Product Management - Summer 2025 Corporate Internship

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.

If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!

We take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join the Technology team as an Intern at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together. We help our Athletes and fellow Teammates better their best by innovating solutions to interesting business problems and empowering every Technology Teammate to be an innovator. And, while our broader Technology team works remotely from all over the United States, they provide virtual and in-person events for the team to hangout, from virtual escape rooms to cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates at beautiful PNC Park. As a DICK’S Sporting Goods Technology Intern, you will spend your Summer in Pittsburgh working at our Customer Support Center (our Corporate Office)! We follow a hybrid work schedule, in the office Tuesday – Thursday and working from home (your apartment) Monday and Friday.

DSG’s Technology Interns work with and learn from the leaders who bring our vision to the Best Sports Company in the World to life. During the 11-week Summer experience, interns are assigned a strategic project that is selected by a leader on their Technology team. At the conclusion of the summer, you will present your project directly to your leadership team. As a bonus to our program, you will have regular Q&A sessions with senior leaders, take part in a visit to our multiple store banners, and interact with teammates across the organization including networking and volunteer opportunities.

To support you throughout the Summer, we have built a strong support system of managers and mentors.  For project guidance and day-to-day management, you will be paired with a Training Manager. Additionally, you will have status-checks and coaching from both leaders in our Technology Department and our University Relations Team. You will also have peer mentorship from Technology teammates earlier in their career. This support structure will aid in transitioning you to the DSG team, the exploration of your career goals, and will provide opportunities to develop professional and social networks within the company and the retail industry.

The experiential learning you will receive enables you to rapidly become a contributing member of the team, while also focusing on your own personal development.  If you join DSG, you will have the opportunity to be a part of an enthusiastic and supportive team culture, be challenged to make a meaningful difference in our business decisions, and get a peek behind the curtain of how a large company thinks about its growth strategies.

As a Product Management Intern, you will look to discover, understand, and communicate product management methodologies and frameworks to create intuitive, loveable products. Interns will work in a fast-paced, lean environment, collaborating closely with other interns, as well as full-time Product designers, product managers, and software engineers.  

We are looking for people with hybrid talents who are curious, passionate about problem solving, and can drive successful product outcomes in support of our customers and the business.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategy – You will learn the following while working with a Product Management coach
•    Use data to identify customer pain points
•    Participate in sessions to identify the right problems
•    Participate in prioritizing problems for best business outcomes
•    Gather & analyze market data inclusive of creating competitive analyses, bench market or SWOT presentations
•    Participate in identifying patterns in data & build expanded research models
•    Create & present reports on findings, defects, improvements, statuses & risk management
•    Use decision support tools to weigh the competing factors for prioritization of backlog
•    Contribute to team discovery efforts

Execution – You will learn the following while working on a Product Team
•    Tasked with key projects & provides support to more senior-level Product Managers
•    Scoping & prioritization of tasks that are assigned to you
•    Perform validation for production releases, bug fixes & feature requests
•    Troubleshoot defects, participate in root cause analysis & find solutions for resolution
•    Work on specific features, improving them & creating new ones upon instruction
•    Participate in Agile ceremonies, including planning, grooming, demos & retrospectives
•    Write user stories to articulate work to be done by Engineering that support outcome delivery
•    Work closely with engineering to ensure delivery of products map to customer experience & business requirements within needed timelines

Key Deliverables of a Product Manager at DICK’S Sporting Goods
•    Stakeholder Relationship Management
•    Competitive Gap Analysis & Benchmarking
•    Product Data Analysis & Reporting
•    Writing & Grooming User Stories
•    User Acceptance Testing

Some of your experiences will include:
•    Multi-day intern orientation to introduce you to the company, the program, Pittsburgh, and your teammates
•    Professional development workshops designed to increase your knowledge of the company and the retail industry, as well as develop your business acumen and office professionalism
•    Extensive exposure to our senior leadership through our exclusive intern only Executive Speaker Series which includes a private meet & greet with our CEO
•    Opportunities to “live the brand” and experience summer fun outside the office through various events
•    Working a 40-hour work week, Monday – Friday

Skills we are looking for:
•    A foundational understanding of Product Management
•    Ability to balance business objectives and customer needs
•    Strong deductive reasoning skills
•    A customer-centric view into developing great product experiences 
•    Ability to distill complex technical concepts into plain language for stakeholders
•    Strong curiosity when it comes to using new tools, adopting new technology, and learning new product management frameworks that will progress your professional development
•    Dynamic written and verbal communication style, as well as the ability to communicate cross-functionally and vertically throughout the organization
•    Knowledge of Agile methodologies
•    Ability to work in a fast-paced and outcome-oriented environment

We look for potential candidates with:
•    Attending an accredited university, college or technical school
•    Graduation date of Winter 2025 or Spring 2026
•    An undergrad or Master’s degree in Product Management, Business, Technology or related field

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree
• Strong verbal communication skills to read and write reports, as well as communicate cross-functionally and vertically throughout the organization
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Internship Start Date: May 19, 2025
Internship End Date: July 31, 2025

Full-time opportunities in 2025:
Interns qualified for full-time opportunities will be evaluated at the end of the program. Qualified interns will be placed into a full-time Technology Development Program.

Perks:

• Consideration for full-time jobs after graduation*
• Fully furnished housing for non-local interns arranged and paid for by DSG
• Hybrid work model: WFH Monday & Friday, in office Tues – Thurs.
• Two paid holidays – Memorial Day and July 4th
• Teammate Discount
• Uber codes for Interns who do not have a vehicle to commute to and from the office
• Corporate Office amenities such as on-site gym and Starbucks
• Meaningful work projects selected by functional leaders
• Executive Speaker Series
• Professional development
• Volunteer opportunities
• Social events such as Intern Olympics, a Pittsburgh Pirates game, National Intern Day celebration, and more!
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*Relocation assistance will be provided for non-local candidates who accept full-time jobs requiring them to be located at DICK’S Sporting Goods Corporate Office

Here’s what a few of our 2024 Interns had to say:

“My training manager (TM) did succeed in making my experience feel like I was a full-time analyst on the store analytics team. From assisting with ad-hoc work, to workshopping presentation slides, to working on my final project, the work given to me by my TM was engaging and crucial to a great experience during this internship.” – Lane Miller, Retail Analytics Intern

“If you are passionate about retail, come to DSG. If you are passionate about sports, come to DSG. If you want to inspire others and feel uplifted with your work, the answer is DSG. It was so easy to wake up and be excited to work because the business is doing well and the company works hard to not only do well for themselves but for the athletes they serve.” – Brooke Eyler, Strategy Intern

“I loved the ability to work on a high-impact, meaningful technical project, understand the parts of the business close and far to my area of expertise, work with and learn from a full team of technology professionals, and have a great cohort of other interns to share the journey with.”  - Sahil Hosalli, Technology Intern

“My internship has been the biggest learning experience for me so far throughout my career. It has shown me how the corporate world works... I feel much more prepared now for the real world than I did at the beginning of the summer and am much more confident in my abilities and knowledge of the business.” – Ryan Jones, Merchandising Intern

Interested to learn more? Watch our Internship Recap Video!