AI Engineer Trainee, AI Tribe

Job description

Join us as a colleague The application period for OP Pohjola’s 2027 Kiitorata Trainee Program is now open! We are looking for 39 open-minded and courageous talents for diverse, challenging, and skill-enhancing roles in various business areas. Interested in AI, and solving real business challenges and driving AI transformation in the financial industry? Join our AI Tribe and gain hands-on experience with Microsoft Foundry and other AI technologies while building and supporting AI solutions across OP Pohjola, Finland’s leading financial services company. We are now strengthening OP Pohjola’s AI Tribe with an AI Engineer Trainee! As an AI Engineer Trainee in the AI Tribe, you will be involving and contibuting to OP Pohjola’s shared AI capabilities and business initiatives using AI capabilities. AI Tribe drives OP Pohjola’s AI first transformation by building and implementing shared platforms and capabilities with primarily Microsoft Foundry, owning AI governance, strengthening AI skills and modern ways of working to deliver measurable value and impact at scale. Examples of project could include, for example, adaptive AI orchestration, adaptive guardrails and agentic vulnerability remediation, or something else. The scope of the trainee role will be tailored to the selected candidate’s profile and areas of interest. Does this sound like you? We hope you have previous experience in developing AI-based solutions or data analytics using the Python stack in a cloud environment, such as Azure. In addition, an understanding of software development skills, and experience working in agile teams are considered an advantage. We value proactivity and flexible approach to problem-solving whilst understanding and appreciating financial industry regulation and guidelines. Above all, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, curious, and eager to learn new things. We expect you to have strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in English. Finnish language skills are considered an advantage. You hold a Master's degree or are in the final stages of your studies in computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics, or another relevant field. A few words about us… Your line organization will be Data Scientist Competence Area through which you will be able to connect to other AI Engineers and Data Scientists across OP Pohjola. You will also work together with other roles in your functional organization in AI Tribe. …and why you should work for us At OP Pohjola, you will work on challenging tasks of daily life, and in addition to gaining a vast amount of life skills and new expertise, you will be a part of Finland's most attractive financial industry player. Work at AI Tribe will provide you a view into how AI is implemented at an enterprise scale with safety and trust at the core of our work. With your actions and a determined attitude, you can influence your own career path here. We support your personal development and encourage you boldly! You will be employed by OP Pohjola for a paid six-month contract from March 1 to August 31, 2027, and we offer the same salary to you and all trainee colleagues; €3,200 per month. To help counterbalance work where you are expected to take a lot of responsibility, we seek to ensure employee wellbeing and to enable forward-looking work arrangements. We offer a stable working environment where you can contribute to our core values: responsibility, people first and succeeding together. At OP Pohjola, we work in a hybrid model where our ways of working are guided by our customers' needs, our business objectives, and the nature of each role. You will enjoy a wide range of employee benefits, , including special terms for employee banking, insurance and loan services. We offer comprehensive occupational health care, extensive medical treatment expenses insurance and a full-time group accident insurance policy. We invest in wellbeing at work by encouraging a good work-life balance, providing flexibility in your daily life, and offering lunch, sport and cultural benefits and opportunities for affordable holidays in OP Pohjola timeshares. Join our team of future stars! Next, we would like to hear more about you, so apply by telling us about your skills and motivation in the form of an application and video responses. Apply for the position by Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the latest by 1) submitting your application documents via the Apply Now button and 2) additionally responding to our video interview questions through this link . We will start processing applications as soon as the application period opens, so explore our diverse trainee positions and send your application to us today! Here's how our application process works: Apply for the positions by October 18, 2026, through OP Pohjola’s Career site where you can find job-specific job postings. Please submit your application documents via the Apply Now button and additionally respond to our video interview questions through this link . Please note that progressing to the next stage requires both submitting your application documents through our application portal and providing video responses to our questions. We will contact all applicants regarding further steps by Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Those selected for personal interviews will be contacted by phone to arrange an interview date, and those not selected will be informed via email. We will interview and announce selection decisions to the finalist candidates by December 18, 2026. As part of the selection process, all finalist candidates will undergo personality assessments. The employment contract will be for the period from March 1 to August 31, 2027. We operate in the financial sector and our business is founded on trust and accountability. For this reason, we will check the successful candidate's credit history, corporate connections and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, the successful candidate must take a drug test and will be subject to a security clearance vetting by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. OP Pohjola OP Pohjola is a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We want everyone to feel welcome, respected, and appreciated. We believe that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us stronger. Growth comes from embracing these differences and learning from one another. We encourage everyone to apply for opportunities with us. We're delighted that you're interested in joining us on our journey. We are owned by our customers and are the most attractive employer in the financial sector in Finland. OP Pohjola employs over 15 000 professionals in the field. Working with us is meaningful not only to our employees but also to others, as Finland’s largest financial institution, we help build a more hopeful future through our work. We’ve been doing this for over 120 years. #LI-SK1 Kiitorata2027