Project Management Intern - Product Development

Date Posted:

2026-08-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OT494: 5FS - Farmington, CT 5 Farm Springs, Farmington, CT, 06032 USA

Otis is the world's leading manufacturer, installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. We are seeking a motivated and curious Project Management Intern to join our Global Program Management Office.

This internship is designed for students interested in exploring careers in project management, program management, engineering leadership, product development, or business operations. Working alongside experienced Program Managers, you will gain hands-on exposure to how complex, cross-functional product development programs are planned, executed, monitored, and delivered.

As an intern, you will contribute to real business initiatives while learning the fundamentals of project management, including planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder communication, governance, status reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. You will partner with Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Digital Technology, and Field Operations teams to help drive successful program outcomes.

What You Will Learn

During your internship, you will gain experience in:

• Project and program management fundamentals
• Product development lifecycle and stage-gate governance
• Project planning and scheduling
• Risk and issue management
• Executive and stakeholder communications
• Cross-functional team collaboration
• Status reporting and project dashboards
• Process improvement and PMO best practices
• How to apply AI and digital tools to improve program execution and team effectiveness

Key Responsibilities

Support Project Planning

• Assist in developing project schedules, milestone plans, and deliverables.
• Help document project objectives, scope, assumptions, and stakeholder requirements.
• Participate in planning sessions and project reviews.

Assist with Program Execution

• Support Program Managers in tracking project milestones, action items, and commitments.
• Help maintain project plans, dashboards, and status reports.
• Monitor project progress and identify potential schedule or resource concerns.

Facilitate Team Coordination

• Participate in cross-functional team meetings.
• Document decisions, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Help ensure alignment across engineering and other cross-functional stakeholders.

Support Risk and Issue Management

• Assist in identifying project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Help maintain risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Track resolution activities and escalation actions.

Contribute to PMO Improvement Initiatives

• Support development of project management templates, tools, and standard work.
• Participate in process improvement activities.
• Explore opportunities to leverage AI and digital tools to improve project execution and team productivity.

Prepare Communications and Reporting

• Assist with project status reports, presentations, and executive updates.
• Create visual summaries of project information and key metrics.
• Communicate project information clearly to diverse stakeholder groups.

Education

Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in: Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Qualifications

Required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.

Preferred

• Rising Junior or Senior preferred.
• Interest in project management, leadership, product development, or business operations.
• Familiarity with project planning tools, Agile concepts, or project management coursework.
• Experience leading student organizations, clubs, team projects, athletics, robotics, or other collaborative activities.

Desired Characteristics

The ideal candidate is:

• A self-starter who enjoys learning new concepts.
• Curious and eager to understand how businesses execute complex projects.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong communicator who can simplify complex information.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and willing to take initiative.
• Interested in developing leadership and influencing skills.

Internship Outcomes

By the end of the internship, the intern will have:

• Gained practical experience supporting real-world projects or programs.
• Learned how cross-functional teams collaborate to deliver business outcomes.
• Participated in project planning, reporting, and risk management activities.
• Developed professional communication and leadership skills.
• Built foundational skills applicable to careers in project management, program management, operations, engineering, consulting, and business leadership.

The hourly range for this role is $25/hr to $29/hr. We may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may change in the future. Pay within the salary range will be based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Apply today and Build What's Next!

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis .

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].