Product Management Intern
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Job Description
About Altruist:
Altruist is a modern custodian built exclusively for independent financial advisors. It combines a self-clearing brokerage firm with intuitive software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing—all in one streamlined solution. Financial advisors across the U.S. use Altruist to reduce costs, save time, grow their business, and improve client outcomes. Their mission is to make financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to everyone.
Job Description: Product Management Intern (Summer 2025)
Altruist is seeking a Product Management Intern for Summer 2025 to join its growing Investment Product team. This is a hands-on role focused on driving product innovation within the Trading, Portfolio Management, or Rebalancing teams.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in defining and refining the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for trading, portfolio management, and rebalancing features.
• Conduct market research, gather user feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation (in collaboration with Product Managers).
• Collaborate with engineering, design, operations, and compliance teams to ensure successful product development, testing, and deployment.
• Support product launch activities, including user documentation, training materials, and client communication.
• Analyze data and user behavior to assess the impact of new features and identify areas for optimization.
• Create detailed product requirement documents (PRDs) and user stories.
• Participate in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Provide support in user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure product quality and reliability.
Qualifications:
• Experience: At least one previous Product Management Internship or Software Engineering Internship, preferably at a startup and/or FinTech company.
• Education: B.A./B.S. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a similar field (preferred).
• Technical Aptitude: Technologically savvy and able to quickly learn new technologies.
• Ownership: Demonstrated pride and attention to detail in work.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills—both listening and sharing perspectives.
• Resilience: Ability to overcome challenges and maintain focus.
• Assurance: Confident yet humble, open to different perspectives.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to identify problems and creatively develop solutions.
Bonus Points:
• Basic understanding of financial markets, investment products, and custodial services.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on user experience and product quality.
• Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, SQL, or Python.
Application Deadline: December 15th, 2024
