Are you looking for a company that values diversity, collaboration, and growth? The Ameriprise Financial Leadership Development Program (LDP) offers meaningful work experience for emerging talent in a FORTUNE 500 company within the Financial Services industry. The Technology LDP is an 18-month experiential commitment crafted to cultivate your business knowledge, gain on-the-job training, network in an encouraging, inclusive, team-based environment, have exposure to senior leaders and contribute to the success of the company through 3-4 rotations. With access to our Business Resource Networks - which includes the Black Employee Network, Young Professionals Network, PRIDE Network - you will increase your own sense of belonging and engage in relevant networking and development opportunities. Embark on this journey as a Leadership Development Program Associate and lay the foundation for your future.

The 18-month Technology LDP program offer a structured technical concentration or a pathway to upskill in a specific technology team. Specific programs change annually, and rotations are pre-determined for each concentration or pathway.

* Columbia Threadneedle Investments Asset Management Sales, Marketing, Distribution Pathway

After exploring the breadth of the business unit through each rotation, LDPs may have the opportunity to post to a permanent position within Ameriprise Financial.

2025 Ameriprise Financial and Columbia Threadneedle Investments interns will be given preferred consideration during the application window closing August 25th. In the event not all approved positions are filled, we anticipate re-opening this requisition the week of September 1st for all applicants to be considered that match the required requirements and qualifications.

Responsibilities

The Technology LDP contributes to the success of the firm by delivering technology solutions to support the evolving needs of our clients, advisors, and employees. Our Technology organization is committed to strengthening and securing our systems, delivering unparalleled customer experiences, uncovering efficiencies, and growing and succeeding as a team.

As part of the Technology Leadership Development Program, you will cultivate leadership skills by co-collaborating and leading different Committees (Employee Engagement, Professional Development, Volunteer Committee and more).

Responsibilities vary depending on rotation and assigned projects(s) and may include:

Gather, analyze, and document business requirements
Develop, document, test, and modify new and existing code
Develop, document, test, modify, troubleshoot and maintain new and existing software applications
Develop working knowledge of Ameriprise systems, processes, data, and vendor tools
Learn and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to the development life cycle
Write and maintain development/programming/systems documentation, as well as operations and user guides, as required.
Make recommendations for improvements. Continuously improve analysis skills and best practices from prior projects, training and peer learning.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with technology teams, business partners and LDP peers
Participation in Technology LDP Committees

Examples of past LDP projects include:

Application migration to cloud hosting platform
Application development of advisor facing tools
Identifying, developing, testing and implementing automation solutions
Data Analysis and dashboard creation
Working with cloud native tools to cloud optimization and automation
Identifying cost-saving solutions in cloud hosting platform
Implementation and testing of features in file storage
Database resiliency to quickly generate a new primary database cluster during outage

Required Qualifications

Current Senior at a 4-year university pursing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Science, Information Technology Infrastructure, or related field.
Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026
Commitment to complete the full 18-month Leadership Development Program

Preferred Qualifications

High degree of self-motivation with strong integrity and ethics
Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Ability to work and communicate collaboratively with all levels of the organization including team members, managers, and senior leaders
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Prior classroom, project, or work experience with software development/programming/coding

The company does not offer sponsorship for this opportunity.

About Our Company
We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Job Family Group

Human Capital

Line of Business

TECH Technology