Intern, AI Solutions for External Manager Selection & Monitoring (May - August 2027) (Montreal)

Intern, AI Solutions for External Manager Selection & Monitoring (May - August 2027) (Montreal)

12 Aug
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PSP Investments
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Montreal

12 Aug

PSP Investments

Montreal

ABOUT US Were one of Canadas largest pension investors, with CAD$320.6 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2026.

We invest funds for thepension plans of thefederalpublicservice, the Canadian Forces, the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police andthe Reserve

Force.

Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montral and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the worlds top companies.

At PSP Investments, youll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before. ABOUT THE TEAM The External Manager Selection and Monitoring (EMSM) team oversees portfolios across three asset classes Public Equity, Emerging Market Debt and Alpha Alternatives (liquid hedge funds) managing more than C$46 billion across 35+ external manager relationships.

Beyond selecting best-in-class managers to complement internal strategies, the team plays a transversal role within Global Alpha, continuously helping internal teams sharpen how they invest.

We are now working toward embedding AI and automation directly into that mandate to modernize how we research, select, diligence and monitor external managers. ABOUT YOUR ROLE As an Intern building AI and Investment solutions for the EMSM team, you will apply emerging AI capabilities to make our investment process faster, deeper and more insightful.

Working alongside investment professionals who select and oversee external managers, you will sit at the intersection of investing and technology turning manual research,



due diligence and monitoring tasks into intelligent and repeatable systems.

This is a hands-on opportunity to own real problems end to end and see your tools shape live investment decisions.

In this role, you will: Identify pain points and opportunities in the EMSM teams investment process, prototype solutions, and iterate toward production-ready tools Develop AI-enabled tools and workflows that improve investment research, manager screening, due diligence and portfolio monitoring Automate recurring quantitative and qualitative analyses including performance and portfolio data updates, peer comparisons, exposure and risk monitoring Read industry and technical research to bring fresh ideas on how emerging AI capabilities can be applied to manager selection and oversight Evaluate AI-generated outputs from an investment perspective, ensuring that conclusions are accurate, financially meaningful and appropriately supported by evidence Partner with professionals across the firm and with the Data Science & AI team to gather requirements, validate outputs and drive adoption of your solutions WHAT YOULL NEED Solid interest in investing, financial markets and institutional portfolio management, combined with a builders mindset you want to solve real investment problems with AI A rigorous, research-oriented mindset and the drive to look beyond surface facts and deliver value-added,



fact-based analysis Demonstrated initiative, resourcefulness and strong problem-solving skills Ability to build relationships and a network across the organization to gather information, uncover opportunities and move projects forward Comfort operating in a fast-paced institutional investment environment with a high level of autonomy and ownership Enrolled in a Masters program in Financial Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline Hands-on experience with AI/automation including but not limited to ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot An understanding of investments and financial instruments, enough to grasp common investment concepts and terminology asset classes, risk and return, performance measurement and portfolio construction Experience with financial, capital market and portfolio datasets is an asset Strong proficiency with MS Office (particularly Excel) Knowledge of Bloomberg is an asset Programming skills in Python, SQL and data-visualization tools such as Power BI is an asset Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Must return to studies after the internship, or the internship must be part of your curriculum Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified.

No support to obtain the right to work will be provided. *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit Good communications skills in English and French (or willingness to learn) To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.

Deadline to apply: 2026-08-31 Follow us on #LI-MB1

📌 Intern, AI Solutions for External Manager Selection & Monitoring (May - August 2027) (Montreal)
🏢 PSP Investments
📍 Montreal

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