People Team Intern

Mountain Capital Partners; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real-life ski resort ops experience

Ski resort environment

In-town on-site work

Job summary

Mountain Capital Partners in Durango, CO is offering an internship in the People Team, combining payroll and benefits support with executive-generalist duties. The role includes managing timesheets, benefits workflows, and travel arrangements, while gaining exposure to ski resort operations.

The intern will assist with calendar management, expense reporting, and ad-hoc analysis, plus building management tasks and AI/LLMs research. 10–30 hours/week, on-site in town.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, able to work under minimal supervision; excellent organization and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Google Workspace; excellent spreadsheet skills a strong plus.
• Comfortable with basic payroll/benefits concepts and eager to learn HRIS/payroll tools (e.g., Paycom).
• Demonstrated curiosity about AI/LLMs — able to run short experiments, summarize findings, and document results.
• Reliable, proactive, strong attention to detail, and capable of escalating issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Payroll & Benefits — weekly activities: assist payroll prep and reconciliation, verify timesheets, prepare payroll packets for manager review.
• Manage benefits workflows: audit, enrollments/changes/terms; maintain documentation; ensure audit readiness.
• Executive Assistant / Generalist — calendar management, travel arrangements, expense tracking, document routing, and ad-hoc executive support (decks/spreadsheets).
• Building Management Support — maintain lease/vendor tracker, handle vendor communications and work orders, process building bills, support inspections and compliance tasks.

Skills

Google Workspace

Communication

Attention to detail

Administrative support

AI/LLMs curiosity

Education

Katz School of Business coursework

Tools

Paycom

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Mountain Capital Partners - Durango, CO 81301

Position Type: Internship

Salary Range: $16.00 - $20.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Any

What a People Team Intern does

This role is a generalist intern position with three prioritized areas of ownership, allowing the employee to gravitate toward a preferred field while learning business operations.

Payroll & Benefits — Primary / Weekly

• Support weekly payroll preparation and reconciliation: compile inputs, verify timesheets/timecard exceptions, prepare payroll packet for manager review.
• Manage benefits workflows: audit, process enrollments/changes/terms.
• Maintain payroll/benefits documentation and ensure files are audit‑ready.

Executive Assistant / Generalist — Secondary / Daily & Project

• Calendar management, event coordination, meeting agenda prep, and note‑taking.
• Arrange travel (bookings, travel packets), manage expense receipt tracking and prepare expense reports for review.
• Route documents for signatures and follow up; perform ad‑hoc executive support tasks (prepare decks/spreadsheets, email triage).
• Conduct brief, focused AI/LLM research assignments (summaries, prompt testing).

Building Management Support — Tertiary / Weekly & Monthly

• Maintain lease & vendor tracker, coordinate vendor communications and work orders, and process building bills.
• Support routine inspections, fire‑code reminders, and annual compliance tasks.
• Assist with vendor reconciliation and monthly vendor follow‑ups.

Qualifications

• Self‑motivated, able to work under minimal supervision; excellent organization and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Google Workspace (Sheets/Docs/Calendar); excellent spreadsheet skills a strong plus.
• Comfortable with basic payroll/benefits concepts and eager to learn HRIS/payroll tools (e.g., Paycom).
• Demonstrated curiosity about AI/LLMs — able to run short experiments, summarize findings, and document results.
• Reliable, proactive, strong attention to detail, and capable of escalating issues appropriately.

Requirements

• Current FLC student or equivalent; coursework in Katz School of Business.
• Passion for skiing or snowboarding and enthusiasm for working in the resort/outdoor recreation sector.
• Availability for 10-30 hours/week and occasional in‑office work (In town).
• Strong organizational skills and excellent written/verbal communication.

Experience

• Prior experience working in the skiing or outdoors industry.
• Experience and curiosity with AI tools.

Working Environment / Physical Activities

• Occasionally lift, carry, push or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Constantly engaging in normal conversation, in person and over the telephone.
• Occasionally climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, fingering, feeling.
• Potential exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards.

Benefits

Opportunity to gain “real life” Operations and Ski Resort Management experience and learn how a people team functions within a ski resort.