At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.
In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.
Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.
Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our operating principles guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.
The Technology Service Desk serves as the single point of contact for employee IT support needs, focusing on providing extraordinary customer service and ensuring the success of Podium employees across the organization.
As an IT Helpdesk Intern, you will gain hands-on experience by assisting our core support teams with internal systems, hardware, and applications. This is an incredible opportunity to learn the ropes of enterprise IT support while helping minimize disruptions to business operations. The ideal candidate embodies Podium’s values to be a founder, avoid drama, and enjoy the ride!
What You Will Be Doing (and Learning!)- Front-Line Support: Assist in providing technical support to Podium employees and contractors via calls, chat, email, and remote support tools.
- Lifecycle Management: Help process employee onboarding and termination tickets, including the on-time delivery of new hire equipment.
- Troubleshooting: Learn to utilize technical skills, historical records, knowledge articles, and diagnostic tools to prioritize and solve user issues.
- Triage & Escalation: Perform basic analysis and triage of technology issues, collecting necessary data and routing complex tickets to Tier 2 support teams.
- Ticket Management: Fulfill Service Requests in accordance with established guidelines and SLAs, taking ownership of your assigned incidents to ensure timely entry, updates, and closure.
- Communication: Communicate directly and effectively with a large and diverse internal audience, ensuring work and issue resolutions are clearly documented.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure compliance with established security policies to protect and control company systems and data.
- Continuous Improvement: Collaborate regularly with technology teams to resolve issues, learn about the latest technology trends, and help improve the overall employee technology experience.
During your internship, your growth and performance will be guided by the following key metrics:
- Accuracy and timeliness of Terminations and Onboarding processes.
- Ticket Resolution rate and managed Case Volume.
- Customer Satisfaction Rating (CSAT) from internal employees.
- On-time delivery of new hire equipment.
- Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A foundational understanding of MacOS, Windows 10/11, and their built-in applications.
- Fundamental knowledge of iOS mobile devices and applications.
- A basic understanding of, or a strong desire to learn about, email and cloud system support.
- Familiarity with Single Sign-On (SSO) systems and cyber security fundamentals.
- Basic awareness of conferencing audio/visual solutions and VOIP technologies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to anticipate obstacles and learn how to develop contingency plans.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks, analyze problems, and make decisions with guidance from management.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Most importantly: A strong desire to learn new technologies and aggressively grow your technical skill set!
- Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- CompTIA A+ Certification (or currently studying for it).
- Previous customer service experience.
- Availability: Must be available to work during U.S. business hours, typically covering the Mountain Time Zone. (25-40 hours per week)
Skills Required
- Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Foundational understanding of MacOS, Windows 10/11, and their built-in applications
- Knowledge of iOS mobile devices and applications
- Basic understanding of email and cloud system support
- Familiarity with Single Sign-On systems and cybersecurity fundamentals
- Basic awareness of conferencing A/V solutions and VOIP technologies
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field
- CompTIA A+ Certification (or currently studying for it)
- Previous customer service experience
What We Do
Podium is redefining the way customers interact with local businesses. Podium’s Interaction Management platform uses messaging to make it convenient to interact with your leads, customers, and teams along every customer touchpoint. With Podium, you can message your leads and customers, get reviews and feedback, and communicate easily with your team, all in one easy-to-use inbox. It powers the conversations that matter most to your business, putting you miles ahead of the competition.
