Wintrust 2027 Summer Internship: Retail Banking

Wintrust Financial Corporation; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid summer internship

Job summary

Wintrust Financial Corporation in Itasca, IL, offers a 12-week Retail Banking Internship from May through August. You’ll operate a teller drawer, shadow Relationship Bankers, and participate in community events, gaining hands-on experience in branch operations and customer service.

The paid internship runs 40 hours per week (with some Saturdays) and provides exposure to cross-sell opportunities, regulatory policy adherence, and everyday banking workflows across multiple Illinois locations.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a US college or university, with preference for students entering their junior or senior year.
• Concentrations in Finance, Business, Management, or related field.
• Cash handling and customer service experience preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Leadership, extracurricular, or volunteering experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate a teller drawer to serve customers and bank personnel in lobby or drive up.
• Recognize potential cross sell opportunities.
• Comply with all department and regulatory policy & procedures.
• Processes mail, night depository, and ATM deposits.
• Open/close branch.
• Participate in community events.
• Shadow Relationship Bankers, Branch Managers, and Commercial Bankers within the branch.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Job description

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” Experience what it’s like to work for a company invested in the community, dedicated to giving back, and ready to show you how fun banking can be!

Wintrust was named a Chicago Tribune TOP WORKPLACE 12 years in a row.

Retail Banking Intern Job Responsibilities

• Operate a teller drawer to serve customers and bank personnel in lobby or drive up.
• Recognize potential cross sell opportunities.
• Comply with all department and regulatory policy & procedures.
• Processes mail, night depository, and ATM deposits.
• Open/close branch.
• Participate in community events.
• Shadow Relationship Bankers, Branch Managers, and Commercial Bankers within the branch.

Details

The 2027 program will run for 12 weeks from May through August. 40 hours/week, Paid summer internship. Must be available to work (some) Saturdays. Positions available in Itasca, Barrington, Bloomingdale, Addison, and Wood Dale.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a US college or university, with preference for students entering their junior or senior year.
• Concentrations in Finance, Business, Management, or related field.
• Cash handling and customer service experience preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Leadership, extra-curricular, or volunteering experience skills with a passion for results.
• You must be authorized to work permanently in the U.S. now and in the future to participate in Wintrust’s Commercial Banking Internship Program.
• Due to the high volume of applicants we receive, we do not offer immigration sponsorship (including OPT and CPT) for this program.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this role is $19.00/hour.

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success.

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services, delivering the sophisticated solutions of a large bank through a relationship-focused approach built from our community banking roots.

Wintrust may collect personal information from you in connection with the application process. Wintrust complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and its policy may be found here.