Internship – IT Operations Automation & AI (Year-Round)

About the Role

IT has a track record of success with interns across their various teams, all who have the ability to directly contribute to the success of the department. Interns apply knowledge gained in the classroom to develop relevant professional experience while creating meaningful relationships. We look for highly motivated individuals who are proactive, eager to learn and ready to contribute. The IT Operations Automation & AI intern will work across multiple teams that run and protect Baird’s technology environment. This intern will learn how these areas work together, identify processes that could be more efficient and help design and test appropriately scoped automation and AI-enabled solutions. The intern will be paired with subject matter experts, receive regular coaching and technical reviews and increase the complexity and ownership of work as skills grow. Outcomes may include research and recommendations, working prototypes or production-ready automations, depending on the opportunity and its operational risk. This is a hybrid internship, working three days per week in our downtown Milwaukee, WI office and two days remote. The intern must be able to work full time during the summer, 37.5-40 hours per week, and work part time during the school semesters, 15-20 hours per week. We are seeking a local student who can start in June 2027.

The Impact You’ll Make

Learn how various IT Operations and Infrastructure teams support Baird through rotations, job shadowing and scoped project work Partner with associates to identify manual, repetitive or high-value work that may benefit from automation Build and test small automations using approved tools appropriate to the problem Explore uses of approved AI capabilities to organize information, summarize documentation, extract data, support analysis and improve repeatable workflows Assist with achievable operational and project tasks while learning the importance of data protection, access controls, testing, chang