Product & Program Management Internship (Summer 2027)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Buckhead)
Duration: May 17th–July 30th
Department: Product / Program Management
About Us
Hive Financial Systems is an Atlanta-based fintech that builds and operates the technology behind responsible consumer lending for underserved borrowers. Our platform runs the full loan lifecycle (application, underwriting, servicing, payments, and collections) across multiple lending portfolios, and we are rebuilding it as a modern, cloud-native platform designed to scale.
Role Overview
We’re seeking a Product & Program Management Intern to help turn business needs into products that ship. You’ll work alongside product managers and program leads on our platform rebuild, connecting engineering, QA, compliance, operations, and leadership so the right work gets built, tested, and delivered on time. You’ll own real deliverables, with a mentor guiding you throughout the summer.
Responsibilities
- Help write product requirements and user stories with clear acceptance criteria that engineering and QA can build and test against.
- Support product discovery by gathering input from customer service, operations, underwriting, and compliance teams, and mapping how borrowers and staff actually use our products.
- Track work through our Kanban boards in Jira: keep tickets accurate, flag blocked work, and follow up on dependencies across teams.
- Help coordinate releases and cross-team initiatives, including timelines, status updates, and risk and issue logs.
- Analyze product and operational data to inform priorities and measure whether shipped work is having the intended impact.
- Prepare clear, concise updates and presentations for team leads and leadership.
- Use AI tools responsibly to research, draft, and analyze, and verify what they produce.
- Document processes, decisions, and lessons learned so the team can build on them.
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on product and program management experience on a platform used by real consumers and internal teams.
- An inside look at how fintech works end to end, from loan application to final payment.
- Practical experience with Agile and Kanban delivery, roadmaps, OKRs, and flow metrics.
- An understanding of how compliance and regulation shape product decisions in financial services.
- Regular exposure to engineering and business leaders and how they make decisions.
- A portfolio-ready deliverable, such as a requirements package, process improvement, or launch plan you owned.
Qualifications
- Current student pursuing a degree in Business, Information Systems, Industrial or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field (rising Junior or Senior).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn messy conversations into clear, organized documents.
- Highly organized, with strong follow-through and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
- Comfortable working with data in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Genuine interest in technology and how software gets built; no coding experience required.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, Hex, and ChatGPT in coursework or projects, along with the judgment to review and verify what AI produces.
- Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and eagerness to learn.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project-tracking tools.
- Basic SQL or data analysis experience.
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban from coursework, projects, or prior internships.
- Experience with Claude, Hex, or Cursor, which our team uses day to day, for analysis, drafting requirements, or building quick prototypes.
- Leadership experience coordinating a team in a student organization, project, or job.
- Interest in fintech, lending, or financial services.
Interview Process
Our interview process includes multiple stages, starting with an initial screening. Candidates who advance will complete an assessment (TestGorilla) focused on problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication. This helps ensure fairness and gives us a clear view of your capabilities.
Completing the TestGorilla assessment is required. Candidates who do not complete it will not move forward in the process.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field
- Rising junior or senior student
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to turn unstructured conversations into clear, organized documents
- Highly organized with strong follow-through and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Comfort working with data in Excel or Google Sheets
- Genuine interest in technology and software development; coding experience is not required
- Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, Hex, and ChatGPT in coursework or projects
- Ability to review and verify AI-generated output
- Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and eagerness to learn
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project-tracking tools
- Basic SQL or data analysis experience
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban
- Experience with Claude, Hex, or Cursor for analysis, requirements drafting, or rapid prototyping
- Leadership experience coordinating a team in a student organization, project, or job
- Interest in fintech, lending, or financial services
What We Do
Hive Financial Systems brings together decades of industry experience with sophisticated automation and technology expertise. Our focus is in the sub-prime consumer lending vertical. Consumer lending continues to be in a state of disarray in a market that has yet to reconcile with the mistakes made leading up to the financial crisis. This psychological barrier in conjunction with the current regulatory environment has contributed mightily to incredibly tight consumer underwriting standards from traditional lenders (i.e. banks) despite the fact interest rates are very low and institutional capital has found its way back into the credit market. At its simplest, the demand for alterative credit options is there, but the supply is not. It is very apparent that this market shortfall has created an arbitrage opportunity for unparalleled risk adjusted returns when compared to similar opportunities. The only question is whether or not market entrants have the skill and depth of knowledge to underwrite consumers by incorporating massive amounts of public and private data that has been ignored in making credit decision and if these companies can secure enough capital to effectively scale.
