Product Management Intern

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.</p> <p>Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.</p> <p>At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our <a href="https://www.podium.com/operating-principles/">operating principles</a> serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you!</p></div><p><strong>About Podium</strong></p> <p>At Podium, we're an applied AI company building powerful solutions for local businesses. We combine advanced communication tools with intelligent AI employees tied into core business data to help businesses run operations more effectively and build stronger customer relationships.</p> <p>Our approach focuses on practical applications of AI that deliver measurable results across key business verticals. We've developed technology that understands industry-specific needs and enables businesses to respond more effectively to customer interactions.</p> <p>Local businesses succeed through personal relationships but often struggle with time-consuming administrative tasks. Our platform automates these routine workflows, allowing businesses to focus on what matters most: meaningful customer connections. We currently serve 150,000+ businesses, helping them work more efficiently while maintaining their competitive edge.</p> <p>Podium delivers more than just another communications tool. We provide an integrated platform where AI drives measurable business growth for local businesses across various industries.</p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>We need a Product Management Intern for Winter/Spring 2026 to work on our vertical AI solutions. You'll join our product team to solve problems for specific industries like home services, auto dealers, and healthcare providers.</p> <p>You'll work directly with our product managers to build AI-powered features that address real business challenges in these verticals. Your work will impact thousands of local businesses that use Podium daily.</p> <p><strong>What you will do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Research vertical-specific workflows to identify where AI can have the biggest impact</li> <li>Become an expert in the operations of locally run businesses</li> <li>Help develop knowledge bases and decision trees for industry-specific AI agents</li> <li>Create metrics to measure AI performance in different vertical contexts</li> <li>Work with engineers to test and refine vertical AI features</li> <li>Talk directly with customers to gather feedback on our vertical solutions</li> <li>Identify key integration points with industry-specific systems and partners</li> <li>Implement practical data-powered AI tools – not just another chatbot</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you’ll learn</strong></p> <ul> <li>How to work with LLMs and agent-based AI systems</li> <li>Methods for integrating with vertical-specific software systems and data</li> <li>Techniques for evaluating AI performance in real business contexts</li> <li>Approaches to product development in a fast-growing AI company</li> <li>Skills for translating customer needs into AI product requirements</li> </ul> <p><strong>About you</strong></p> <ul> <li>Student in Computer Science or similar fields graduating between Jan - December 2026</li> <li>Demonstrated experience building with AI technologies through coursework, side projects, or hackathons (e.g., creating custom LLM applications, fine-tuning models, or developing AI-driven solutions)</li> <li>Basic understanding of data analysis and machine learning concepts</li> <li>Familiarity with at least one business vertical (auto, healthcare, home services) is a plus</li> <li>Strong analytical thinking and clear communication skills</li> <li>Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments</li> <li>Team player who takes responsibility and shares credit</li> </ul> <p><strong>Our operating principles</strong></p> <ul> <li>Think critically about details while staying optimistic about big goals</li> <li>Move fast and prioritize impact over activity</li> <li>Make decisions based on customer needs and data</li> <li>Solve problems collaboratively with high standards</li> <li>Take ownership of your work from start to finish</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Benefits</strong><br></span></p> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Work in<a class="c-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNRDfl243k" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNRDfl243k" data-sk="tooltip_parent">&nbsp;this building</a>&nbsp;in Lehi, UT 5 days a week</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Open and transparent culture</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.&nbsp;</span></p>