Operations and Project Intern

Our industry groups cover construction, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and financial institutions. Clients range from family-owned businesses to companies with several billion in revenue. Partners sit on the same floor as staff, with doors usually open.

Internship overview

Sandpiperward is hiring an Operations and Project Intern for Immediately. We run all projects in Jira, Asana and monday, and the intern will become the person who keeps the boards accurate. Our headquarters is in Hamburg, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Hamburg team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

What you'll do

• Follow up with team members on overdue tasks by Slack or email.
• Collect requirements and feedback from stakeholders and summarise them.
• Prepare weekly status reports with progress, risks and next steps.
• Update project boards in Jira, Asana or monday so task status is always current.
• Organise project documents in Confluence, Notion or Google Drive.
• Draft client update emails for the project manager to review.
• Help run sprint ceremonies such as planning, review and retrospective.
• Track project budgets and hours in a shared spreadsheet.

Basic qualifications

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Very organised, with a habit of writing things down and following up.
• Able to handle several small tasks at once without losing track.
• Understanding of project basics: scope, timelines, dependencies and risks.

Preferred qualifications

• Prior practice writing meeting minutes or reports.

What you'll learn

• Writing status reports that people actually read.
• You will run the tracking for at least one live client project.
• Strong interns are considered for a project coordinator role.
• Hands-on use of Jira, Asana and Agile ceremonies.

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Compensation: $23.50-$31.50 per hour

What we offer

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

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Sandpiperward GmbH.