Intern, GenAI and Digital Workplace (January – April 2027)
At a glance
Junior AI Engineering role at Investpsp. Montreal · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Create practical AI Playbooks that show PSP teams how to use its generative AI tools effectively
- Build pilot-ready solutions, including Microsoft 365 Copilot agents and Claude Skills, for business teams
- Organize hackathon ideas into a prioritized backlog the team can develop
- Test AI prototypes, document their behavior and help resolve basic issues before wider rollout
- Research new generative AI capabilities and share recommendations, while tracking usage and user feedback
What you bring
- You are studying computer science, software engineering, data science or a related subject at bachelor's or master's level
- You can program or script in at least one language and have tried AI assistants, prompt design or agent building
- You must return to school after the internship, or have it count toward your academic program
- You need authorization to work in Canada for the internship period
Who this fits
This junior internship suits a student curious about generative AI who can work independently and communicate clearly. The placement runs from January through April 2027, and you must be bilingual in English and French.
From the employer
ABOUT US
We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$320.6 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2026.
We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal 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 world’s top companies. At PSP Investments, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.
ABOUT THE TEAM
As a Developer Intern within the GenAI & Digital Workplace team, you will join a dynamic and innovative group that leverages its intellectual leadership to create an engaging, efficient, and intuitive work environment. In this role you will play a key role in maximizing the value delivered by the Technology, Data, and Operations (TDO) group to PSP’s various business lines.
Our mission is to enable PSP employees to enhance their digital dexterity, deepen their knowledge of GenAI, and facilitate the secure adoption of AI and collaborative technologies in a constantly evolving technological landscape, while ensuring access to knowledge resources and collaboration channels anytime, anywhere, with contextual relevance.
As a member of the team, you will contribute to our vision of a human-centered and efficient digital experience that helps our business partners invest with foresight, operate with excellence, and foster deeper technological integration. We are a curious team that stays continuously up to date on advanced AI and digital technologies, proactively identifying opportunities for efficiency gains, synergies, and operational benefits, and contributing to PSP’s skills-development strategy and the evolution of our AI and collaboration ecosystem.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As an Intern, GenAI and Digital Workplace, you’ll:
- Help design and document AI Playbooks, practical guides that help PSP teams get more value out of our GenAI tools
- Build small, hands-on AI solutions, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot agents and Claude Skills, that the team can pilot and deploy across PSP's business lines
- Help turn the ideas generated during our internal hackathon into a structured, prioritized backlog the team can build from
- Support testing, documentation, and light troubleshooting of AI prototypes before they're handed off for wider deployment
- Research emerging GenAI tools and capabilities, and summarize practical takeaways and recommendations for the team
- Help track and report on adoption of the AI tools you help build, for example simple usage metrics or user feedback
PSP offers globally aligned compensation structures for its internship program, which are sensitive to local market conditions.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
- Must return to studies after the internship, or the internship must be part of your academic curriculum
- Working proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Genuine curiosity about generative AI and large language models, hands-on experience with AI assistants, prompting, or agent-building (personal, academic, or professional projects all count)
- Comfort with MS Office / Microsoft 365; exposure to the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) is an asset
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and ask good questions
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Candidates must have the right to work in Canada* for the period specified to be considered for this position. No support to obtain the right to work will be provided.
- *Options include Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a valid open work permit
- Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)
At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript.
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