Portfolio Management Intern

Portfolio Management Intern

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that's not all. Whether we're leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

Reporting to the Leader, Portfolio Management, this is a unique opportunity to work with the Portfolio Management team that is responsible for providing insights to the Executives to assist and support the organization in achieving the corporate strategy. This role also supports Business Units by helping them understand resource utilization and the value delivered by products, projects, and programs. The Portfolio Management team is evolving their maturity model and is looking for an individual to be part of this evolution.

You'll be responsible for:

• Develop and deliver insightful reports using Power BI, pulling project and program data from Planview, to support PMO and Business Unit decision-making

• Assist the team in identifying operational efficiencies and developing detailed process maps with clear, step-by-step guidance to enhance workflow clarity and consistency

• Execute Planview configuration changes based on current business unit needs

• Developing or updating playbooks with new processes and reports to align with the new features and functionality of Planview, while also supporting enterprise-wide organization change management efforts to increase adoption of Planview

• Updating The Hub (Interac's intranet) material as processes and Planview further matures

• Conduct research on the Planview website to extract content on capabilities available to be considered for future releases

You bring:

• Experienced in data analytics with the ability to create and generate reports using Power BI, leveraging data from Planview, the Project/Program Portfolio Management System

• You call yourself a critical thinker and can turn data into meaningful messages – you demonstrate a kind of thinking in which you question, analyze, interpret, evaluate. Then translate this into a story to provide a picture allowing individuals to quickly grasp the messaging you are conveying

• Demonstrates ability to quickly grasp concepts and procedures of new systems to effectively action and complete configurations

• The ability to give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, and Powerpoint)

• Considerable experience in data visualization generating reports, reviewing data, developing online tools, user guides, resources and templates

• You're highly adaptable and comfortable with the unknown – you can act independently and collaborate in a team through ambiguity

• You are a proactive problem-solver with a demonstrated track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives – you get into new topics quickly, enjoy learning the fundamentals and leverage it to achieve the best outcomes with cross-functional teams

• Confidence in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way with customers and stakeholders – you naturally enjoy helping, supporting and improving their experience

• Understanding that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making

• Although not required, you have some familiarity or previous experience with the following:

• Familiar with or understanding of portfolio and work management application (Planview preferrable)

• Experience supporting customers (internal or external) in a technology context

Workstyle: Hybrid (3 days on-site)

Location: Toronto

Term: January – April 2026

Duration: Monday – Friday

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;
• Public safety verification;
• Canadian ID cross-check;
• 5-year employment verification;
• Education verification; and
• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work

We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You're surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values:They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you

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