COO Intern

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:

• Analytical curiosity: Uses data and structured thinking to understand problems and identify practical solutions.
• Execution mindset: Organizes work, manages priorities, and follows assignments through to a clear outcome.
• Clear communication: Explains ideas simply, prepares polished materials, and adapts the message for the audience.
• Collaborative leadership: Builds trust, welcomes feedback, and contributes effectively without relying on formal authority.
• Learning agility: Approaches unfamiliar work with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to ask thoughtful questions.
• Ownership: Takes accountability for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of assigned work.

Salary:

$45,000.00 - $75,000.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact.  We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers.  We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at http://jobs.bmo.com/us/en

BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.