Wintrust 2026 Summer Internship Wealth Management

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.

Wintrust Wealth Management serves the financial needs of private clients including high-net-worth individuals business owners and institutions. Since our founding in 1931 we have been helping clients meet their increasingly complex financial goals with the highest standards of service and integrity. Through our five companies Wintrust Investments LLC Wintrust Private Trust Company N.A. Great Lakes Advisors LLC Chicago Deferred Exchange Company LLC and Wintrust Private Client we offer comprehensive wealth management solutions including investment trust asset management and 1031 Exchange services. Wintrust Wealth Management is a division of Wintrust Financial Corporation a financial services company with more than $67 billion in our team this summer and let us show you why Wintrust was named a Chicago Tribune TOP WORKPLACE 11 years in a row.

Details:

The following temporary summer internship opportunities are available at four of our companies.

Wintrust Investments three Internships in the Investment Operations Department.
Great Lakes Advisors one Internship in Asset Management.
Wintrust Private Trust Company two Internships in Trust Administration.
Wintrust Private Client one Internship in Private Client.

The 2026 program will run Tuesday May 19th Friday August 7th.
Full-time paid summer internship.
All wealth internships will be located at the Wintrust Wealth Management Chicago headquarters 231 South LaSalle Street Chicago Illinois 60604.
Participate in intern program activities events community service projects and professional development opportunities with your cohort.

Wealth Management Intern Job Responsibilities:

Support Private Client Bankers Client Portfolio Managers Investments Advisors Trust Administrators and various other roles.
Administrative analytical and client-facing tasks including data analysis research preparing documents and assisting with client meetings.
Analyze financial information create reports presentations while maintaining client confidentiality.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this role is $19/hour.

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university and entering the junior or senior year.
Concentrations in Finance Accounting Business Management/Administration or Economics.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Strong analytical decision-making skills as demonstrated by coursework or prior experience.
Interest in pursuing a career in the Chicago finance/wealth industry post-graduation.
Leadership extra-curricular or volunteering experience with a passion for results.
You must be authorized to work permanently in the U.S. now and in the future to participate in Wintrusts Wealth Management Internship Program. Due to the high volume of applicants we do not offer immigration sponsorship (including OPT and CPT) for this program.

To apply please visit If selected our team will reach out to you with additional details. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and positions will remain open until programs are at capacity.

From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Required Experience:

Intern