Cross-Functional Operations Intern
About The Position
XPRIZE offers a meaningful part-time summer internship program spanning from June 15, 2026 - August 21, 2026 to undergraduate or graduate students looking to gain work experience in an exciting non-profit organization. Interns will participate in virtual social activities with their cohort, be provided with learning and professional development opportunities, and present a final research project to their department. The Intern will support Senior Director of Cross Functional Operations & Scaling, an enterprise-wide role which seeks out a diversity of opinions and ideas among leadership and teammates to build strategies and solve problems; establish best practices and agreements to regulate how teams work together; and be able to demonstrate to team members how their contribution ladders up to organizational goals.
Requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft & Google Suites
- Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Interest in using digital whiteboarding and collaboration tools (e.g., Miro) to organize complex ideas and cross-team initiatives
- Passion for solving global issues
- Must be a rising Junior or Senior in an undergraduate program or higher in a related field
- Availability to work 25 hours per week for the duration of the 10-week program
Responsibilities
- Understand and work with various internal systems, updating and reviewing as needed
- Own upkeep of the Foundation calendar, including compiling and distributing monthly and quarterly event summaries
- Conduct a comprehensive review of the organization’s Digital Resource Library on Confluence to identify content gaps and opportunities to add or improve program resources
- Support exploratory initiatives and pilot projects to implement AI usage internally to drive operational insights and efficiencies.
- Provide operational support across evolving strategic and cross-functional initiatives
- Create and present on a final research project to your colleagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
