Early career paths.​​​​​​​

Gain hands-on experiences, network and learn.

Find your place.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. If you want hands-on experiences and opportunities to network and learn, then you’re in luck.​​​​​​​ We’re looking for students who want to grow with us. So if you’re ready to be the best version of yourself, take a look at our programs below.  

Our Programs

Ascend Program
This is not your typical training program. You'll explore different businesses in the bank and land where you can make the biggest impact. Our Ascend alums are driving results throughout the bank in a variety of roles, including our CEO  a graduate of the program.
Internships
Our interns don’t make coffee runs. As a Commerce intern, you’ll gain real-world experience in a dynamic and supportive environment. You’ll get involved in impactful projects, interact with senior leadership and develop strong networks for the future.
Developer Acceleration Program
IT is a crucial part of our business and we’re looking for our next generation of outstanding IT professionals. This program is a unique opportunity to accelerate your learning and career growth. Every five months, your assignment and work group will change to give you a broad overall understanding of enterprise IT from end-to-end.
LEAD Bank Operations Trainee
Want to get involved in a little bit of everything ops-related? Then this 18-month program may be just what you are looking for. As a Bank Operations Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) Trainee, you’ll touch many aspects of our division through hands-on work experience and on-the-job training – from project management to analytics to systems, and front-line production management.
Sales Development Trainee Program
This program puts you right at the heart of our revenue generating business units of our Commercial Bank. You’ll be responsible for deploying programs and initiatives to help customer-facing teams execute their jobs more effectively. Think selling and revenue performance with some consultive sales skills mixed in.  


Meet our team members:




Dakota's Story

"I had an opportunity to join the Ascend Training program, which was a fantastic way to get to know everybody around the bank, build a personal brand and understand what specific facet of the bank I was interested in joining."

Dakota's Ascend Story





​​​​​​​Vasu's Story

"In DAP, you get to bounce around to different teams at the bank, see what they're working on and gauge where your interests lie. I thought that was pretty cool because I didn't quite know what I wanted to do after graduating."

Vasu's DAP Story




​​​​​​​Elsie's Story

"I did not always know I wanted to work at a bank. What I did know is that I always wanted to be a leader, so finding a position where I could be in management was really important to me, and Commerce offered me a great opportunity to do that."

Elsie's LEAD Story

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