Summer 2027 Internship Pathway

About the Role

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications. This paid, 10-week summer internship program offers meaningful work, mentorship, professional development, and connections with peers and leaders. This pathway connects you with multiple roles focused on turning customer and business needs into products, experiences, strategies, and AI-enabled solutions.

Your Impact

Connect customer needs, business strategy, technology, and execution to help shape what comes next. Assignments may span product management and strategy, customer experience, market research, business strategy, process innovation, solution design, marketing, sales, or AI-enabled business solutions.

What You May Work On

• Research customer needs, market trends, business challenges, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities.
• Support product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, business cases, or go-to-market planning.
• Help design or improve products, services, processes, and customer or employee experiences.
• Explore how AI can solve business problems, improve workflows, or create new value.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to test ideas, measure outcomes, and translate recommendations into actionable plans.

What You'll Bring

Students who are energized by solving problems, asking questions, and continuously learning.

Successful Candidates Often Demonstrate

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Curiosity about customers, markets, technology, and how businesses create value.
• Creativity, innovative thinking, and a willingness to test new ideas.
• Effective communication, storytelling, and collaboration skills.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and balancing multiple perspectives.
• Interest in product development, business strategy, customer experience, AI, marketing, or innovation.
• Initiative, adaptability, and a growth mindset.

Prior experience with product development, market research, customer analysis, innovation projects, business strategy, design thinking, or entrepreneurial activities will be especially beneficial.

Education & Eligibility

• Must be enrolled at an accredited college or university at the time of the internship.
• Primarily seeking rising seniors graduating between August 2027 and June 2028; students graduating in 2029 may also be considered.
• Strong fit from academic backgrounds including:
• Business Administration, Management, Entrepreneurship, or Strategy
• Marketing, Economics, Finance, or Communications
• Information Systems, Computer Science, Product Design, or Engineering
• Students from other disciplines with demonstrated business curiosity and an interest in innovation, customers, products, or emerging technology are also encouraged to apply.

Compensation

• Intern pay ranges: $26–$46 per hour.
• Compensation is based on academic level, role classification (technical vs. non-technical), experience, and geographic location.