Product Owner Intern

American Petroleum Institute • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Product Owner Intern will gain hands-on experience supporting a program manager in an agile delivery environment. Work centers on learning how to structure requirements, build PBIs, document bug requirements, and participate in the full sprint cycle. The intern develops practical capability in backlog management, user acceptance testing, sprint review practices, and foundational product-owner skills.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred majors: Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Information Technology, or related technical/operations fields.
• General technical literacy (computers, applications, workflows)
• Ability to process information quickly and translate direction into structured tasks
• Interest in agile methodology, backlog management, and product development

Responsibilities

• Draft PBIs, bug requirements, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation
• Maintain and update backlog items during refinement cycles
• Participate in standups, sprint planning, backlog review, and sprint reviews
• Conduct user acceptance testing to validate functionality and confirm requirements
• Track action items, dependencies, and status changes across the team
• Capture meeting notes, summarize decisions, and update program artifacts
• Support the program manager in organizing workload and aligning priorities
• Shadow product-owner activities to build capability in requirement translation, prioritization, and value definition

Benefits

• API offers a comprehensive benefits package for our employees and their families. More information about our benefits may be found at api.org/about/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed