Operations and Project Intern

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centers and network operations centers. Headquartered in Nantes, the company has 136,300 employees and contact centers in four locations.

Internship overview:

Saltbox Telecom is hiring an Operations and Project Intern for Spring 2027. Remote internship focused on planning, tracking and follow-ups. You will work with project managers on two or three client projects at a time. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Nantes team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Responsibilities:

• Help run sprint ceremonies such as planning, review and retrospective.
• Follow up with team members on overdue tasks by Slack or email.
• Maintain a risk and issue log and flag blockers to the project manager.
• Build and maintain project timelines and Gantt charts in Google Sheets or MS Project.
• Draft client update emails for the project manager to review.
• Track project budgets and hours in a shared spreadsheet.
• Prepare weekly status reports with progress, risks and next steps.
• Collect requirements and feedback from stakeholders and summarise them.

Basic qualifications:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Professional tone in emails and messages.
• Able to handle several small tasks at once without losing track.
• Comfortable with Excel or Google Sheets.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum.

What you get out of it:

• Strong interns are considered for a project coordinator role.
• Writing status reports that people actually read.
• You will run the tracking for at least one live client project.
• Certificate and a recommendation letter on completion.

Program dates: Spring 2027, 12 weeks.

Pay: $24.50-$27.50 per hour

What we offer:

• Paid company holidays.
• Company laptop.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

We read every application and reply within about a week.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Saltbox Telecom SA.