Manulife John Hancock

Financial Services

FallCoop2026PrivateEquity

$59–59k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Fall Co-op 2026 - Private Equity at Manulife John Hancock. Skills: AI-driven investment processes, Underwriting, Portfolio monitoring, Research, Financial analysis, AI implementation, Data organization, Analytical projects. Help design and implement AI-enabled workflows to improve investment underwriting and ongoing monitoring. Assist in identifying use cases, documenting requirements, testing tools, and measuring impact”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve investment underwriting and ongoing monitoring; Measuring impact (time saved, quality improvements, consistency)

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

quantitative and analytical skills.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree, ideally a joint Technical and Business degree, dual major, or major-minor combination., Technical degrees include Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, and other closely related disciplines., interest in investing, company building, and applying AI to knowledge-work processes., quantitative and analytical skills., written and communication skills - able to synthesize and articulate thoughts in a structured manner., attention to detail., Highly motivated self-starter and team player, able to take initiative, prioritize, and run on own with limited guidance., Demonstrated project and time management skills in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with modern AI/LLM capabilities and limitations (prompting, evaluation, basic RAG concepts, safety/privacy considerations)., Experience with data tooling, workflow automation, or building prototypes.

What You'll Do.

Help design and implement AI-enabled workflows to improve investment underwriting and ongoing monitoring

Assist in identifying use cases

documenting requirements

Support data organization and light engineering tasks

Create repeatable processes and clear documentation

Support the assessment of new opportunities across all stages of the underwriting process

Assist with preparing investment screening materials

developing financial models

performing financial analysis

and conducting sector analysis

Assist in due diligence on new private equity fund commitments

Contribute to the preparation of approval memos and presentation materials

Participate in monitoring portfolio companies and private equity funds

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with investment professionals

Communication Scope

Written and communication skills - able to synthesize and articulate thoughts in a structured manner.

Process & Methodology

Demonstrated project and time management skills in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

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