Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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.

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.

At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles 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!

We need a Product Management Intern for Summer 2025 to work on our vertical AI solutions. You'll join our product team to solve problems for specific industries like auto dealers, home services, healthcare providers, and retail businesses. You'll work directly with our product managers to build AI features that address real business challenges in these verticals. Your work will impact thousands of local businesses that use Podium daily.

Responsibilities:

• Research vertical-specific workflows to identify where AI can have the biggest impact
• Analyze conversation data to find patterns that can improve our AI agents
• Help develop knowledge bases and decision trees for industry-specific AI agents
• Create metrics to measure AI performance in different vertical contexts
• Work with engineers to test and refine vertical AI features
• Talk directly with customers to gather feedback on our vertical solutions
• Identify key integration points with industry-specific systems
• Help prioritize which vertical features should be built next

What you'll learn

• How to work with LLMs and agent-based AI systems
• Methods for integrating with vertical-specific software systems
• Techniques for evaluating AI performance in real business contexts
• Approaches to product development in a fast-growing AI company
• Skills for translating customer needs into AI product requirements

Requirements:

• Student in Computer Science or similar fields
• 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)
• Basic understanding of data analysis and machine learning concepts
• Familiarity with at least one business vertical (auto, healthcare, home services, retail) is a plus
• Strong analytical thinking and clear communication skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
• Team player who takes responsibility and shares credit

Operating principles at Podium:

• Think critically about details while staying optimistic about big goals
• Move fast and prioritize impact over activity
• Make decisions based on customer needs and data
• Solve problems collaboratively with high standards
• Take ownership of your work from start to finish

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.

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