Investment Development Program

Overview

Join to apply for the Investment Development Program role at Desjardins.

About Desjardins Wealth Management

Wealth management includes all the business sectors that provide products and services designed to offer investment solutions to a wide range of clients. Ces produits et services incluent les régimes de retraite collectifs, la gestion de portefeuilles institutionnels, le développement de solutions d'investissement et les services de courtage en valeurs mobilières. The teams have expertise on all publicly traded and privately traded asset classes, as well as all asset classes traded on the developed and emerging markets. Their investment solutions (such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and structured notes) are made available across Canada in several distribution networks, belonging to both Desjardins and other organizations.

Your Mandate

Your talent will be put to good use as you contribute to your host team’s diverse and exciting projects and work with professionals in the above-mentioned sectors. You’ll be an analyst in a development program. The goal is to train high-level professionals with an integrated vision of the organization’s key sectors. During the first two years, you’ll be given a variety of mandates and asked to:

• Identify and analyze issues, do diagnostics and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
• Help identify your unit’s operational risks and opportunities for improvement
• Help develop and monitor cross-sector initiatives

Once you’ve completed the program after two years, you’ll have the tools to pursue a promising career in one of Desjardins’s sectors.

What You Need To Succeed

• Problem-solving and human relations skills, the ability to build interpersonal relationships and quickly adapt to changing work environments
• Be able to work independently, demonstrate curiosity and possess excellent analytical skills
• Prioritize building relationships proactively and demonstrate flexibility

Eligibility Criteria

• Be an undergraduate or graduate student in finance, quantitative finance, portfolio management, financial analysis or any other relevant field related to investments
• Be in the process of obtaining an undergraduate or graduate degree (a minimum of 30 out of 45 credits is required)

Job Details

• Job location: Lévis or Montreal, depending on the candidate’s preference
• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Number of positions available: [not specified]
• Full-time permanent position, 35 hours a week
• Salary: Based on internal scales in effect, plus a competitive annual bonus
• Benefits: Comprehensive insurance plan, defined benefit pension plan, reimbursement of health and wellness and ergonomic equipment expenses, etc.
• Start date: 2026, depending on the candidate’s availability

Next steps

Please include the following documents with your application:

• Your résumé
• Your most recent transcript
• Your cover letter, which: (a) briefly describes your educational background and career goals; (b) describes your achievements (professional, academic or extracurricular) and any activities you’re involved in that highlight your leadership qualities; (c) explains how Desjardins’s Investment Development Program will help advance your career and personal goals; (d) why you want to take part (400 words max for first two items; 300 words max for the others).

IMPORTANT: When you submit your application, please upload all your documents (résumé, transcripts and cover letter) during the second step in the CV box at the bottom of the page. This is the only time you’ll be able to upload documents, so have everything ready when you apply.

Lunch And Learn

You’re invited to a virtual lunch and learn session on October 15, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. You need to register to attend. The deadline to register is October 15, 2025. The interview will take place in mid-November 2025.

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We’re committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. Desjardins has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve. If there’s something we can do to make the recruitment process or the job you’re applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process.

Job Family

General finance and accounting (FG)

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