Growth Product Management Intern

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Acorns is seeking an innovative and analytical Growth Product Manager Intern to help shape the future of financial wellness through the power of artificial intelligence and generative technology. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of product growth, data science, and emerging LLM capabilities. You will help discover, scope, and experiment with new ways to engage, educate, and guide our customers on their financial journeys using cutting-edge AI integrations.

This internship is a 12-week, full-time program, requiring 40 hours per week.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Collaborate with engineering and design to explore, test, and optimize prompt engineering frameworks for open-ended generative AI features, such as an interactive "Ask Acorns" experience.

• Research customer interaction models and handoff experiences from LLMs to downstream features, providing clear recommendations and hypotheses for product experimentation that drive customer retention.

• Evaluate the evolving AI ecosystem—including the ChatGPT store, plugin marketplaces, and third-party LLM integrations—to identify strategic growth, distribution, and product expansion opportunities.

• Partner with the Marketing team to align on Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) strategies, establishing an ingestion framework for AI search insights to fuel a robust roadmap of growth experiments.

• Analyze quantitative metrics and qualitative customer feedback from product experiments to iterate rapidly and scale high-impact growth initiatives.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Required: Junior standing (Graduating 2027) or above or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Cognitive Science, or a related field.

• Must be able to work for the duration of the internship (full-time availability for 12-weeks starting in June or July 2026)

• A deep curiosity and foundational understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and emerging search landscapes (GEO/SEO).

• Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to mapping customer journeys, diagnosing friction points, and structuring A/B tests.

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical AI concepts with marketing strategies and customer experience goals.

• Hunger to deliver game-changing products

• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery

• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission

• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive hourly wage

• Flexible work hours and location

• Monthly events, panel discussions, and speakers

• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.

• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $27 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $25/hour. If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify hourly rates (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov