Sales Leadership Development Program Internship - Summer 2025

Job Description

Ignite your Career Journey with Pentair’s Leadership Development Internship Program!

Are you ready to dive into a world of innovation and hands-on learning? Pentair invites ambitious and forward-thinking students to apply to join our summer internship program.

What Awaits You

Embark on a 12-week experience where innovation, creativity and professionalism prosper. As an intern at Pentair, you will be provided with an immersive and collaborative career development experience guided by Pentair leaders who are invested in your growth.

Make a Difference

Each intern will be assigned to a real-world, strategic business project that you will be immersed in for the summer. Your work will directly help Pentair achieve our mission of a more sustainable future. Interns will present their project objectives, processes, overall results, impact and recommendations to leadership at the internship program's end.

Professional Cohort Development

As a Pentair intern, you will participate in a formal mentorship program, one-on-one coffee chats with Pentair leaders, weekly sessions with Business Unit Presidents and much more! Network with industry leaders, enhance your skills through workshops and gain insights from cohort events to fuel your career aspirations.

Hear from Pentair Interns

"It has been obvious how much Pentair cares for us interns. I believe the opportunities I have been provided, the people I have met, and the things I’ve learned are memories and experiences I will cherish for a very long time. This summer has exceeded my expectations in a great way."

–Will Foster, Sales Intern

About Pentair

At Pentair, we believe the health of our world depends on reliable access to clean water. We design, manufacture, and deliver a comprehensive range of smart, sustainable water solutions to homes, business, and industries around the world. Whether it is improving, moving, or enjoying water, we help manage the world’s most precious resource.

Pentair Will

• Assign intern placements in one of four sales sub-functions: Customer Success, Sales Operations, Inside Sales, or Outside Field Sales
• Offer meaningful work and provide exposure to different facets of sales, allowing you to develop invaluable skills and industry knowledge
• Leverage intern support to perform online and field research to analyze market trends and competitors, and identify potential market and product gaps to develop a targeted sales and marketing strategy
• Offer opportunities to work with customers to identify process improvements and work cross-functionally with marketing, product management, etc. on a variety of projects
• Provide on the job training and mentoring in Pentair’s proven best practices
• Pay competitively
• Offer a variety of professional development, social, and volunteer events to help you make valuable connections throughout the summer months
• Provide the opportunity to deliver a professional presentation of your key learnings to the Pentair leadership team with the potential for a full-time position upon graduation
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business (Sales, Finance, Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Management) or related field from an accredited university
• Be enrolled as a junior undergraduate (Preferred Graduation Date: Spring 2026)
• Have a strong interest in pursuing Pentair’s full-time Sales Leadership Development Program upon graduation
• Willing to relocate and work in locations throughout the United States while in Pentair's Leadership Development Program
• Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
  
  

Key Internship Information

• 12-week internship program (late May – early August, 2025)
• This position pays an hourly rate of $25.00 / hour. Interns work approximately 40-hours each week during the internship.
• Financial support may be offered to those relocating for Pentair’s Summer 2025 Internship Program.
  
  

Ready to dive in? The adventure starts here! Apply now and set course for an unforgettable summer with Pentair!

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:

• Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
• Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
• Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
• Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory