Columbia Threadneedle Sales, Marketing, and Distribution Technology Leadership Development Program Associate

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC•Boston, MA

6d•$85,000

About The Position

Are you looking for a company that values diversity, collaboration, and growth? The Ameriprise Financial Leadership Development Program (LDP) offers meaningful work experience for emerging talent in a FORTUNE 500® company within the Financial Services industry. The Technology LDP is an 18-month experiential commitment crafted to cultivate your business knowledge, gain on-the-job training, network in an encouraging, inclusive, team-based environment, have exposure to senior leaders and contribute to the success of the company through 3-4 rotations. 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 relevant networking and development opportunities. Embark on this journey as a Leadership Development Program Associate and lay the foundation for your future. The 18-month Technology LDP program offer a structured technical concentration or a pathway to upskill in a specific technology team. This LDP Pathway is for our Boston-based Columbia Threadneedle Asset Management Sales, Marketing, and Distribution Technology Pathway. As a Technology LDP, you’ll support three key areas of the Distribution team for a 6-month rotation each. • The Client Relationship Management (CRM) team delivers Salesforce capabilities that enable our Sales and Client Relations teams across North America, EMEA, and APAC. As part of the team, you’ll learn how CRM drives productivity for wholesalers, key account teams, and channel partners while optimizing CRM workflows. • The Marketing Technology team powers our digital client experience by supporting websites, marketing automation, personalization, and content delivery for marketing teams worldwide. This rotation blends marketing technology with a practical understanding of the asset management buyer and influencer ecosystem. • The Distribution Analytics team manages the data and analytical platforms that drive insights for the Distribution and Marketing teams. You’ll use business intelligence tools, data lakes, and service layers to leverage technical skills while understanding how teams use data to drive strategy and advisor relationships. Together, these rotations provide hands on experience with CRM operations, digital marketing technology, and data-driven decision-making in a modern asset management distribution environment. After exploring the breadth of the business unit through each rotation, LDPs may have the opportunity to post to a permanent position within Ameriprise Financial. Key Responsibilities The Technology LDP contributes to the success of the firm by delivering technology solutions to support the evolving needs of our clients, advisors, and employees. Our Technology organization is committed to strengthening and securing our systems, delivering unparalleled customer experiences, uncovering efficiencies, and growing and succeeding as a team. As part of the Technology Leadership Development Program, you will cultivate leadership skills by co-collaborating and leading different Committees (Employee Engagement, Professional Development, Volunteer Committee and more).

Requirements

Current Senior at a 4-year university pursing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Science, Information Technology Infrastructure, or related field.
Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026
Commitment to complete the full 18-month Leadership Development Program
The company does not offer sponsorship for this opportunity.

Nice To Haves

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 with all levels of the organization including team members, managers, and senior leaders
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Prior classroom, project, or work experience with software development/programming/coding

Responsibilities

Gather, analyze, and document business requirements
Develop, document, test, and modify new and existing code
Develop, document, test, modify, troubleshoot and maintain new and existing software applications
Develop working knowledge of Ameriprise systems, processes, data, and vendor tools
Learn and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to the development life cycle
Write and maintain development/programming/systems documentation, as well as operations and user guides, as required.
Make recommendations for improvements.
Continuously improve analysis skills and best practices from prior projects, training and peer learning.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with technology teams, business partners and LDP peers
Participation in Technology LDP Committees