About the role#
As a Strategic Implementation Co-op, you will join the Investments and Retirement practice in Toronto for the Winter 2027 term. You will gain hands-on experience in business analysis, workflow design, and AI-enabled process improvement. You will report to the Strategic Implementation manager and work alongside business stakeholders to build and test new solutions.
What you'll do#
- Meet with stakeholders to document current workflows, business objectives, and operating constraints.
- Identify process inefficiencies, handoffs, and opportunities for automation.
- Gather and organize functional requirements for AI-based improvement projects.
- Assist in the design, testing, and refinement of prompt structures, decision logic, and prototype tools.
- Validate data quality and work with structured datasets to support business use cases.
- Create documentation and summaries for both technical and non-technical audiences.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, business operations, or a related field.
- Completion of at least two years of study toward a Bachelor's degree.
- Familiarity with Python and the ability to solve technical problems.
- Experience with SQL, relational data structures, and structured data analysis.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
- Understanding of prompt engineering, including system prompts, testing, and iterative refinement.
- Interest in buy-side investment management, trading operations, or advisory environments.
- Curiosity regarding AI tools and the ability to manage ambiguity.
Location & details#
- Location: 120 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid, with a requirement to work in the office at least three days per week.
- Employment Status: Paid, full-time (35 hours per week).
About Mercer
Mercer provides professional services focused on health, wealth, and career management. The firm assists organizations with retirement readiness, talent decisions, and benefits design. It operates as part of Marsh and maintains a presence in 130 countries. The company employs over 90,000 people globally and is headquartered in New York.
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