Intern Program Manager, Early Careers

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  .

The Intern Program Manager, Early Careers will design, build, and operationalize a scalable global internship framework that helps early-career talent do meaningful work, grow their capabilities, and see how their contributions matter. Reporting to the Director, Early Talent Programs, this role will establish consistent program standards while flexing to meet local market, university, legal, cultural, and business needs. The role will partner across Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR, business leaders, and local program teams to create a high-quality intern experience that strengthens Acuity’s early-career pipeline and supports future workforce needs.

This role is ideal for someone who loves building programs that help people grow and who enjoys creating structure, connection, and impact through great execution. The Intern Program Manager will help ensure internships are treated as a strategic talent pipeline—not ad hoc temporary support—by enabling real project ownership, consistent manager expectations, clear feedback checkpoints, strong intern engagement, and measurable program outcomes.

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a scalable global internship framework that creates meaningful work, capability building, and business impact.
• Partner with the Director, Early Talent Programs and local HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and program owners to align enterprise standards with local market needs and workforce priorities.
• Manage the internship lifecycle, including demand planning, role profiles, recruiting coordination, onboarding, learning events, evaluations, conversion discussions, offboarding, and post-program analysis.
• Create and maintain program materials, templates, communications, manager guides, intern resources, and evaluation tools that support a consistent and engaging experience.
• Design program touchpoints that help interns build relationships, receive feedback, gain business exposure, and connect their work to Acuity’s strategy, customers, and future career opportunities.
• Enable managers to set goals, provide feedback, evaluate performance, and connect intern contributions to meaningful business outcomes.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on university engagement, campus programming, candidate experience, and employer brand activation.
• Own intern conversion strategy, including pipeline reviews, readiness assessments, high‑potential talent identification, and transitions into full‑time or rotational opportunities.
• Track program metrics and translate results into dashboards, insights, and recommendations that inform workforce planning, program investment, and early talent strategy.
• Monitor early‑career trends and local lessons learned to…