI, data, and technology to real business problems. You will help streamline workflows, improve decision-making, and develop practical AI-enabled solutions across deal flow and portfolio operations.

The ideal candidate is independent, motivated, and eager to own projects, with strong analytical skills, business judgment, and curiosity.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in CS, data science, business analytics, finance, commerce, economics, entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Final-year students eligible; 4- or 8-month internship.
• Demonstrated experience with AI tools, LLMs, coding tools, automation platforms, and data analysis.
• Active involvement in tech or entrepreneurship clubs, hackathons, or similar high-performance groups.

Responsibilities

• Understand workflows across deal flow, portfolio support, and internal operations.
• Analyze problems and identify where AI, automation, data tools, or process improvements add value.
• Structure and organize data to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to build AI-enabled workflows, prompts, templates, or tools.
• Support firm-wide AI, data, and process-improvement initiatives.

Skills

AI tools

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Self-starter

Education

Undergrad/Grad program

CS + Business dual-degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

ChatGPT

Claude

Perplexity

Job description

Position Overview

Are you curious, driven, and excited by the opportunity to use AI, data, and technology to solve real business problems? XPV Water Partners is looking for an AI Intern to support our team in creating efficiencies and improving internal workflows, and decision-making through the use of AI tools.

The right candidate is a go-getter: someone who is independent, motivated, resourceful, and eager to take ownership. We are looking for someone who can combine strong analytical ability, business judgment, technical curiosity, and strong communication skills to help our team move faster and make better decisions.

Company Profile

XPV Water Partners is a team of experienced growth investors and business builders committed to making a difference in water. With more than US $1 billion in AUM, XPV leverages exceptional talent, deep industry knowledge, and a proven growth platform to rapidly scale businesses, generate superior returns for all stakeholders, and meaningfully contribute to a water-secure future.

For more information, visit www.xpvwaterpartners.com.

Responsibilities

• Working with XPV team members to understand current workflows, pain points, and business problems across deal flow, portfolio support, and internal operations.
• Analyzing problems and identifying where AI, automation, data tools, or process improvements can create value.
• Helping structure and organize data so it can be used more effectively to generate insights, improve accuracy, and support decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities that help the team work faster and produce better outputs by building or improving practical AI-enabled workflows, prompts, templates, agents, or tools.
• Supporting additional firm-wide AI, data and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Experience & Education

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate post-secondary program in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Finance, Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Dual-degree students with Computer Science and Business Administration are strongly preferred.
• Must be in their final year of study and available for either a 4-month or 8-month internship.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools, large language models, coding tools, automation platforms, and data analysis tools.
• Active involvement in extracurricular activities such as hackathons, investment clubs, entrepreneurship clubs, computer science clubs, athletics, or other high-performance organizations.
• Previous internship or work experience involving analytics, AI, automation, business problem-solving, investing, consulting, startups, or business operations.
• Demonstrated track record of taking initiative, driving results, and leading or owning meaningful projects.

Skills and Characteristics

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to break down complex business problems and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to leverage AI, data, and technology to improve workflows, decision-making, and productivity.
• Experience working with AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of data structures, data organization, data security, and how data can be leveraged to improve AI outputs and business insights.
• Ability to combine technical capabilities with business judgment.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, high determination, and a results-oriented mindset.
• Curious, resourceful, and highly motivated to learn and continuously improve.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Passion for water, sustainability, and working within a high-impact organization.
• Enthusiasm for helping build and scale companies that contribute to a more water-secure future.
• Demonstrated interest in investing, technology, entrepreneurship, and business growth.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruiting process, please inform us in the recruitment application. We will contact you to further discuss your need.

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants. All applications are reviewed by members of our team.

Please note that this is an active vacancy.