Location: Remote USA

Commitment: Part-Time 20 hours/week

Duration: 8 weeks

Comp: $20-25/hour

About the role:

Ottimate is seeking a highly motivated MBA intern to work directly with the Chief Payments Officer on strategic initiatives that leverage Artificial Intelligence to transform how a modern Payments organization operates.

This is not a traditional internship focused on observation or analysis. Over an 8-week engagement (up to 20 hours per week), the selected candidate will be responsible for building scalable solutions that reduce manual work, improve decision-making, and create long-term organizational leverage.

The successful candidate will leave behind tools, frameworks, and AI-enabled assets that continue to drive value long after the internship concludes.

Requirements

Ideal Candidate:

We’re looking for someone who is equal parts strategist, builder, and technologist.

Preferred Skills

Currently pursuing an MBA (or similar graduate business degree)
Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and business transformation
Experience using Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to independently structure ambiguous problems
Strong communication and presentation skills
Process mapping and workflow optimization experience
Comfort working with data and operational metrics
Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward execution

Bonus Skills

Prompt engineering
No-code automation tools (Zapier, Make, n8n)
Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
SQL or Python (helpful but not required)
Experience in fintech, payments, or SaaS

Potential Projects

Depending on organizational priorities, the intern may work on initiatives such as:

Build an AI-powered Payments Knowledge Assistant for internal teams
Develop AI playbooks for customer onboarding and VendorPay adoption
Create an intelligent SOP and documentation framework
Design decision-support tools for Payment Operations leadership
Map operational processes and identify automation opportunities
Develop AI workflows that reduce repetitive manual work
Build executive dashboards and strategic reporting tools
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend implementation strategies

What Success Looks Like

By the end of the internship, the candidate will have created tangible assets that improve how the Payments organization operates, including:

AI-enabled workflows
Reusable knowledge bases
Process improvements
Strategic recommendations
Executive-ready presentations
Operational frameworks that increase scalability and reduce dependency on manual effort

Our Philosophy

We believe the best organizations do not simply add people—they build better systems.

Our team is efficient, yet curious, constantly asking:

Can AI solve this?
Can the process be simplified?
Can we build something that scales?

If those questions excite you, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

Ottimate is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or marital status. If you are excited about the role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. Nothing in this job posting should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

MBA Internship - AI Strategy & Operations