What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Management Intern (Summer 2026) position at Zola?
Zola is seeking an exceptional Product Management Intern to join our Summer 2026 program and help us build the next generation of wedding planning.
THE ROLE
As a Product Intern, you'll be the primary driver of a high-visibility product initiative, working across Design, Engineering, and Business to think strategically about the products we offer and actively contribute to a team that values fresh ideas and thoughtful execution.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples' lives even happier. From engagement to wedding and decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools and technology… all in the service of love.
We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, and quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online and mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, and simply magical. We're proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others.
We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, and we're proud of our thriving community of over 1 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, and we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion and perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, and partner will be respected and accepted and valued.
Our headquarters is in NYC. Come work with us!
THE ROLE
As a Product Intern, you'll be the primary driver of a high-visibility product initiative, working across Design, Engineering, and Business to think strategically about the products we offer and actively contribute to a team that values fresh ideas and thoughtful execution.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- End-to-End Feature Development: Partner with members of the Product team to take high-impact features from discovery to deployment.
- Market & Competitive Research: Conduct deep research into market trends and Zola's competitive landscape to identify new opportunities for growth.
- User Empathy & Advocacy: Use data and feedback to understand what couples need and find ways to turn wedding stress into 'magic moments.'
- Project Management: Assist with tracking milestones, preparing weekly progress updates, and creating project readouts to keep stakeholders informed and teams aligned.
- Collaboration: Coordinate and communicate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and teams.
- Experience Level: Currently working towards a Bachelor's Degree (incoming Junior or Senior).
- Product Curiosity: Experience and interest in thinking creatively about how to build products that solve real user problems, whether through past internships, coursework, or personal side projects. A plus if you've built and/or shipped any products of your own!
- Data & AI-Driven: You have a passion for making data-driven decisions and adopting an AI-native mindset for operating more efficiently and solving user problems.
- Excitement about Zola: You have a genuine interest in consumer-facing technology and a desire to innovate within the wedding industry.
- Communication: Strong ability to explain your ideas clearly and present them to a senior, cross-functional audience.
- Self-Starter: You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment and don't shy away from taking the lead on a project.
- Compensation: $20.00/hour.
- Timeline: 10 weeks (June 9, 2026 – August 13, 2026).
- Location: Hybrid in our NYC office (in-office Tuesdays & Thursdays).
- Relocation: This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples' lives even happier. From engagement to wedding and decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools and technology… all in the service of love.
We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, and quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online and mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, and simply magical. We're proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others.
We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, and we're proud of our thriving community of over 1 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, and we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion and perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, and partner will be respected and accepted and valued.
Our headquarters is in NYC. Come work with us!
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