Athene Annuity And Life Company
Project Manager – Internship
West Des Moines, Iowa · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company.
- Purpose & Impact: Working at Athene is more than an internship - it's a game changer for your career.
- Being an intern at Athene is seeing your idea come into fruition through collaborating with a team.
Responsibilities
- Support the coordination of multiple parallel work streams while assisting with the delivery of Operations projects that require cross-functional IT/business resources.
- Help monitor and document project deliverables to support measurable outcomes.
- Support tracking of project resource demand and allocations in alignment with defined EPMO metrics.
- Support Portfolio Approval Committee (PAC) preparation and general PM governance activities.
- Help prepare materials for Project Steering Group meetings and support prioritization efforts across the vertical.
- Collaborate with the PMO to learn and support consistent project delivery practices across the IT organization.
- Support the exploration and piloting of AI-powered tools (e.g., generative AI, automation) to streamline project tracking, status reporting, and documentation.
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Requirements
- No prior professional Project Management experience required.
- Curiosity about, or hands-on experience with, AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) and interest in applying them to project management workflows.
Nice to have
- A bachelor's degree in progress (or recently completed) in Business, Information Systems, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred.
- Relevant coursework, certifications, or equivalent experience will also be considered.
- Prior coursework, internship, or extracurricular project experience is a plus.
- Exposure to, or interest in, a cross-functional Agile environment preferred.
- Interest in large system implementations, or the insurance/financial services industry, is a plus.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- familiarity with MS Project is a plus.
- Familiarity with Atlassian Jira or similar tools is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Participate in the PM community of practice, learning current processes and helping ensure updates are communicated across the team.
- Foundational understanding of, or strong interest in learning, Project Management and SDLC processes.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
Company info
- More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products.
Equal opportunity
- Athene is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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