As an Associate Product Strategist, you will automate and digitize partner lifecycles using AI tools, creating systems for application, onboarding, and partner management.
Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.
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The Impact of an Associate Product Strategist at Coupa:
We are seeking a highly technical and execution-oriented intern to help operationalize and digitize the ISV partner lifecycle for the Coupa App Marketplace.
This role goes beyond traditional operations — the intern will leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude Code) to build lightweight agents, dashboards, and workflow automations across three core areas: partner application, onboarding, and partner management.
You will act as a builder at the intersection of partnerships, operations, and AI, creating scalable systems that reduce manual work and improve visibility across the ecosystem.
What You'll Do:
- Build AI agents (using Claude Code or similar) to:
- Automate partner application intake, parsing, and qualification
- Summarize applications and generate evaluation insights
- Create a centralized funnel tracker (e.g., Airtable / Sheets / lightweight app)
- Develop dashboards to track partner progression and bottlenecks
- Improve speed and quality of partner evaluation workflows
- Map and digitize the current onboarding process (20+ deliverables, 6+ teams)
- Build workflow automation agents to:
- Track onboarding steps and dependencies
- Send reminders, status updates, and next actions
- Generate onboarding summaries for stakeholders
- Design a system of record for onboarding progress and accountability
- Reduce onboarding time through automation and process redesign
- Build AI-assisted tools to:
- Generate QBR summaries and performance insights
- Track partner KPIs (pipeline, revenue, activation)
- Support GTM planning and co-sell tracking
- Create dashboards for partner performance and demand management
- Support prioritization of partner initiatives based on data
- Design and implement lightweight internal tools (no heavy engineering required)
- Connect systems (CRM, spreadsheets, docs) into a unified workflow
- Prototype and deploy AI copilots for internal teams
- Continuously improve systems based on user feedback
AI-Driven Partner Application & Funnel Management
AI-Powered Partner Onboarding Automation
Partner Management, QBRs & GTM Support
Marketplace Ops Infrastructure (Build Layer)
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- Strong problem-solving and builder mindset (bias toward action)
- Experience with or strong interest in:
- AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, APIs, automation tools)
- No-code / low-code tools (Airtable, Notion, Zapier, Retool, etc.)
- Comfortable structuring messy processes into scalable systems
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business teams
The estimated pay range for this role is $79,000 - $99,000
The starting salary for the successful candidate will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
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Top Skills
Ai Tools
Airtable
APIs
Automation Tools
Claude Code
Low-Code Tools
No-Code Tools
Notion
Retool
Sheets
Zapier
Coupa Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
350 N. Orleans St, Chicago, IL, United States, 60654
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