Summer 2026 Corporate Center – Centricity and Design Strategy Intern

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Program Duration: May 27 2026 August 7 2026

What does our Internship Program offer

Keys Enterprise Internship is a 10.5-week program that provides meaningful work that matters offers feedback and coaching and creates engaging events and conversations that will spark excitement and interest in bringing ones full-time career to Key.

Interns are involved in a host of line of business specific projects that directly impact and benefit Keys business and strategic pillars. The program includes networking with Key teammates across all levels of the organization a series of Learning Labs where internal and external speakers provide insight on Keys competitive landscape financial wellness and professional development best practices and an assigned mentor who shares knowledge experience and advice.

Job Summary

The Centricity and Process Design Intern will support the Key Experience and Design (KeyXD) team by contributing to initiatives that enhance KeyBanks client and employee experiences through user-centered design and process strategy. This role offers hands-on experience applying design thinking methodologies to uncover pain points identify opportunities and co-create solutions that improve experiences across the organization.

In this role youll have the opportunity to strengthen your UX strategy and design skills share your perspective and contribute to journey mapping process improvement stakeholder engagement and experience innovation. Youll collaborate with a team of experience champions gaining exposure to how design and process centricity drive meaningful change at KeyBank.

Essential Functions

• Leverage design thinking tools and strategies.
• Collaborate with teammates and partners
• Work with users to understand pain points and opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned; duties responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice
• Comply with all KeyBank policies and procedures including acting professionally at all times conducting business ethically avoiding conflicts of interest and acting in the best interests of Keys clients and Key

Education

• Must have completed at least two years toward a four-year undergraduate degree program with coursework in Customer Experience Business Marketing Statistics Communications Journalism or related field with an anticipated graduation in or before May of 2027.

Work Experience

• Coursework projects or case studies that actively incorporated design thinking problem solving solutioning analytics or research
• Projects that required use of effective writing and storytelling
• Projects that exemplify productive collaboration and ability to remove blockers

Skills

• Conceptual thinking for creative problem solving
• Strong relationship-building and influencing orientation with a keen ability to identify business needs and recognize opportunities to partner
• Draw learnings from various resources (client research business objectives implementation plans financials etc.)
• Ability to apply baseline level of business acumen in interpreting/summarizing insights to align with strategic priorities
• Strong structured thinking skills with the ability to break down complex problems into frameworks approaches and recommendations
• Compelling written and oral storytelling with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining high quality work products including initiating tracking and reporting progress
• Collaboratively focused and able to work with a diverse group of stakeholders
• Productive and professional communicator in face-to-face or virtual scenarios
• Familiarity with client experience theory concepts and methodologies is preferred
• Proficiency in Miro Figma or Adobe Suite
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite especially PowerPoint

Physical Demands

• General Office: Prolonged sitting ability to communicate face to face in-person or on the phone with teammates and clients frequent use of PC/laptop occasional lifting/pushing/pulling of backpacks computer bags up to 10 lbs.

Location

The internship is open to placement in Cleveland or New York City.

Compensation and Benefits

This position is eligible to earn an hourly rate of $23 per hour. Compensation also includes a $2000.00 Summer Internship Sign-on Bonus.

KeyBanks Internship and Analyst positions are not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g. H-1B visa). This includes for example situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g. CPT OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Please note: While a base pay range is referenced above this position is compensated at a fixed rate of $23 hourly and is eligible to receive a $2000 sign-on bonus.

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