Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule: Part-Time
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 09-Dec-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
At Edward Jones, we believe that every person deserves the opportunity to thrive personally and professionally. Our culture of caring means that we seek to expand our impact by serving more people in more communities, and tailoring our products, services, and experiences to their unique needs. For over a century, our partnership and client-focused business model has set us apart in how we work across business areas and branch offices to deliver solutions for our clients, communities, and future generations.
Edward Jones is a leading North American financial services firm in the U.S. and its affiliates in Canada. The firm's 20,000+ Financial Advisors throughout North America serve over 9 million clients with a total of $2.2 trillion in client assets under care*. Through the dedication of the firm's approximately 55,000 associates and our branch presence in 68% of the U.S. counties and most Canadian provinces and territories, the firm is committed to helping more people achieve financially what is most important to them.
Team Overview:
Our Accelerated Leadership Program Internship is a selective, full-time, paid internship in St. Louis, or Tempe, AZ that matches your area of concentration, strengths, and interest with a business need at Edward Jones. This includes divisions such as Branch Development, Finance, Firm Strategy and Planning, Investment Advisory, or Operations.
Simultaneously, you will benefit from comprehensive organizational exposure, gaining insight into the interplay between different business areas and the opportunity to engage with peers, technical experts, and senior leadership to expand your professional network. Our speaker series provides valuable engagement with leaders across the Firm covering topics such as innovation, organizational culture, and career progression.
We foster a supportive learning and development environment, offering opportunities to enhance your core skill set for your internship and future career endeavors.
What You'll Do:
For 10 weeks, you will be working in a hybrid environment where you'll have the opportunity for exposure to our unique culture and seasoned leadership team while doing challenging and meaningful work.
Project Opportunities:
Strategy and concept Development
Process Improvement
Audit, risk, and control
Project Management
Data Driven Insights
As a culmination of your summer experience, you will deliver a capstone presentation to our leadership team, showcasing your accomplishments, connections, and insights gained during your tenure with us.
Career Opportunities after the Internship
The internship is designed to feed into to our Accelerated Leadership Program (ALP) opportunity. Upon successful completion, interns will have the opportunity to apply for this two-year leadership development rotation program.
Part-time associates who work an average of at least 30 hours a week over a 12-month measurement period are eligible for:
Medical and prescription drug coverage,
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account,
Voluntary Benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness),
Well-being programs (such as the Employee Assistance Program), and
Retirement Plan (if compensated for 1,000 hours of service during the plan year).
In locations that require accruals of paid sick leave and paid time off, part-time associates are eligible for those benefits based on their hours worked and consistent with applicable law.
Hiring Minimum: $50.00 dollars an hour
Hiring Maximum: $50.00 dollars an hour
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Skills/Requirements
Who We're Looking For:
2+ semesters of a Masters program or more is required
3+ years of prior work experience
Availability to work out of our St. Louis, MO or Tempe, AZ headquarters for 10 consecutive weeks from June through August with no conflicts in availability.
What Could Set You Apart:
Diversity of thought and experience
Experience in leadership and self-development
Strong Communication and collaboration skills
Strategic and critical thinking skills
Analytical skills that produce insights to drive action
Ability to balance best interest of the firm and teams while mitigating risk.
Project Management skills.
Flexibility and willingness to adapt in a changing and complex environment.
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Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?\sft\category=awards-accolades)
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?\sft\category=awards-accolades-en-ca)
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About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/about-us/corporate-citizenship/purpose-in-action) .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
