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Ameriprise Financial Human Resources Internship in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Our 10-week summer intern program provides real-life experience in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Over the course of your internship, you will gain exposure to leaders, cultivate your business knowledge, work on projects that directly impact the business you support, and network in a welcoming atmosphere. Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance offers employees the opportunity to grow and develop personally and professionally in a flexible work environment designed to support individual needs. As you spend the summer with us, learning and growing, you’ll also spend time getting to know your fellow interns during team building exercises. 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 important networking and development opportunities. Embark as an intern with us this summer and lay the foundation for your future.
Ready to launch your career? Join the Ameriprise Financial internship program where we offer meaningful work in a FORTUNE 500® company within the Financial Services industry! The Human Resources (HR) Summer Intern program provides exposure to HR initiatives through hands-on work within a specific area of HR and in collaboration with professionals from various areas within HR.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities vary depending on assigned projects(s) and may include:
As a Human Resources (HR) intern, you will contribute to delivering best-in-class HR tools, solutions, and support to meet the evolving needs of the business and our workforce while learning and developing skills to help you launch your career in human resources. Responsibilities vary depending on assignment.
HR functional areas include:
Benefits
Compensation
Diversity & Inclusion
Employee Relations
HR Business Partners
HR Compliance
HR Services
Human Capital Insights
Project Management
Rewards & Recognition
Recruiting
Talent Development & Organization Effectiveness
Talent Management
*HR Intern assignment focus is determined based on business need as well as interest areas of the selected intern. Assignment decisions are typically communicated to interns 2-4 weeks before the first day of employment.
Examples of past intern assignments include:
HR Services – Assist with processing employee data transactions, participate in HR systems projects requirements gathering and testing activities
Diversity & Inclusion – support D&I team with planning and execution of the annual Global Inclusion Week event, build communications, resources, and training guides/toolkits to support strategic diversity & inclusion initiatives
Recruiting – participate in recruiting strategy meetings, candidate sourcing, review and update job postings and interview guides
Human Capital Insights – assist with review and testing of newly developed HR reports and analytics
Employee Relations – Participate in the employee relations quarterly global HR policy review and participating in employee relations cases
Required Qualifications
Current Junior at a 4-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026
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 and constructively with others
Interested in gaining broad Human Resources experience
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
The company does not offer corporate undergraduate internships for students with F-1 visas.
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 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
Non-Exempt
Job Family Group
Human Capital
Line of Business
HR Human Resources