Compliance Leadership Development Program Associate

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 Compliance LDP in the General Counsel’s Organization 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 three, 6-month 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 Ameriprise General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) is comprised of over 450 employees globally and includes the legal, compliance, and regulatory functions that support Ameriprise Financial and its subsidiaries. It is responsible for helping business partners mitigate and manage legal, compliance, and security risks to the firm.
The Compliance LDP will rotate through and complete work within three of the following business areas:
• Compliance
• Surveillance
• Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering
• Regulatory Affairs
• Compliance Communication Review Group
• Products and Surveillance
• Field Office Inspections and Policy
• Supervisory Controls

After exploring the breadth of the business unit(s) through each rotation, LDPs may have the opportunity to post to a permanent position within Ameriprise Financial.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities vary depending on current rotation and assigned projects(s) and may include:

• Participating on project teams responsible for implementing new programs
• Recommending and leading enhancements to existing processes and tools
• Creating, updating, and managing review processes for new/existing communications
• Drafting and maintaining project plans and status reports
• Capturing and tracking project issues and assisting with resolution
• Identify opportunities in a compliance analytical process and propose solutions
• Appreciate and present pros and cons e.g., sustainability of new implementations for supervisor review
• Document and test

Project Examples:

Compliance Communications Review Group (CCRG)

• Maintaining and improving policies/procedures
• Restructuring an online resource center
• Managing and/or testing potential program improvements

Investigations 

• Provide analytical and support work for senior investigators, and trained to handle minor cases
• Observe investigators on cases and advisor interviews

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Anti-Fraud

• Conduct client reviews for non-financial and financial crimes to assess the monetary and reputational risk of maintaining a client relationship
• Create client reports with findings, and discuss client statuses with advisors

Supervisory Controls Units (SCU)

• Conduct supervisory and compliance procedures
• Data assurance testing across the organization
• Review and edit procedures through CompliSource

Data Analytics

• Develop Microsoft Power BI dashboards
• Gain experience working in AWS data environment using tools like Athena and Python
• Translate business requirements into data analytic solutions
• Develop programming logic to flag potential compliance risk

Required Qualifications

• Current Senior at a 4-year university pursing a bachelor’s degree Business Analytics, Finance, Political Science, or related field
• Graduation date of December 2025 or May/June 2026
• Commitment to complete the full 18-month Leadership Development Program

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, Python, SAS, or equivalent technologies

 The company does not offer sponsorship for this opportunity.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Base Salary Range The estimated base salary for this role is $64,000.00. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.Full timeExemptHuman CapitalGCO General Counsel's Organization