Product Management | Intern (Summer 2026)
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our Mission:
At Phygtl we are solving the problem for Students suffering from social isolation a challenge that affects over 60% of todays students contributing significantly to rising depression and anxiety rates. We develop technology that reduces isolation by up to 40% by providing a novel way to foster community on campus while bridging connections between physical and digital environments.
Who We Are:
Our team includes PhDs from institutions such as Stanford UC Berkeley MIT and Carnegie Mellon alongside professionals from companies like Niantic Meta Magic Leap Riot Games Ubisoft and Zynga. Led by a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur our startup is united by a commitment to rescue next-gen from Social Atrophy.
Tasks
What youll do
As a Product Management Intern youll own real features end-to-end across ideation research execution and launch. You will:
- Drive user research through interviews surveys and rapid feedback loops
- Translate insights into product specs user stories and acceptance criteria
- Work closely with engineering design and growth to ship features on tight timelines
- Analyze product data to identify trends opportunities and bottlenecks
- Support sprint planning QA and release management
- Benchmark competitors map market opportunities and synthesize product insights
- Help build operational frameworks roadmaps and cross-team documentation
This role is hands-on. You will work like a real PM: making decisions prioritizing tradeoffs and pushing features across the finish line.
Requirements
What Were Looking For
You are:
- Obsessed with users and curiosity-driven
- Organized analytical and comfortable with structuring ambiguous problems
- Excellent at written communication clarity is everything
- Skilled at Figma Notion or similar tools (or excited to learn fast)
- Capable of balancing speed with product intuition
- A team-first operator who can navigate chaos and still ship
- Passionate about consumer products AI or new-gen digital/physical experiences
Preferred:
- Background in Cognitive Science CS UX Business or related fields
- Experience with side projects club leadership hackathons or product coursework
- Prior involvement in PM design engineering or growth initiatives
Benefits
What Youll Gain
- Real PM ownership of a shipped product
- A portfolio of launch-ready features and artifacts (TPRs wireframes dashboards etc.)
- Mentorship from senior PMs designers and engineers
- Exposure to a fast-moving startup environment
- A strong network in product AI and emerging tech
Why Join Phygtl:
- Work on technology addressing important social challenges.
- Collaborate with a team experienced in academia and industry.
- Flexible remote work environment
- Competitive compensation
Who Should Apply: We seek candidates who genuinely care about solving social isolation. Ideal applicants are motivated by meaningful social impact and committed to applying their technical expertise to address significant societal issues.
Apply Now:
If our mission resonates with you and you have the skills to contribute click Apply to join our team.
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Phygtl, a Silicon Valley based AI startup building tech that fosters playful, creative, human-to-human connection across the physical- digital realms.
