Student, Gen AI Engineer, SLC Management (Summer & Fall 2026)

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1400 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$422/US$304 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life we are aligned with one of the worlds leading financial services companies and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

Our intern and new graduate programs offer a chance to explore careers within SLC Management. We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed valuing each other acting with speed and having an owners mindset. As part of our team you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

Visit our website to learn more and for the most up to date AUM information.

SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business client and team needs.

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SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1400 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$422/US$304 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life we are aligned with one of the worlds leading financial services companies and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed valuing each other acting with speed and having an owners mindset. As part of our team you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

Visit our website to learn more and for the most up to date AUM information.

The Student Gen AI Engineer will support the development of cuttingedge GenAI systems including agentic workflows advanced RAGpowered chatbots and intelligent documentprocessing tools for financial data. The student will help design quantitative algorithms for capital allocation and integrate AI solutions across various platforms. Ideal candidates bring strong machine learning expertise handson GenAI and agentic framework experience and a passion for building productionready AI systems.

Hybrid Work Model: SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business client and team needs.

What will you do

• Assist in developing agentic AI workflows for automating manual processes of SLC management.

• Develop an advanced AI chatbot for answering complex financial questions and optimize its components including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) reasoning and tools.

• Assist in developing a generic data extraction tool for the reliable extraction of text tables and graphs from a variety of financial documents.

• Assist in developing a quantitative algorithm to guide capital allocation across asset classes under various operational constraints.

• Integrate the AI solutions across SharePoint Outlook Teams and other Microsoft365 apps.

What do you need to succeed

This opportunity is available to Masters or PhD students with a August 2026 or later graduation date

• Gen AI: expert-level Python and Gen AI skills including prompting LLMs chat memory and structured outputs.

• Agentic frameworks: hands-on experience with agentic frameworks including n8n LangGraph and MCP.

• Advanced RAG techniques: knowledge beyond simple vector search including pre-retrieval and post-retrieval optimization and agentic RAG.

• Document intelligence: familiar with tools for OCRing and extracting text tables and graphs from documents.

• LLM reasoning and planning: expertise in LLM planning chain-of-thoughts context learning and tool use.

• Last year machine learning graduate students or students of other disciplines with a strong machine learning knowledge.

What is nice to have

• Knowledge of reinforcement learning and optimization

Whats in it for you

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager

• As a student youll make a real impact by contributing to meaningful work gaining valuable experience and actively working towards your teams goals.

• Youll join our unique student culture designed to help you grow both personally and professionally beyond your role. We offer professional development workshops student awards socials and many more exciting opportunities.

• We are honored to be recognized as Canadas Best Employers for Recent Graduates and Canadas Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work in 2025.

• Your student journey is just the beginning and were proud to help many who choose Sun Life to transition into permanent roles after graduation.

Why SLC Management

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being mental physical and financial including generous vacation and sick time market-leading maternity parental and adoption leave top up program a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly caring collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the U.S. Best Places to Work by Glassdoor Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pension & Investments

We are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this role is competitive and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined by your unique skills qualifications experience education and geographic addition to base salary this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on individual and overall business performance along with a broad range of competitive benefits.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong are supported and empowered to thrive. We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences backgrounds perspectives and ideas that benefit our colleagues clients and the communities where we operate. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing screening interview scheduling.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to .

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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