Summer 2027 AI and Innovation Intern - Pittsburgh, PA

First National Bank Of Pennsylvania; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

First National Bank Of Pennsylvania offers an AI and Innovation Intern program that provides hands-on exposure to the full AI lifecycle. You will explore banking use cases, assist in designing and validating ML models, and gain practical experience in data engineering, MLOps, and responsible AI governance across enterprise teams.

You will collaborate with business, technology, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to understand AI integration and support vendor/tool evaluations that align with

Qualifications

• Officially enrolled in an undergraduate bachelor program with a major in areas such as Finance, Accounting or Information Technology.
• 0 years of experience required

Responsibilities

• AI Use Case Exploration: Research potential AI applications in banking, such as fraud detection and credit risk.
• Model Development Support: Assist in designing, training, and evaluating ML models under guidance.
• Data Engineering & MLOps: Support data pipelines and cloud-based workflows for model lifecycle management.
• AI Governance & Responsible AI: Participate in ethics, privacy, and security activities to align with regulations.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Work with business, technology, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.
• Vendor & Tool Evaluation: Contribute to assessing third‑party AI tools for risk and compliance.
• Research & Innovation: Stay updated on AI trends and share insights.

Education

High School or GED

Job description

Primary Office Location: 626 Washington Place. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15219. Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future. No Corporate Housing Provided. Application Deadline: October 17, 2026.

Internship Overview/Summary:

The purpose of this internship is to give college students hands‑on exposure to the full AI lifecycle at FNB. This would include but not be limited to exploring banking use cases like fraud detection, credit risk, personalization, automation, and compliance monitoring to designing, training, validating, and testing machine learning and generative AI models. Interns will also gain practical experience in data engineering and MLOps, including data pipelines, cloud platforms, and model lifecycle management. As an AI and Innovation Intern, you will apply your academic learning to real‑world scenarios across the enterprise. You will gain hands‑on experience in AI governance and responsible AI, including regulatory compliance, ethics, bias testing, security, and privacy in the banking domain. Interns will also collaborate with business, technology, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to understand how AI integrates into enterprise strategy and support vendor and tool evaluations to ensure alignment with the bank’s risk, security, and compliance standards.

Internship Duties and Responsibilities:

• AI Use Case Exploration: Research and evaluate potential AI applications in banking, including fraud detection, credit risk modeling, customer personalization, automation, and compliance monitoring.
• Model Development Support: Assist in designing, training, validating, and testing machine learning and generative AI models under the guidance of senior team members.
• Data Engineering & MLOps: Support data pipeline development, cloud-based workflows, and model lifecycle management to ensure scalability and reliability.
• AI Governance & Responsible AI: Participate in activities related to compliance, ethical AI, bias testing, privacy, and security to align with banking regulations and standards.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Work closely with business, technology, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to understand how AI integrates into enterprise strategy and operations.
• Vendor & Tool Evaluation: Contribute to the assessment of third‑party AI tools and platforms, ensuring alignment with FNB’s risk, security, and compliance requirements.
• Research & Innovation: Stay updated on the latest AI trends, frameworks, and best practices, sharing insights that could enhance FNB’s AI initiatives.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare reports, presentations, and documentation to support AI projects, findings, and recommendations for leadership review.

Learning Objectives:

As an AI and Innovation Intern, you will immerse yourself in cutting‑edge AI applications and innovation within the financial services industry. By the end of the internship, you will be able to: Drive real‑world AI solutions: Apply machine learning, data analytics, and emerging AI technologies to live projects that shape business outcomes. Collaborate with leaders: Partner directly with business and technical leaders on strategic initiatives, gaining insight into AI‑driven decision‑making. Expand your professional network: Engage with experts across the organization through meetings, events, and cross‑functional collaborations. Accelerate your growth: Participate in targeted corporate training, workshops, and learning experiences to sharpen both technical and professional skills.

Position Title: Intern Business Unit: Multiple Reports To: Varies Based On Assignment Position Overview:

As an intern at F.N.B., you have the opportunity to experience daily what you learned in your finance or economics classes, see how banks work satisfying the needs of businesses and consumers, enhance leadership skills working with high‑performing executives, learn the skills that differentiates F.N.B in the marketplace, understand interest rates and other key financial drivers, acquire credit skills key to portfolio health and learn complex regulatory compliance issues and more.

Possible positions include key support areas such as Finance, Marketing, HR, Project Mgmt. and Accounting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Learn aggressively: Be open to new ideas and concepts, ask questions and be intellectually curious. Opportunities are based on assigned department, possible examples include organizational structures, business etiquette, interpersonal/conflict resolution/sales/negotiation skills, industry information, products and services and functional responsibilities for various Bank departments.
• Analyze: Improve the quality of decision making by doing appropriate and thorough analysis. Potential examples are based on the department assigned but can include pricing decisions, financial analysis, qualitative analysis, credit risk mitigation, identifying borrowing needs, project timelines and marketing plans.
• Communicate well: Deliver information in a clear, logical and effective manner. Convey information both in writing and orally. Flex style to effectively communicate in one‑on‑one, small group and large‑group settings. Possible examples include business meetings, sales calls, training sessions, email communication and conference calls.
• Display Teamwork: Work well with others to achieve group goals. Willing to leverage the experiences of members to generate improved results and maximum performance. Lead and follow with effectiveness. Willing to voice dissent and ask difficult questions. Listen, to learn. Examples include department or Intern projects.
• Get Results: Be accountable, responsible for the output of one's effort. Willing to manage risk while pursuing innovative solutions or techniques. Flexible to change course to improve outcomes and results. Understand the criticalness of quality-output. Meet deadlines, getting things done on time and under budget. Possible examples will be numerous in virtually every department in the Bank.

Compliance/Integrity:

Understand and follow all company policies and procedures. Meet all relevant legal and regulatory requirements. Complete required trainings and course work in a satisfactory manner and on time. Complete project assignments in conjunction with rotations and work with appropriate oversight to complete. Learn to accomplish objectives by developing and prioritizing actions steps and establishing and communicating the work plan to the appropriate participants. Performs other related duties and projects as assigned. All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation’s risk management program. F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.

Minimum Education: High School or GED

Minimum Years Experience: 0

Special Skills: Needs to be officially enrolled in an undergraduate bachelor program with a major in areas such as Finance, Accounting, Marketing or Information Technology

Special Licenses and Certificates: N/A

Physical Requirements: N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

It is the policy of F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) and its affiliates not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law. It is also the policy of FNB and its affiliates to employ and advance in employment all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace. FNB will not provide sponsorship for employment‑based visas for this position; only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered.

A culture of teamwork. A history of success. As a leading diversified financial services company, F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals who want to grow their careers. The FNB team is a group of highly qualified professionals who work together to provide comprehensive financial solutions across our corporate footprint, which includes Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Our consistent recognition as a best place to work and top workplace by our own employees symbolizes the outstanding culture we represent.