Acorns Growth Product Management Intern

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. They are seeking an innovative and analytical Growth Product Manager Intern to help shape the future of financial wellness through the power of artificial intelligence and generative technology, focusing on product growth, data science, and customer engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineering and design to explore, test, and optimize prompt engineering frameworks for open-ended generative AI features, such as an interactive "Ask Acorns" experience
• Research customer interaction models and handoff experiences from LLMs to downstream features, providing clear recommendations and hypotheses for product experimentation that drive customer retention
• Evaluate the evolving AI ecosystem—including the ChatGPT store, plugin marketplaces, and third-party LLM integrations—to identify strategic growth, distribution, and product expansion opportunities
• Partner with the Marketing team to align on Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) strategies, establishing an ingestion framework for AI search insights to fuel a robust roadmap of growth experiments
• Analyze quantitative metrics and qualitative customer feedback from product experiments to iterate rapidly and scale high-impact growth initiatives

Requirements:

• Junior standing (Graduating 2027) or above or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Cognitive Science, or a related field
• Must be able to work for the duration of the internship (full-time availability for 12-weeks starting in June or July 2026)
• A deep curiosity and foundational understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and emerging search landscapes (GEO/SEO)
• Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to mapping customer journeys, diagnosing friction points, and structuring A/B tests
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical AI concepts with marketing strategies and customer experience goals
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change