AI Enablement Intern in El Segundo, California at Griffin Capital Company

Job Location: El Segundo, CA

About the Company

Griffin Capital Company is a leading full-service real estate investment management firm with a 30-year track record of leadership, innovation, and disciplined execution. Since its founding in 1995, the firm has owned, managed, sponsored, or co-sponsored approximately $24.5 billion in assets across a wide range of real estate sectors and investment vehicle structures. Griffin Capital remains committed to creating value through thematic investment strategies and delivering thoughtfully developed housing solutions that benefit both communities and capital partners.

Griffin Capital’s investment team is exclusively focused on the rental housing segment of the market, with strategies targeting multifamily, build-to-rent (“BTR”), and student housing investments. The firm’s rental housing portfolio includes 41 institutional-quality communities, comprising over 13,667 rental housing units and 693 student housing beds, representing a total project value exceeding $4.4 billion.

Position Summary

Griffin Capital is seeking an AI Enablement Intern to join the Information Technology team for Summer 2026. This is not a passive support role. The intern will work directly with the Head of IT, Business Applications Manager, and Systems Administrator to help Griffin Capital evaluate, adopt, and operationalize AI tools across all functional departments. The intern will serve as an active contributor to the firm's ongoing AI beta program, partnering with department captains to map use cases, document workflows, and support responsible adoption firm-wide. The ideal candidate brings demonstrated fluency with Claude and generative AI platforms, the intellectual curiosity to quickly learn platform-specific tools as they are introduced, and the communication skills to translate AI capabilities into practical business solutions for a non-technical audience.

This position is based in our El Segundo headquarters and requires 4 days in office. The internship is 32 hours/week for 10-12 weeks, with the option for extension. Exact schedule can be adjusted to accommodate the right candidate. This position is not eligible for immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Duties and Responsibilities

AI Beta Program Support

• Serve as a working resource for department captains across business departments as they evaluate AI use cases within their respective functions.
• Participate in use case discovery sessions, document findings, and help maintain a structured use case inventory prioritized by feasibility and business value.
• Support adoption efforts by providing hands-on guidance to staff navigating AI tools for the first time, including one-on-one and small group sessions as needed.
• Help track beta program milestones, decisions, and outcomes to support accountability and momentum across workstreams.

Prompt Library & Knowledge Resources

• Build and maintain a firm-wide prompt library tailored to Griffin Capital's functional workflows, with department-specific prompts for areas including investor communications, asset reporting, legal review support, and finance.
• Develop and maintain AI learning resources, quick-reference guides, and training materials to support staff adoption of Claude and other approved platforms.
• Document project discussions and action items to promote accountability across AI-related workstreams.
• Create and maintain a central AI resource hub to serve as the firm's go-to repository for tools, policies, approved use cases, and training content.

Process & Workflow Improvement

• Conduct structured workflow audits in partnership with department captains to identify processes most suitable for AI-assisted automation or efficiency improvement.
• Document current-state workflows and prototype light automation or AI-assisted improvements where scope permits within the internship timeline.
• Research and evaluate emerging AI tools relevant to Griffin Capital's business functions, including platforms specific to the real estate investment management sector.
• Assist with the evaluation and onboarding of department-specific AI tools as they are introduced, including supporting legal team fluency with purpose-built legal AI platforms.

IT Team Collaboration

• Work across all three members of the IT team on assigned projects, supporting integration, documentation, and cross-functional coordination as needed.
• Contribute to data management and documentation for AI-related projects, maintaining organized records of progress, decisions, and next steps.
• Participate in IT team meetings and contribute to planning discussions related to the firm's broader technology and AI roadmap.

Capstone Deliverable

At the close of the internship, the AI Enablement Intern will deliver a Capstone Report to the IT team and select firm leadership summarizing: use case findings and prioritization recommendations by department, the state of the prompt library and adoption resources delivered, an assessment of AI tools evaluated during the program, and recommended next steps for the firm's full AI launch. This presentation serves as the primary accountability mechanism for the internship and as a knowledge transfer document for the organization.

Required

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Business Administration, Finance, Communications, or a related field.
• Demonstrated fluency with Claude (Anthropic) and hands-on familiarity with generative AI tools and platforms including Microsoft Copilot, or similar.
• Strong ability to translate AI capabilities into practical, non-technical business applications and communicate findings clearly to a mixed-fluency audience.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and document progress with minimal oversight.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a professional services environment with senior stakeholders.

Preferred

• Familiarity with prompt engineering techniques and experience building structured prompt libraries or workflow documentation.
• Exposure to workflow automation tools such as Zapier, Make, or Microsoft Power Automate.
• Experience or coursework in Python, data visualization, or dashboard design.
• Interest in or familiarity with real estate investment management, financial services, or legal technology applications.
• Ability to quickly gain fluency with purpose-built AI platforms as they are introduced into the firm's technology environment.

Salary

The starting compensation range is $20 - $25/hour dependent on depth and relevance of experience.

Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only. Griffin Capital takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Griffin

Griffin Capital Company, LLC (“Company”) is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Griffin Capital will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations and in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.