Job description

Wex inc. (nyse: wex) provides b2b payment processing and information management solutions. From our roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, we have expanded the scope of our business to a multi-channel provider of corporate payment solutions in fleet, virtual travel, and healthcare markets. Our innovative technology, payment, and data solutions are working to enable our customers and business partners to focus on what they do best: achieve their business growth objectives. Wex is more than just a corporate payment processing company and a job. We are an agile and innovative technology community, where our curious and collaborative people look to bring the future of commerce to the present.

Our program:

The wex internship/co-op program offers a robust experience for ambitious and curious students and recent graduates, who are interested in growing professionally and developing their skills to become the next generation of technology leaders.

Our program is designed to provide hands-on, practical experiences while working alongside some of our industry's smartest teams; as well as providing immediate value to their teams and our leaders. As a valued resource, you will be challenged and offered the opportunity to make an impact across the business and be involved in some of the company's most critical business decisions.

What you will be doing in this role:

• as part of our defined agile framework you will provide day-to-day support to project manager(s) following the wex project management guide book and the software development life cycle (sdlc) methodology policy
• you will have the opportunity to identify, support and implement continuous improvement opportunities as we mature and evolve our agile based practices.

You will:

• develop and maintain project artifacts
• capture, report and monitor project performance measures
• monitor project risks while developing and supporting risk mitigation strategies and actions
• develop project status reports and presentations for senior management
• follow up on and drive resolution to project issues and corrective actions
• support preparation and facilitation of project meetings including capture of meeting minutes for distribution and action

You should also expect:

• a collaborative and challenging working environment
• the opportunity to engage with and learn from business and senior leadership stakeholders and teams
• to train and develop your skills in your area of work with some of the best experts in the payment industry
• a professional work experience supporting your career development ambitions

Who we are looking for:

• at a minimum, you should be a rising junior, senior, masters-level student or recent graduate, in a degree/certificate-seeking accredited program in a business, operations or project management curriculum
• strong project management skills, including planning and execution
• strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting information
• strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills
• strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
• ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment
• completed at least two courses in basic project management principles
• completed at least two information systems courses
• proficient in the use of google tools and microsoft office suite

WEX is a global payments technology provider operating across four key verticals: fleet, healthcare, corporate payments, and travel. We provide visibility, actionable insights, and control to our clients, so they can focus on taking their business to the next level.