GRO Program – AI

Manulife

AI Program Associate developing future artificial intelligence leaders and contributing to data science initiatives at Manulife. Gain hands-on experience with AI and machine learning projects.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$100,000 - CA$130,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Gain experience across key AI capabilities: AI & Machine Learning, Generative AI, Engineering & Delivery, Responsible & Governed AI
Explore and prepare data; engineer features and build baseline models
Develop and evaluate machine learning models (e.g., forecasting, classification, NLP, anomaly detection)
Prototype and test GenAI solutions
Build reproducible code and pipelines using Python, SQL, and modern tools
Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy solutions into production environments
Contribute to model documentation, validation, and governance practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
Basic knowledge of programming languages and concepts (e.g. Java, C, SAS, SPSS, R, or Python)
Familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and scikit-learn
Experience with common database querying languages such as SQL
Understanding of version control (Git) and collaborative coding practices
Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and tools like Databricks
Awareness of Generative AI concepts (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG, LLM fine-tuning)
Familiarity with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, QlikView)

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance coverage
adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
employee/family assistance plans
various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
financial education and counseling resources
generous paid time off program including holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

AIMachine LearningGenerative AINLPanomaly detectionPythonSQLJavaCR