AI Intern: Data-Driven Automation (Hybrid)

BMO Harris Bank; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO Harris Bank is offering a full-time internship in Chicago, hybrid, running Jan 4, 2027 to Apr 23, 2027. You will join a campus program designed to develop skills in technology, AI, and business analysis from day one, with mentorship and student-focused initiatives.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and exposure to cross-functional teams while applying AI and data-driven methods to optimize business processes and technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, including generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and AI-driven automation tools.
• Ability to leverage AI technologies to improve efficiency, support data-driven decision-making, and enhance business processes.
• Experience using AI-powered platforms to research, analyze information, generate content, and streamline workflows.
• Knowledge of responsible AI principles, including data privacy, security, ethical use, and risk management.
• Agile Delivery and Development.
• Data analysis.
• Learning Agility.
• Process improvement and optimization.
• Organization process optimization.
• Business architecture frameworks.
• Stakeholder Analysis and Management.
• Digital Fluency.
• Systems Thinking.
• Business requirements definition and analysis.
• Insights development and reporting.
• Application functional design.
• Functional Analysis.
• Verbal & written communication skills.
• Collaboration & team skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• As a full-time employee, we would require 3-5 years of experience, however as part of the BMO campus program, we are looking for motivated individuals with a strong desire to learn.
• Specialized knowledge from education and/or business experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigates and identifies strategies to optimize business operations and services, and inform business decisions. Defines business requirements to inform technology build and operations by sourcing and analyzing relevant data, reviewing and documenting business processes and collaborating with business stakeholders.
• Sources business and market data to evaluate the effect of projects on business results.
• Also assesses the efficiency and the performance of technology (software, hardware and the wider IT system) to deliver expected business results.
• Identifies and analyzes malfunctions, system workflow, and troubleshoots issues raised by business.
• Elicits requirements and analyzes feasibility to ensure solutions/initiatives achieve the expected business outcomes.
• Supports various project teams across the project lifecycle to ensure development is aligned with the business requirements.
• Develops informative, coherent, and usable project documents (project artifacts) for multiple stakeholders covering functional and non-functional business requirements.
• Applies depth of domain & functional expertise for the assigned portfolio to drive the expected business value.
• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Builds tests cases in order to validate business requirements and End-User Testing results.
• Focus may be on a business/group.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works mostly independently.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
• Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.

Skills

AI concepts

AI leverage

AI platforms

Responsible AI

Agile

Data analysis

Learning agility

Process improvement

Business architecture

Stakeholder mgmt

Digital fluency

Systems thinking

Requirements analysis

Insights & reporting

Functional design

Functional analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Willingness to learn

Job description

BMO Harris Bank is offering a full-time internship in Chicago, hybrid, running Jan 4, 2027 to Apr 23, 2027. You will join a campus program designed to develop skills in technology, AI, and business analysis from day one, with mentorship and student-focused initiatives.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and exposure to cross-functional teams while applying AI and data-driven methods to optimize business processes and technology solutions.