US COO Summer Internship Program - Summer 2027

Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Application Deadline

12/03/2026

Address

320 S Canal Street

Job Family Group

Commercial Sales & Service

Take your first step toward a career where insight, collaboration, and execution come together.

The U.S. COO Summer Internship Program is a 10-week experience designed for rising college seniors interested in strategy, analytics, transformation, business operations, governance, and enterprise execution. Interns will be aligned to a participating area within the U.S. Chief Operating Officer organization and contribute to meaningful business priorities while building foundational knowledge of BMO and the financial services industry.

Throughout the summer, interns will participate in a shared U.S. Banking onboarding experience, complete hands-on work within an assigned business area, connect with leaders and peers, and translate their work into a final stakeholder-ready presentation or recommendation. The current program design includes a shared foundation, functional experience, professional development, networking, and a capstone or final presentation.

The internship is intended to help students apply their academic knowledge, explore potential career pathways, and build skills that may support future consideration for entry-level analyst opportunities or BMO development programs, including the Business & Operations Development Program.

What You’ll Do

Depending on the assigned business area, responsibilities may include:

Support the research, analysis, development, and execution of business initiatives that advance organizational priorities.

Analyze business, operational, client, market, or performance data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.

Help develop dashboards, reports, process maps, business cases, governance materials, strategic recommendations, or implementation plans.

Support a defined project or workstream from initial problem framing through analysis, execution, and delivery.

Gather and synthesize information from multiple sources to help teams evaluate business challenges and make informed decisions.

Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across business functions to clarify needs, coordinate activities, and support project outcomes.

Assist with process improvement, transformation, risk, controls, governance, or change-management activities based on the assigned team.

Prepare clear, concise, and stakeholder-ready presentations and written communications.

Participate in professional development, networking, leadership exposure, and broader U.S. Banking learning opportunities.

Present internship findings, deliverables, or recommendations to business stakeholders.

Potential Experience Areas

Internship assignments may support work within areas such as:

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Digital Transformation and Process Excellence

Strategy Execution and Business Transformation

Client Strategy, Insights and Commercial Enablement

Program Delivery and Enterprise Enablement

Governance, Risk and Controls

Final placements will be based on business needs, available internship assignments, candidate capabilities, and alignment between the candidate’s interests and the participating team’s work.

What You’ll Gain

During the internship, you will have opportunities to

Build foundational knowledge of BMO, U.S. Banking, and the COO organization.

Apply analytical and structured problem-solving skills to meaningful business work.

Strengthen project execution, organization, and prioritization capabilities.

Develop executive-ready communication and presentation skills.

Learn how teams collaborate across functions to deliver enterprise priorities.

Build relationships with peers, managers, subject-matter experts, and leaders.

Explore career pathways in analytics, strategy, transformation, operations, delivery, risk, governance, and related fields.

Deliver a defined analysis, project, process improvement, or recommendation that creates value for the assigned team.

Qualifications

Required

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Expected to graduate between December 2027 and June 2028, subject to confirmation by Campus Recruitment based on BMO’s definition of a rising senior.

Available to work full-time for the full 10-week internship in Chicago.

Demonstrated interest in business strategy, analytics, operations, transformation, project delivery, governance, risk, or financial services.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Analytical and problem-solving ability, including the capacity to organize information, identify patterns, and develop practical recommendations.

Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities.

Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.

Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

Ability to work independently while seeking direction and feedback when appropriate.

Experience creating clear presentations, reports, or other professional work products.

Preferred

Academic concentration in business administration, management, operations, finance, accounting, analytics, economics, information systems, or another related discipline.

Previous internship, campus leadership, project, research, volunteer, or work experience involving analysis, problem-solving, teamwork, or project execution.

Exposure to data visualization, reporting, process mapping, project management, or business analysis.

Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or similar analytical tools is beneficial for some assignments but is not required for every placement.

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences.

Interest in working across teams and learning about multiple parts of a large financial institution.

Candidate Success Profile

The strongest candidates will demonstrate

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