Global Internship Programs Lead

Acuity Inc.; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental coverage

Vision plans

401K benefits

Commissions/incentive compensation

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking an Intern Program Manager, Early Careers to design and operationalize a scalable global internship framework.

You will partner across Talent Acquisition, HR, and business leaders to ensure a high-quality intern experience that aligns with Acuity’s talent needs. The role emphasizes program ownership, measurable outcomes, and cross-market adaptability to meet local market and legal requirements while driving meaningful business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• At least 3–5 years of experience in early careers, university recruiting, talent acquisition, HR program management, learning programs, or related talent programs.
• Experience supporting internships, co-ops, rotational programs, campus recruiting, or other early-career initiatives preferred.
• Strong program management skills with the ability to manage timelines, stakeholders, deliverables, and multiple workstreams in an evolving environment.
• Ability to build scalable program standards that can be applied globally while adapting to local market, legal, cultural, academic, and business needs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and coordinate across HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, managers, and local teams.
• Comfort using data, dashboards, surveys, and program metrics to evaluate outcomes and recommend improvements.
• Experience building, scaling, or improving talent programs, including manager enablement, program materials, communications, tools, and change adoption.
• Passion for creating experiences where people feel connected to the work, supported in their growth, and able to contribute in meaningful ways.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a scalable global internship framework that creates meaningful work, capability building, and business impact.
• Partner with the Director, Early Talent Programs and local HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and program owners to align enterprise standards with local market needs and workforce priorities.
• Manage the internship lifecycle, including demand planning, role profiles, recruiting coordination, onboarding, learning events, evaluations, conversion discussions, offboarding, and post-program analysis.
• Create and maintain program materials, templates, communications, manager guides, intern resources, and evaluation tools that support a consistent and engaging experience.
• Design program touchpoints that help interns build relationships, receive feedback, gain business exposure, and connect their work to Acuity’s strategy, customers, and future career opportunities.
• Enable managers to set goals, provide feedback, evaluate performance, and connect intern contributions to meaningful business outcomes.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on university engagement, campus programming, candidate experience, and employer brand activation.
• Own intern conversion strategy, including pipeline reviews, readiness assessments, high-potential talent identification, and transitions into full-time or rotational opportunities.
• Track program metrics and translate results into dashboards, insights, and recommendations that inform workforce planning, program investment, and early talent strategy.
• Monitor early-career trends and local lessons learned to strengthen program relevance, scalability, quality, and long-term impact.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Communication

Global standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Ed/OD/Communications

Tools

HR systems

Applicant Tracking Systems

Learning platforms

Survey tools

Program management tools

Job description

Acuity Inc. is seeking an Intern Program Manager, Early Careers to design and operationalize a scalable global internship framework.

You will partner across Talent Acquisition, HR, and business leaders to ensure a high-quality intern experience that aligns with Acuity’s talent needs. The role emphasizes program ownership, measurable outcomes, and cross-market adaptability to meet local market and legal requirements while driving meaningful business impact.