When can you expect to hear back?

We like to attend all career fairs and recruitment events before closing our positions. That means, this position may be open without response for a couple of weeks to give us time to wrap up the recruitment season. Please see our tentative timeline below so you know when to expect to hear back from us!

• All postings close: November 19th, 2023 at 11:59 CT
• Interviews: Early December
• Offers: By end of December

2024 Start Dates:

This position will start in the summer and could have the opportunity to continue into the summer/fall. Please see our start dates below.

Summer Internships: Monday, May 20, 2024

*Flexibility for those on trimester or quarter schedules

Summary

The Product Management Intern will dive in and tackle problems facing our customers and our business. They will evaluate problems, talk with customers and internal stakeholders, propose and refine solutions, and work with our development team to build and release solutions. We have Product Management roles with focuses in our industries, in technology, and for generalists.

The Product Management Intern will be fully immersed in our R&D team, focused on discovering and solving problems that face our customers and our business. We expect them to identify problems, talk with customers and internal stakeholders, propose and refine solutions, and work with our development team to build and release software. The Product Management Intern will own the feature development process for at least one feature during the internship and will collaborate directly with design, engineering, business stakeholders and customers throughout the process. The Product Management Intern will also partner directly with another Workiva Product Manager in their product area who will guide and support them throughout the internship.

Responsibilities

• Lead feature development for at least one feature from concept to launch
• Contribute to the quarterly planning process by helping to define your product area's future-looking strategy and near-term priorities
• Interview and survey Workiva customers to understand their needs and identify themes
• Analyze customer usage data to make data-driven decisions about features and priority
• Build strong working relationships across engineering, design, delivery management, and business teams
• Serve as an advocate for your customers and hold a very high bar for building a high quality product

What You'll Need

Education

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

Education

• Currently enrolled in first year of an MBA program or similar graduate program

Experience

• 2 years of work experience
• Experience in SaaS or in a similar industry preferred
• Examples of owning and delivering a major project or program

Skills

• Leadership skills - proven ability to influence and inspire your team
• A self-starter mindset to execute in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction
• A strong ability to develop and communicate product vision to your team, peers, and stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in an environment that promotes constant team communication
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and prioritization skills

Optional Skills

• High-level understanding of ML workflows, ML Ops
• Ability to perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, formulate hypotheses.
• Strong interest in ML & Data Science.
• Strong interest in Web and Cloud technologies
• Has worked on the development of a data-centric or ML-centric software product.
• Has worked in Software Development
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office

Sponsorship requirements:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

How You’ll Be Rewarded:

• Salary range in the US:

$55.00 - $55.00

• 401(k) participation and match
• Paid sick leave
• A unique opportunity to further your learning experience through additional internship seasons

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

• Customer Success: Always delight our customers.

• Trust: Rely on each other.

• Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.

• Collaboration: Share resources and work together.

• Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.

• Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.

• Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need-backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought-to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, You’ll Enjoy:

• Intern Environment: Workiva was ranked a top 100 internship program by WayUp and ranked #20 in Best Places to Work for a reason! Our interns have the opportunity to participate in mentoring, professional development, networking, and flexible hours during their internship. We continually strive to provide numerous resources to build not just excellent interns, but excellent business professionals.

• Real Work Experience: Workiva interns are treated as full-time employees and are allowed the freedom to contribute to real work that truly impacts Workiva and it’s operations. From writing code in our production environment to directly supporting our customers' on our newest platform, our interns play a vital role in our company!

• Fantastic Perks: Being an intern at Workiva has benefits beyond just a paycheck. You can’t beat the wellness discounts, 401k participation and match, casual dress environment, paid sick leave and countless other perks that Workiva offers!

• Involvement: Ability to participate in Business Employee Resource Groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Women, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Veterans, Disabilities), Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more

• Opportunity at Workiva: At Workiva, we offer more than just a 12-15 week spring or summer program. 80% of our interns extend longer than just 1 semester with us to continue work on their projects. As long as you are enrolled in a degree seeking program, you could have the opportunity to be an intern at Workiva until you graduate!

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We believe that great minds think differently. We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email EarlyCareer@Workiva.com .

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