AI Automation Intern — Founding Team, Ship Real AI Tools

k1im

Manhattan Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 34,000 - 55,000

Full time

14 days+

Application generator

Don’t send a generic resume — generate a resume and cover letter tailored to this exact role.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to a Founding Partner —

Full-time conversion opportunity with

Portfolio-wide exposure across 275+企业

Flexible scheduling around your class

Competitive hourly compensation

Job summary

K1 Investment Management in Manhattan Beach, CA is seeking an AI Automation Intern to join our founding AI team. This is not a typical internship; you will be one of three founding members, reporting directly to a Founding Partner, with real ownership from day one.

You will design, build, and deploy AI-powered automations across the firm and portfolio companies, ship real tools, and drive measurable impact.

Qualifications

Open to May 2026 graduates and 2027–2028 graduates based in the Los Angeles area.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business + CS, or a related field.
At least one prior internship or substantive project in AI/ML, software engineering, or data science.
Proficiency with Claude (Anthropic) as a daily working tool — prompt engineering, multi-step workflows, and integration into real tasks.
Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams); familiarity with Power Automate or Copilot Studio is a plus.
Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript — you don't need to be a systems engineer, but you need to ship working code.
Bias toward action, comfort with ambiguity, and a genuine obsession with where AI is headed.
Ability to work in-office in Manhattan Beach 2–3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Designing, building, and deploying AI-powered automations using Claude, Microsoft 365 (Power Automate, Copilot, SharePoint), and custom integrations to eliminate manual processes across the firm and portfolio companies.
Rapidly prototyping AI tools and agents — from competitive intelligence scrapers to board-report generators — and iterating quickly based on real user feedback.
Evaluating emerging AI models, tools, and frameworks and synthesizing findings into actionable recommendations for the investment team.
Building internal dashboards, data pipelines, and agentic workflows that give K1's investment professionals an unfair advantage.
Performing other duties as assigned.