Portfolio & Market Intelligence Analyst Intern at Sagard

Sagard Overview

Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private credit and real estate. Sagard also engages in private wealth management through Sagard Wealth.

Founded in 2016 and guided by the core values of entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, rigour and authenticity, Sagard has experienced outstanding growth. Today, the firm has more than US$32 billion under management, 190 portfolio companies and 440 professionals.

Sagard is well positioned to continue to grow substantially, organically and inorganically, pursuing its vision of becoming one of the best-performing investment management firms.

Headquartered in Canada, Sagard currently has offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

More at https://www.sagard.com/.

Portage is a fintech and financial services-focused global investor that partners with some of the world's most innovative companies. Portage invests globally across key sector verticals, including wealth and asset management, insurance, consumer and small business finance, and payments. The Portage team has deep entrepreneurial and industry experience and provides founders privileged access to the firm's partners, in-house value creation experts, and broader global ecosystem. Portage currently deploys capital through both its Venture and later-stage Capital Solutions strategies. The firm has offices in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Paris, and London.

IMPORTANT: This posting is for current undergraduate students who are available to work for 4-8 months, with a strong preference for 8 months, starting in May 2026.

Position Overview

Portage is currently looking for an individual who is highly analytical and deeply passionate about fintech to join our team in Toronto as a Portfolio & Market Intelligence Analyst Intern. This person will play a pivotal role in supporting our team to find and support transformative, breakthrough companies in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Assist in investment operations by working with the business team and investment team to identify pain points and research potential solutions alongside our engineering team;
• Conduct portfolio and fund analysis and monitoring through collecting, organizing, and analyzing data from our portfolio companies;
• Assist in research and presentation writing, including analyzing data, visualizing data, and writing/designing decks.
  
  

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program;
• Strong academic record;
• A strong passion and /or interest in financial services and technology;
• Comfortable with ambiguity and in an entrepreneurial environment where things change constantly;
• Organized with a high attention to detail;
• Team player – happy to do whatever is required to support the team;
• Ability to attentively review, assess, and provide detailed information daily on multiple projects in an organized manner;
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to synthesize and articulate thoughts about companies and markets concisely;
• Knowledge and familiarity with data manipulation and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills;
• Must be authorized to work in Canada.
  
  

Sagard is an equal opportunity employer, which values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual.

If you require accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact the People & Culture team to make your needs known in advance.