HR Systems & Technology, Fall 2026 - Toronto (Co-op/ New Graduate Internship) - 12 Months
QuadReal
·Yesterday
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Type
- Internship
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Internship
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
About QuadReal Property Group
QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, development and operating company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its assets under management are $98.5 billion. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities globally for investments in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly through operating platforms in which it holds an ownership interest and via programmatic partnerships.
QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come.
QuadReal: Excellence lives here.
We are committed to providing our Co-ops/Interns with a student experience that provides a supportive and engaging learning environment while developing skills and business acumen. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiences including our Speaker Series and Fireside Chats.
Eligibility Note: This opportunity is open to students who are required to complete a 12-month co-op or internship as part of their post-secondary program to meet graduation requirements, as well as recent graduates who have completed a university or college program within the past 12 months (or will graduate prior to September 2026). This role provides hands-on experience in technology and AI, with the potential to be considered for future full-time opportunities based on performance and business needs.
Based in Toronto, the HR Technology & AI Intern will report within People & Culture and work closely with HR, IT, and business teams across the organization. This role will actively support QuadReal's HR technology transformation by building AI-powered workflows and creating the data infrastructure needed to make better people decisions. The Intern will own real deliverables such as automation, dashboards, and AI enablement work, preparing insights, tools, and recommendations for senior leadership to help optimize HR operations and the employee experience.
What We Offer:
An organization and leaders that support your development through meaningful work experience
A Student Mentorship Program designed to provide support throughout your experience
Opportunities to build your industry knowledge through weekly Speaker Series & Fireside Chats
Opportunities to participate in case competitions within QuadReal during your work term, fostering cross-functional collaboration with intern peers and enhancing exposure to real-world problem-solving.
Giving back to the community with your peers and team members through volunteering events
Opportunities to build long-lasting industry and professional relationships
What You Will Experience:
You will work across three areas:
Optimizing Current State: Build the automation and data infrastructure that makes the HR team faster and more accurate.
Assess current HR processes and identify opportunities for automation and consolidation
Build and maintain headcount trackers, and script automated data flows between systems such as Workday and Power BI
Build end-to-end automated solutions and dashboards that replace manual work and surface HR insights and themes
Imagine the Future: Research what’s coming and help us make smart bets on where to invest.
Support the HR technology roadmap and research emerging HR and AI trends, producing written recommendations for systems such as Workday and Anaplan
Identify practical AI opportunities and build proofs of concept for AI-assisted workflows, documenting findings for leadership review
Monitor evolving AI capabilities, share emerging trends, best practices and pricing models across AI platforms and vendors
Assess how AI may impact future operating models, productivity, and cost structures, and produce a quarterly AI market briefing for senior leadership
AI Ambassador to help the HR Team move from AI curiosity to AI fluency
Design and run a repeatable AI training program for HR professionals
Organization & IT Partnership: Bridge the gap between what HR needs and what systems can deliver.
Write HRIS-ready requirements documents for Workday projects - clear enough that the HRIS team can build without coming back with questions
Partner with HR, IT, and business teams on technology initiatives, integration planning, and scalable solutions across the organization
What You Will Bring:
Hands-on use of AI tools such as Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or ChatGPT to automate real tasks, plus familiarity with the Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem (Excel, Power Automate, or similar)
Experience building dashboards, data pipelines, or automation tools (class projects count); data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau are a plus
Experience with project tracking tools such as ClickUp or similar, and comfort setting up and maintaining project logs
Strong written and verbal communication; you can explain a technical solution to a non-technical audience and are comfortable presenting or facilitating a session live
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams; you scope loosely defined projects, ask the right questions, track your own progress, flag blockers early, and do not need to be chased for updates
Assets: exposure to HR systems (Workday, Anaplan, or similar HCM platforms), experience writing requirements documents for technical handoff, a background in machine learning, data modelling, or statistical analysis, and prior internship experience in a professional services, financial, or real estate environment
This job posting is for a newly created role within our organization.
The expected hourly rate for this role is $28.
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The actual salary offered will take into consideration a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the individual’s skill, experience, education and training, the market compensation of the role, and the consideration to internal equity.
We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Even if your skills don’t align 100% with the listed qualifications or salary range, we encourage you to apply – you may be a great fit for this role or others in our community. Applicants may also be considered for alternative positions within the organization where their qualifications and experience align more closely with available opportunities.
We use artificial intelligence (AI) technology — alongside human review — to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. Our recruitment team remains involved in all decisions.
Note to Recruiters: QuadReal does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to QuadReal, directly or indirectly, will be considered QuadReal property. QuadReal will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes.
QuadReal Property Group will provide reasonable accommodation at any time throughout the hiring process for applicants with disabilities or for those needing job postings in an alternate format. If you require accommodation, please advise the Talent Acquisition team member you are working with and include the following: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.
