Product Management Intern

Product Management Intern UpStar

Remote | Internship | 3 Months

About UpStar

UpStar is an AI-powered career compass platform helping job seekers showcase their skills, improve employability, and connect with better opportunities while enabling employers to identify role-fit talent more efficiently.

Our mission: Match Better, Grow Faster.

Role Overview

Were looking for a Product Management Intern to join our Product and Design teams and support the development of UpStars next-generation hiring experience.

Applicants with a strong understanding of UX/UI design principles will be given priority.

If you have experience in creating intuitive user journeys, working with design tools, or collaborating on digital product interfaces this internship is a perfect fit for you.

This is a 3-month internship designed to give you hands-on exposure to product research, feature documentation, and agile collaboration within a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Research & Strategy

• Conduct research on market trends and emerging tools in HRTech and AI-driven platforms.
• Support feature benchmarking and assist in preparing product requirement documents (PRDs).
• Contribute to user story creation and help define key product flows.
  
  
  

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into actionable tasks.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog reviews, and product QA.
• Maintain documentation and track progress using JIRA or similar tools.
  
  
  

• Assist in mapping user journeys and identifying UX improvement opportunities.
• Work with design teams to review wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Help ensure consistency in product experience across web and mobile platforms.
  
  
  

• Coordinate user testing sessions to collect feedback on platform usability.
• Analyze feedback and engagement data to recommend enhancements.
• Prepare reports and insights for internal review sessions.
  
  
  

• Managing the product lifecycle in a digital platform environment.
• Applying UX/UI thinking to improve product design and usability.
• Translating research and data into actionable product insights.
• Collaborating within agile, cross-functional teams in a startup setup.
  
  
  

• Pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in Business, Computer Science, Design, or related field.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with UX/UI design tools such as Figma, Miro, or Adobe XD.
• Understanding of design systems, wireframes, and user testing workflows.
• Knowledge of product or project management tools (JIRA, Notion, Trello).
• Passion for technology, digital innovation, and user-centered design.
  
  
  

• Direct mentorship from experienced Product and Design leaders.
• Exposure to real product workflows and design-driven decision making.
• Experience contributing to a growing global HRTech platform.
  
  
  

• Why youre interested in joining UpStar.
• How your background and UX/UI skills align with our mission to build a smarter, skill-first hiring experience.