What is the opportunity?

Are you interested in the opportunity to work as a Data & AI Intern at RBC? Join the Group Risk Management – Balance Sheet and Liquidity Risk (GRM-BSLR) team, which performs the second line of defense role for all balance sheet and liquidity risks at the enterprise level. The team oversees liquidity risk across RBC, managing the complexity of large portfolios of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments at the RBC level and within individual business lines and legal entities, while helping to meet regulatory expectations for liquidity risk oversight.

As a Data & AI Intern, you will help design and build innovative solutions that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex challenges in balance sheet and liquidity risk management — a hands-on role for a technically curious student eager to apply AI/ML to real-world problems in a highly regulated, data-rich environment.

What will you do?

• Design, build, and deploy AI models (including large language models) to solve business problems and drive innovation
• Collaborate with data engineers to ensure AI solutions are built on a robust, scalable, and modern data infrastructure
• Work with business stakeholders, data scientists, and software engineers to align AI initiatives with organizational goals
• Utilize the latest technologies and development tools, designing and building data and AI solutions to meet business needs
• Constantly seek out better ways to do things — new tools, new technologies, new processes
• Work on transformational projects that deliver new value to the group
• Be an active contributor to your team and to the broader RBC development community

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution with a focus on data science, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or machine learning
• Programming skills in Python
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML development
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code)
• Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of the financial and/or risk management domain
• Ability to learn and absorb new concepts (in business and in systems) quickly and apply new knowledge

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a team leading the way in AI adoption and application for the broader group, working with the latest development tools
• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• A collaborative team culture grounded in innovation

Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Winter 2027 Student placement with a start date of January 2027, and end date of April 2027. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2027 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2027), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is September 20, 2026. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

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Additional Job Details

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.