Relay is a digital banking platform that gives self-made business owners the tools and know-how to be great with money—bringing clarity, confidence, and control to every dollar earned, so they can turn hard work into lasting success. We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses.

Relay has an amazing story to tell to SMBs, and working with other software companies that our customers trust is an excellent way to communicate that message, attract new customers, and build our brand. Partnerships will be a defining channel for Relay’s growth. As we scale this function, we're betting that AI-agents and workflows can run a partnerships program at a level that rivals teams several times our size. As a Partnerships Intern, reporting to our Director of Partnerships, you'll spend the summer building agents, shipping production tooling, and helping define what an AI-native go-to-market function looks like at Relay.

Please Note: The start date for this role will be May 11, 2026 and the end date will be August 27th, 2026.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build, deploy, and maintain AI agents and workflows that own real parts of the partnerships function, including reporting, support, performance analytics, partner outreach, content, enablement, and market intelligence.

• Ship production reporting in Metabase that we send directly to external partners, and iterating on the dashboards based on partner feedback.

• Identify anomalies, funnel breakages, and data quality issues by building agents that monitor and flag them proactively.

• Draft partner-facing content (one-pagers, campaign briefs, outreach sequences, enablement material) using AI as a co-author and Relay's voice as the source of truth.

• Sit in on partner calls, strategy sessions, and internal reviews, and turn the messy outputs into structured artifacts the team can act on.

• Document everything you build so the next person, human or agent, can pick it up and run.

Who You Are

• You're AI-native. Claude, ChatGPT, and / or other AI tools are languages that your building and learning from every day. You can describe an agent you've built, a workflow you've automated, or a problem you've solved that a year ago you could not have.

• You’re an AI-builder, not just an AI-user. Vibe-coded side projects, scrappy internal tools, scripts that saved you hours. We don't care about the form, we care that you experiment!

• You’re comfortable with data; reasoning about funnels, conversion rates, and unit economics.

• You're curious about business. You want to understand why partnerships matter, how SMB fintech works, and what makes a good partner relationship, not just execute on tickets.

• You're proactive and self-sufficient: you can take a vague problem, ask the right probing questions, and come back with a working v1.

• You bring a learner's mindset. You'll be operating at the edge of what's possible with current AI tooling, which means a lot of "I don't know yet, let me figure it out".

Bonus Points

• You're a current student in CS, engineering, math, business, or a related field.

• You have some knowledge of SQL, BI tools (Metabase, Tableau, Looker), Google Sheets, or the basics of an MCP, agent framework, or LLM API.

• You've shipped a project (a side hustle, a hackathon win, an internal tool, a Shopify app) that someone other than you actually used.

The Interview Process

• Stage 1: A 30-minute Google Meet video call with the hiring manager

• Stage 2: A take-home project where you'll build a small agent or workflow that solves a real problem we give you. Plan for around two hours.

Our Compensation Approach

We believe Relayers should feel rewarded for the impact they have on our mission and growth. Compensation follows impact. As impact increases, compensation grows, and we do not limit compensation changes to a once-a-year review cycle.

The compensation for this role is between $25/hr to $30/hr CAD.

We encourage you to have a conversation with your recruiter and ask questions about compensation throughout the hiring process. For more information on our compensation philosophy and perks and benefits, visit our Candidate Hub.

Why Relay Might Be the Perfect Fit For You

• You push relentlessly for reinvention: You're always asking "how can this be better?" -- in your work, in your craft, in yourself. Comfort is a signal to push harder, not coast. You'd rather build something better than defend something familiar.

• You crave autonomy: We trust our team with big challenges and the freedom to solve them. If you’re someone who takes initiative, is comfortable taking risks, and seeks input when needed, you’ll find the freedom here empowering.

• You own your work: You take pride in your work, follow through on commitments, and feel a deep sense of responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks.

• You build with AI, not just use it: You're actively embedding AI into how you work, pushing what's possible, and bringing your team along with you.

• You care about impact, not noise: You care deeply about the substance of your work. You measure success by results, not recognition, and you let your work speak for itself.

• You’re energized by complexity and ambiguity: You enjoy tackling problems that don’t come with a playbook. You’re comfortable building from scratch, iterating as you go, and collaborating to shape the best path forward.

• You seek out feedback: You see directness as respect, not criticism. You actively seek input, sit with hard truths, and use feedback as fuel for improvement.

• Small businesses are why we're here: Relay exists to help them thrive -- and that mission has to resonate with you.

Join Us

We're looking for people who are relentless, curious, and care deeply about the work. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly match the job description -- your perspective and drive matter more. We welcome diverse backgrounds and people who think critically, challenge the status quo, and want to help small businesses thrive.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the hiring process, please reach out to your Talent Partner.

Disclaimer: For compliance reasons, all offers of employment at Relay are conditional upon a successful background check and employment verification through Certn.