2027 Summer Intern – Program Management, GM Defense ,

GM•Warren, MI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Program Management Intern with GM Defense, you will support the execution of defense programs and customer contracts. You will gain hands-on experience in program financial management, budget planning, contract administration, performance tracking, and cross-functional program execution. The GM Defense Program Management team works across Finance, Contracts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other business functions to deliver programs that meet customer requirements. The team manages program cost, schedule, scope, milestones, risks, deliverables, and performance while supporting timely business decisions.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, engineering, supply chain, project management, or a related field
Must be graduating between December 2027 and August 2029 and have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
Availability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the 12 week summer internship period between May 24th – August 13th or June 14th – September 3rd 2027
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, or cost analysis.
Exposure to project, program, contract-management, or government-contracting concepts.
Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar reporting tools.
Familiarity with earned value, cost and schedule performance, or government-contracting concepts.
Experience through team projects, internships, co-ops, military service, or other applied business or technical work.
Prior military experience a plus
Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Demonstrated integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

Support program budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and financial plans.
Assist with monthly financial reviews, including actuals, commitments, invoices, forecast changes, and variance analysis.
Track program costs, schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
Prepare dashboards, status reports, briefing materials, and management presentations.
Support program and contract reviews by organizing financial, schedule, milestone, and performance information.
Maintain action-item logs, decision logs, meeting materials, and follow-up trackers.
Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, simplify processes, automate recurring analysis, and improve data visibility.
Perform ad hoc analysis and other program-management activities as assigned.
Handle GM Defense and customer information with discretion and follow applicable security, compliance, and information-handling requirements.