Remote Product Intern: Fintech & Payments

Sezzle; Peru (IL); Remote; USD 7,600 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

Sezzle is seeking a curious, driven Product Intern to join the Payments & Fees team in a fast-paced fintech environment. You will assist with backlog management, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve payment flows and dashboards.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering, design, and data teams, gaining hands-on experience in how fintech systems operate and how AI tools can boost productivity and decision making.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, or a related field
• A genuine interest in payments, fintech, and how complex financial systems work under the hood
• Natural curiosity and a logical mindset
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfort working with data and a willingness to learn SQL; prior experience is a plus but not required
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Prior experience in internships, projects, or extracurriculars related to product, fintech, data analysis, or startups is a plus — but we hire for potential, not just pedigree.
• Demonstrated experience working with Claude or equivalent large language model tools is required; candidates must be comfortable leveraging AI to enhance productivity, research, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist the product manager in drafting, organizing, and tracking tickets for changes and improvements to the payments service
• Help the product manager stay on top of inputs from multiple stakeholders by gathering background context, summarizing key information, and preparing materials ahead of provider meetings
• Learn and apply SQL to query payment data and support the creation and maintenance of dashboards that track payment performance, processing failures, and operational health
• Maintain clear internal documentation for payment flows, fee structures, and operational processes
• Participate in agile meetings and collaborate with engineering, operations, compliance, and support teams

Skills

SQL basics

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

AI tooling

Curiosity

Logical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, or related field

Tools

Claude or LLM tools

Job description

Sezzle is seeking a curious, driven Product Intern to join the Payments & Fees team in a fast-paced fintech environment. You will assist with backlog management, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve payment flows and dashboards.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering, design, and data teams, gaining hands-on experience in how fintech systems operate and how AI tools can boost productivity and decision making.