Product Management Intern - Summer 2026

Internships with Zinnia • Greenwich, CT

4d • $20 - $24

About The Position

Zinnia is simplifying how people buy, sell, and administer insurance products. Combining intuitive enterprise technology solutions and data insights with the streamlined, consumer-facing Policygenius marketplace, Zinnia is redesigning the insurance experience for shoppers, advisors, and insurers alike — and enabling more people to protect their financial futures along the way. Zinnia has over $173.7 billion in assets under administration across 60+ carrier clients, 350 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.
The Product Manager Intern manages research and development activities relating to the design and development of software or hardware products and qualification or re-qualification of new and existing products. The Product Manager I uses their proven ability to strategize the full lifecycle of a product - from conception through release. This individual will confidently lead cross-functional teams in the successful creation of products that improve consumer experience and grow market share. The individual will work with Zinnia’s Product Organization to ensure alignment with organization’s strategy and vision.
The Zinnia internship program is a comprehensive 10-week program where students will gain hands on real work-life skills while completing projects that contribute to the department’s goals and objectives. Our internship program is 10 weeks long and runs between end of May to mid-August 2026.

Requirements

• Experience as a Product Manager, including analyzing software/product design, development, and deployment
• Seeking a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree
• Experience in delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the use of relevant tools
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Ability to interpret and define API requirements, ensuring seamless integration between internal and external systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, UX, and business stakeholders, to define API-related product requirements.
• Advanced level communication, interpersonal, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to influence, lead, and work as part of a cross-functional, global team
• Ability to foster teamwork, build collaborative relationships
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work independently. Analytical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Life & Annuity Industry or financial services is a plus

Responsibilities

• Drive or contribute into the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
• Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective
• Gain a deep understanding of existing systems, customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services
• Works with a cross-functional team to ensure fulfillment of product requirements, evaluates product performance and transition products from development to commercialization
• Assists in determining product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases, feature and maintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases.
• Acts as a technical consultant to the product organization and leads research, and prototyping of innovative technologies and products
• Acts as a customer liaison on technical issues related to product integration, custom development and requirements
• May lead major releases and ensure feature enhancements respond to customer requests.
• Support Sales team in pre-sales initiatives to help close the sales

Benefits

• Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation.
• At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done.
• The expected hourly range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00, dependent on skills and location.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern