Learning/HR Intern

I. Job Summary

At WM, early career talent is more than the future of our business-they're a vital part of our present. WM's Summer Internship Program is a 12-week paid experience designed to bridge classroom learning with real-world application. Interns are empowered from day one to contribute meaningfully, explore new areas of the business, and grow their professional skillsets in a supportive, purpose-driven environment.

The Internship Experience

As a WM Intern, you won't be sitting on the sidelines, you'll be in the mix. You will work alongside experienced professionals on real projects that make an impact for WM. You'll get real-world experience in key aspects of our business, including a meaningful project you'll own and present to senior leaders at the end of the summer, while discovering what we're all about. Outside of your core work, you'll join skill-building workshops, connect with leaders through executive roundtables, and build community with fellow interns from across the country. When summer wraps- the connection doesn't stop there. You'll walk away with meaningful experience for your resume, a strong network, and a clear path to stay connected to future opportunities at WM. Come build your career with us!

About the Learning & Leadership Development Team

This internship is part of the Learning & Leadership Developmentteam, recognized for its innovative mindset, collaborative culture, and strong commitment to sustainability. In this role, you will have the opportunity to create meaningful value for business partners while contributing to high-impact initiatives across multiple functions. You will gain insight into how operations run behind the scenes and play a role in driving purpose-driven work. From analyzing data and developing ideas to presenting solutions and improving processes, your contributions will have a tangible impact.

An L&D intern would provide meaningful value by supporting high-impact work across curriculum design, needs analysis, learning operations, event execution and data reporting. You would contribute tangible deliverables such as a completed training module, a targeted gap analysis and learning roadmap, improved LMS usability through content curation, successful execution of professional development events, and data-driven insights through an L&D dashboard. This role enables the team to advance critical learning initiatives more efficiently while ensuring operational excellence and improved learner experience. At the same time, it allows full-time staff to focus on strategic priorities while developing a future-ready L&D talent pipeline.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Uses problem solving skills, determines problems, and understand fundamental parts of the problem.
• Conducts analysis as directed, and prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analysis.
• Synthesizes findings and draws conclusions from analyses and makes oral/written recommendations to supervisor and/or manager.
• Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
• Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
• Please note that you're expected to do [0 %] of travel in relation to your work.

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

• Interns must have a High school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in Human Resources. Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and generate insights
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly.

B. Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with learning platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Learning, LMS/LXP tools)
• Experience creating and managing SharePoint sites and content libraries
• Ability to curate learning content and build learning paths or playlists
• Comfortable working with data and reporting, including
  • Dashboards and basic BI reports
  • Excel, Power BI, or similar tools

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

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ABOUT WM
WM ( WM.com ) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post‑consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas‑to‑electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy‑duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com .

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative.