What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Summer Internship - Human Resources - Compensation position at Leslie's?
Dive into Your Career with Leslie’s!
At Leslie’s, we empower changemakers, innovators, and go-getters to make a real impact. As the industry leader in pool and spa care since 1963, we’ve built a community of passionate professionals dedicated to helping customers create their dream backyards. Join a growing public company and become part of a diverse team committed to excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Compensation intern to join our Human Resources team. This role provides hands-on experience in HR operations, compensation analysis, and employee development initiatives. The intern will work on impactful projects and support daily HR functions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
As a team member at our corporate office, you’ll have access to:
- Opportunities to make a significant impact in a growing organization.
- A hybrid schedule with in-person days at our Phoenix, AZ office.
- Access to an in-office gym and a free onsite health clinic.
- Employee Resource Groups fostering diversity and inclusion.
- Employee discounts at Leslie’s retail store locations and through Employee Perk Spot.
What You Can Expect:
- 10-week program, with weekly schedule Monday-Thursday.
- Program specific training and development through orientation, skills workshops, and hands-on learning.
- Exposure to Senior leadership through a team project where interns will work cross-departmentally to address a real-life opportunities within our business. Interns will deliver final presentations to leaders across the organization at the completion of the program.
- Functional learning and professional growth within your designated business area.
Responsibilities:
- Compensation Benchmarking Project: develop standardized job descriptions, pay ranges, and other resources for corporate roles.
- Compensation and Employee Support: Respond to compensation-related inquiries from leaders and employees via the team inbox and HR Help Desk.
- Manager Micro Trainings: Design and implement trainings to educate team leaders on compensation and total rewards strategies.
- Recruitment and Internal Movement: Draft and update job offers and descriptions to support internal movement.
- General HR Operations: Support general HR department tasks, including front desk coverage, managing the HR phone line, administrative tasks for Summer Internship Program, and other duties as needed.
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree. (expected graduation no later than Spring 2026).
- Previous business internship experience preferred.
- Ability to work at the Phoenix, AZ corporate office on in-person days. (Out-of-state students are welcome to apply if they can attend in-office days)
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Strong work ethic, adaptability, and a passion for driving results.
- Experience analyzing large datasets (HR/employee data preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to create digital resources to effectively present and share information with broad audiences.
- Proficient in MS Office and other relevant software.
At Leslie’s, diversity and inclusion are at the core of who we are. We welcome unique perspectives and are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Join us in 2025—Dare to Make a Splash!
