HR - Intern

Summer 2026 HR Intern – North America

Location: USA (remote) Department: Human Resources – North America Duration: Summer Internship

About The Role We are seeking a highly motivated Human Resources Intern. This role will work cross-functionally with HR, Talent, Benefits, IT, Payroll, and business segments to analyze current onboarding processes, identify gaps, and build a more consistent, engaging, and scalable onboarding framework for new hires across North America.

This internship offers hands-on exposure to employee experience design, HR operations, change management, and cross-functional collaboration—ideal for a student passionate about people, process improvement, and organizational culture.

Responsibilities

• Primary Project: North America Onboarding - Recommend process improvements and support implementation steps throughout the summer.
• Support candidate pipeline activities such as scheduling, screening, or coordination (as needed).
• Assist with new hire orientation preparation and updates.
• Participate in HR team meetings, learning sessions, and cross-functional discussions.
• Contribute to other HR projects related to culture, engagement, or early-talent development.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Psychology, Communications, or a related field.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable speaking with employees at all levels.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple components of a project.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn.
• Familiarity with PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, or process mapping tools.
• Prior experience or coursework in HR, onboarding, or process improvement.
• Ability to synthesize information into clear recommendations.

About Us Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.