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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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Growth Product Manager Intern | Acorns
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.
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