2027 Summer Intern – Program Management, GM Defense ,

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 12,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One-time relocation stipend

Relocation benefits

Onsite in Warren, MI

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Program Management Intern for GM Defense in Warren, MI to support defense program execution, budgets, schedules, contracts, and performance reporting. You will gain hands-on experience across financial management, forecasting, and cross-functional program delivery.

This 12-week summer internship requires full-time availability, strong communication, and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in full-time degree program and near graduation.
• Must be graduating between Dec 2027 and Aug 2029 with one term remaining.
• Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week for 12-week internship.
• Strong written and verbal communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support program budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Assist with monthly reviews, including actuals and variance analysis.
• Track costs, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Prepare dashboards and management materials.
• Organize information for program and contract reviews.

Skills

Program management

Finance

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, engineering, supply chain, project management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

The Role

As a Program Management Intern with GM Defense, you will support the execution of defense programs and customer contracts. You will gain hands-on experience in program financial management, budget planning, contract administration, performance tracking, and cross-functional program execution.

Job Description

As a Program Management Intern with GM Defense, you will support the execution of defense programs and customer contracts. You will gain hands-on experience in program financial management, budget planning, contract administration, performance tracking, and cross-functional program execution.

The Team

The GM Defense Program Management team works across Finance, Contracts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other business functions to deliver programs that meet customer requirements. The team manages program cost, schedule, scope, milestones, risks, deliverables, and performance while supporting timely business decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Support program budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and financial plans.
• Assist with monthly financial reviews, including actuals, commitments, invoices, forecast changes, and variance analysis.
• Track program costs, schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, briefing materials, and management presentations.
• Support program and contract reviews by organizing financial, schedule, milestone, and performance information.
• Maintain action-item logs, decision logs, meeting materials, and follow-up trackers.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, simplify processes, automate recurring analysis, and improve data visibility.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and other program-management activities as assigned.
• Handle GM Defense and customer information with discretion and follow applicable security, compliance, and information-handling requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, engineering, supply chain, project management, or a related field
• Must be graduating between December 2027 and August 2029 and have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
• Availability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the 12-week summer internship period between May 24th - August 13th or June 14th - September 3rd 2027
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, or cost analysis.
• Exposure to project, program, contract-management, or government-contracting concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar reporting tools.
• Familiarity with earned value, cost and schedule performance, or government-contracting concepts.
• Experience through team projects, internships, co-ops, military service, or other applied business or technical work.
• Prior military experience a plus
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.

Work Arrangement

Onsite

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan (PPO North) on a full-time basis.

Travel

Occasional travel may be required based on program and business needs

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program - to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).

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