Project Management Office (PMO) Intern (Summer 2025)

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Project Management Office (PMO) Intern (Summer 2025)

Westchester, IL
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious student to join our Digital Technology Solutions Team for summer 2025! The Project Management Office (PMO) Intern will provide valuable support to the PMO team in the coordination, execution, and monitoring of various projects within the organization. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about project management and seeks to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment!

    Your role will be:

    • Project Coordination: Assist in the planning, scheduling, and coordination of project activities to ensure the timely completion of tasks and deliverables.
    • Documentation: Maintain project documentation, including project plans, timelines, status reports, and meeting minutes.
    • Reporting: Prepare and distribute regular project status reports, highlighting key milestones, risks, and issues.
    • Support: Provide administrative support to the PMO team, including scheduling meetings, organizing project files, and managing project communication channels.
    • Data Analysis: Assist in gathering and analyzing project data to support decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
    • Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate communication between project stakeholders, ensuring that information is shared effectively and that any issues are promptly addressed.
    • Tool Management: Support the implementation and maintenance of project management tools and software.
    • Quality Assurance: Assist in conducting quality assurance checks to ensure that project deliverables meet established standards and requirements.
    • Management of application services, ensuring that applications value level agreements are maintained, supported, and optimized to meet business needs.
    • Monitoring application performance, coordinating with IT teams for issue resolution, and contributing to the continuous improvement of application management processes.

    Your profile needs these qualifications:

    • Progress towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Science, Project Management, Business Administration or a related field.
    • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
    • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
    • Working Knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

    You’ll need these skills to be successful:

    • Proactive and self-motivated.
    • Adaptable and flexible in a rapidly changing environment.
    • Strong problem-solving skills.
    • Willingness to learn and take on new challenges.
    • Desire to see and create results
    • Ability to work collaboratively with peers and others

    Learning Opportunities:

    As a PMO Intern, you will have the opportunity to develop a broad range of project management skills and gain insights into the workings of a professional PMO. Specific learning opportunities include:

    • Exposure to various project management methodologies and best practices.
    • Hands-on experience with project management tools and software.
    • Development of communication and stakeholder management skills.
    • Understanding of project lifecycle and key project phases.
    • Opportunity to contribute to real projects and see the impact of your work.

    The PMO Intern role is an outstanding opportunity for an aspiring project manager to gain valuable experience and contribute to meaningful projects. We are eager to bring on a motivated individual who is willing to learn and grow with our team. If you are passionate about project management and seeking a challenging and rewarding internship, we encourage you to apply.

    We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our team.

    To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

    • Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.
    • Be a currently enrolled student in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.
    • If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at www.ingredion.com/careers.

    Ingredion Total Rewards and Benefits:

    We offer a competitive and comprehensive package that aligns with our values and goals. It includes hourly salary, housing stipends, flexibility, learning, recognition, and wellness.

    We offer benefits for interns & co-ops such as:

    • Housing Stipends (51+ miles from Ingredion work location)
    • Internship Program Events & Activities
    • Annual Capstone Summit at Ingredion HQ in Westchester, IL
    • Intern Buddy Program
    • Involvement in Ingredion’s Business Resource Groups
    • Achieve Recognition Program
    • Perkspot Discount Program

    Relocation Available:

    No

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

    Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

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    Food and Beverages
  • About Us

    Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

    We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

    Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.