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Product Design, Intern (Summer 2027)

Persona

The job involves hands-on product design work on real projects, contributing to the design system, and collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other designers in a B2B SaaS environment. Persona is the configurable identity platform for businesses, supporting identity verification use cases across industries for companies like Reddit and OpenAI.

Location
California, San Francisco
Arrangement
Onsite
Level
Internship
Employment
Full time
Salary
$8,000 - $8,500/month
Posted
2026-10-16
Date added
2026-10-17
Last checked
2026-10-17

Overview

About Persona

Persona https://withpersona.com/ is the configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world. Verifying individuals and organizations is harder — but more important — than ever, with AI enabling fraudsters to launch sophisticated accounts at scale and regulations evolving rapidly.

We’ve built Persona to support practically every use case and industry — that’s why we’re able to serve a wide range of leading companies. For example, Reddit relies on Persona for age assurance and verification to comply with online safety regulations, protecting younger users while maintaining a seamless experience. Meanwhile, OpenAI relies on Persona to keep bad actors out, protecting one of the world’s most powerful AI platforms from large-scale abuse in a time when AI is reshaping the way we work and live.

We’re growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join us!

About the Role

We're looking for a highly motivated and talented Product Design Intern to join our team for the summer of 2026. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, B2B SaaS environment. You'll work on real projects, contribute to our design system, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers.

We Are Looking For

  • A student currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Product Design, HCI, or a related field, graduating in December 2026/Spring 2027.
  • A strong communicator who can effectively present ideas and rationale.
  • Proficient in design and prototyping tools like Figma.
  • A problem-solver with a passion for creating simple, elegant solutions to complex problems.
  • A portfolio that showcases your design process, including case studies of past projects.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Generous Relocation support
  • MacBook Pro laptop and additional equipment you need to be successful in your internship
  • Catered lunch in the office 4x a week (Tue - Fri)
  • Bevsday: Expense a beverage of your choice every Wednesday
  • Intern exclusive events, offsites, & swag

Benefits and Perks

For full-time US-based employees (excluding internship and contractor opportunities), Persona offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision, 3% 401(k) contribution, unlimited PTO, quarterly mental health days, family planning benefits, professional development stipend, wellness benefits, among others.

For full-time UK employees, Persona offers a wide range of benefits, including private medical insurance, dental insurance, a 6% employer pension contribution, unlimited PTO, a monthly wellness stipend, professional development stipend, co-working stipend, and more.

As part of our interview process, all candidates will be asked to verify their identity with Persona. This step is used solely to confirm that candidates are who they say they are, and will have no impact on hiring decisions.

About Persona

Persona is the configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world.

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