Intern, Business Data Analyst (8 Months)

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One of Canada’s Most Trusted Investment Brands. 

At Picton Mahoney Asset Management (PICTON Investments), being alternative isn’t just what we do, it’s who we are. 

Founded by industry pioneer David Picton, we’ve spent 20 years challenging conventional wisdom and redefining the investing landscape. As one of Canada’s most trusted investment brands, we are proudly independent, privately run, 100% employee-owned, and deeply committed to delivering results for our clients. 

Thinking Alternatively is in Our DNA

With a team of 241 bold thinkers—one-third dedicated solely to investment management—we are specialists, not generalists. Managing over $19.3 billion (June 30, 2026) for institutional and retail clients, we navigate markets with conviction, resilience, and a forward-thinking approach.  

We’re more than investors we’re innovators. We challenge traditional investment mindsets, constantly pushing the boundaries to achieve our mission: To bring greater certainty to investors.  

Our success is built on four guiding principles: 

• Treat investors’ money like our own. 

• Redefine the way investors invest. 

• Be human, always approachable. 

• Succeed together, one investment at a time. 
  

These aren’t just words—they define how we think, how we invest, and how we work. 

Now, we’re entering our next chapter. We’re transforming our brand and reshaping the way the world invests. If you think alternatively, embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, and thrive in a dynamic, bureaucracy-free environment, join us and be part of what’s next. 

Thriving in Our Entrepreneurial Culture 

At PICTON Investments, you’ll thrive in our creative and dynamic workplace, where collaboration and support are at the core of everything we do. At our firm, you’ll have the opportunity to take on significant responsibilities, work in a flexible environment, and tackle challenging projects from the outset. Our culture is designed for ambitious professionals who want to make an immediate impact while continuing to push boundaries and achieve our greater mission. You’ll be empowered with a high level of responsibility, trust, and flexibility, providing an exciting and creative space for you to help reshape how the world views alternative investments. With competitive total rewards, performance-based bonuses, and a clear path for career growth, you’ll have everything you need to develop both now and over the longer term. 

The Opportunity

We are seeking a candidate to join our Digital Product Management team as a Intern, Business Analyst for an 8 month internship starting this fall. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive business and product support for Data management. Your primary focus will involve collaborating with various teams, including Investment Management, Portfolio Construction, Trading, Compliance, Sales, Marketing, HR and Operations to support them in data automation needs.

The expected hourly base salary range for this role is $25.00 to $35.00, with final hourly salary determined based on experience, skills, education, and internal equity. 

At PICTON Investments, being employee-owned means we take care of our team. As an intern, you'll be part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture where your contributions matter and your development is taken seriously. 

You’ll have the opportunity to learn and lead:

• Be part of exciting business projects, supporting the team in deploying new data and reporting solutions. You’ll get hands-on experience and learn how business and technology teams work together.
• Work alongside experienced team members to help define and document business needs and processes.
• Learn to use helpful tools like flowcharts, activity diagrams, surveys, interviews, and workflow analysis to gather and manage information.
• Assist in collecting information from multiple sources, making sense of it, and turning high-level requests into actionable tasks.
• Help identify and document business objectives, current processes, and challenges while learning from subject matter experts.
• Use templates to create documents such as Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria—and share ideas to make them even better.
• Support data analysis and reporting, helping transform complex information into clear and simple insights.
• Collaborate with management and business partners to keep project roadmaps up to date and understand how priorities evolve.
• Work closely with technology and support teams to see how cross-functional projects come together.
• Get exposure to Agile projects and contribute throughout

What we’re looking for:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a STEM program such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or another related field.
• Interest in financial concepts, capital markets, wealth management, or asset management.
• Some exposure to data analysis through coursework, projects, or prior experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools like Excel, SQL, Python, R, Tableau, or PowerBI is helpful but not required.
• Curiosity about how data is used to make decisions and a desire to learn new skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to organize information clearly.
• Comfortable asking questions, sharing ideas, and communicating with team members.
• Eagerness to collaborate, adapt, and contribute in a fast-moving, supportive environment.
• Motivation to learn, grow, and make an impact while gaining meaningful experience.
• Experience with AI tools, data analytics platforms, or automation technologies is considered an asset.

Our Commitment to Employees 

At PICTON Investments, we take pride in enhancing our employees' experiences through a comprehensive suite of exceptional perks and programs. Our benefits include corporate fitness reimbursement and discounts, VersaFi memberships (formerly Women in Capital Markets), PICTON Investment Counseling and portfolio management services, volunteer and charitable donation matching, maternity and parental leave top-up, recognition awards, semi-annual performance bonuses, a generous annual vacation entitlement (minimum of 15 days per year), training and development reimbursement, extensive health and dental benefits, a healthcare spending account, and more. 

These offerings are designed to support your career growth, well-being, and overall success. Join us and thrive in an environment that values and invests in you!

PICTON Investments is committed to providing an equitable and fair work environment for everyone and all hiring and other personnel actions will be taken without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, sex, disability, gender identity, gender expression, family status, age, language or national origin. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse experiences globally. Canadian experience is not required. If you require an accommodation at any point in time throughout the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at (416) 955-4108 or at [email protected].

PICTON Investments does not accept unsolicited resumes, emails, calls, or any other form of communication from third-party recruitment agencies. Any unsolicited outreach, including commercial electronic messages, will neither be acknowledged nor considered. 

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including summarizing interview notes and aligning candidate profiles with job requirements. All decisions are made by our hiring team.