About Virtual Internships
We're on an ambitious and challenging mission to provide guaranteed internships to anyone, anytime, anywhere—no one else is doing this at our scale! Regardless of background, major, location, or career field, every student can gain invaluable experience at innovative companies worldwide, significantly enhancing their employability and career readiness. Trusted by universities, governments, foundations, and online education institutions, we’re transforming learners' lives globally.
- $14.3million Series A fundraise announced in September 2022, with investors including Hambro Perks, Sequoia India & Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures
- Ranked 20th out of 13,000 organizations to “Escape To in 2023”Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ in 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022
- Remote-first with 100+ employees across 20+ countries globally
- B2B EdTech product, trusted by 100+ universities, 10,000+ interns, and 14,000+ companies
One of the core values at VI is transparency. Therefore feel free to “try before you apply” by visiting our VI-P Guide, which includes our values, how we operate, how we build our packages, and a few other snippets of who we are!
Your Role
Ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the nitty-gritty of building global internship experiences? We're looking for someone who gets excited not just by the big vision, but by the daily challenge of making it happen!
This Product Management Associate position is a full-time, paid 6-month internship with the potential for a permanent role based on performance.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll do everything that a product manager does (and no, that’s not being the CEO of the product). Here’s everything you will be doing:
- You'll dig through user feedback and data - lots of it - to find patterns that matter
- You'll spend hours interviewing users and documenting their pain points (yes, even the tiny ones!)
- You'll write and rewrite product specs until they're crystal clear for our engineers
- You'll chase stakeholders for feedback and requirements, keeping projects moving
- You'll clean and analyze data to back up every product decision
- You'll create detailed documentation that others can actually understand and use
- You'll join daily standups and sprint meetings, keeping track of every detail
- You'll learn to prioritize ruthlessly when everything seems important
This isn't just about adding a fancy title to your resume - it's about getting real, hands-on product management experience. You'll see how products are actually built, one decision, one user interview, and one data point at a time.
Ready to experience the challenges and rewards of real product management work? Join us in making international internships accessible to everyone around the world!
Who We're Looking For
Technical Skills You'll Need 🔧
- You're comfortable getting your hands dirty with SQL queries and data analysis
- You can build clear, logical product specs and flowcharts (and revise them repeatedly)
- You know how to use analytics tools, or you're eager to learn them inside out
- You understand basic web technologies enough to have meaningful conversations with engineers
- You're ready to learn our entire tech stack to understand what's possible and what's not
- You can document technical requirements in a way that makes sense to everyone
The Right Mindset 🌟
- You get excited about solving messy problems that don't have clear answers
- You're comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities
- You believe no task is too small if it moves the product forward
- You're ready to handle feedback and iterate repeatedly on your work
- You have the persistence to chase down details and get answers
- You can balance perfectionism with pragmatism
- You're excited about both the big picture AND the small details
- You can manage your time effectively across multiple projects
- You're committed to showing up 30-35 hours every week, ready to learn and contribute
What's In It For You
- You'll get hands-on experience with a real product used by thousands of students worldwide
- You'll own actual features from ideation to launch - this isn't a theoretical exercise
- You'll learn our entire product development process, including how we make tough trade-offs
- You'll build a portfolio of real product work that you can showcase to future employers
- You'll understand how a fast-growing startup makes product decisions
- You'll develop skills in SQL, analytics, and product tools that are highly valued in the industry
- You'll join a supportive team that wants you to succeed and grow
- You'll get detailed feedback on your work, helping you improve rapidly
- Most importantly, you'll see the direct impact of your work as students land life-changing internships
Virtual Internships Perks and Benefits
- Remote-First: All roles at VI are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere
- Flexible Working Hours: Start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch, or leave later, it's totally up to you.
- Flexible VIer Budget: You’ll receive a flexible budget of $1,000 per year that you can use on but not limited to your work setup, personal wellness, or professional development.
- Post Internship: Support with references, LinkedIn profile building to help with the next stages of your career journey.
Equality & Diversity
Virtual Internships is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants. We ensure all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process.
