OpenText Internship Listings Open For Applications

Job Code level: Intern

Location: Thunder Bay, Orillia, or Virtual

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OpenText + Lakehead University Internship Program

Both OpenText and Lakehead University acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, including the call for businesses to build respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, ensure equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector.

What does OpenText do?

OpenText, The Information Company, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, OpenText helps companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

What you will be learning:

• Outbound prospecting utilizing telephone/email/LinkedIn and other Sales tools to identify prospect and customer needs while promoting OpenText solutions
• Conduct account research and identify net-new prospective customers
• Build out key contacts in our CRM database
• Gather insights using market data and industry intelligence to improve the data quality and knowledge around our key accounts

• Help manage and follow up on Marketing Qualified Leads and Events
• Handle customer and prospect inquiries
• Provide feedback on campaigns, track efforts and responses in a CRM database
• Strategic business development projects, as assigned
• General administrative duties

What it takes to be successful:

• Must self-identify as an Indigenous person in Canada such as First Nation, Métis or Inuit to be eligible for this position
• Current Undergraduate level Lakehead University student.
• Strong academic background and performance

• Business acumen with strong oral and written communication skills and critical thinking
• Positive, energetic, and competitive
• Creative, resourceful, and coachable
• Ability to multi-task and work in a face-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Have an interest in Sales and a desire to learn the tech industry

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), MS Teams, social media (LinkedIn, Twitter)

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contact

Job Code level: Intern

Location: Thunder Bay, Orillia, or Virtual

Apply here

OpenText + Lakehead University Internship Program

Both OpenText and Lakehead University acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, including the call for businesses to build respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, ensure equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector.

What does OpenText do?

OpenText, The Information Company, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, OpenText helps companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

What you will be learning:

• Working as an integral part of an agile development team, implement features and address product issues in our flagship product.

What it takes to be successful:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program with a major in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Have strong problem-solving abilities, are an excellent communicator and strong team/collaborative work ethic. 
• Have prior experience with JAVA, C, HTML and JavaScript
• Have prior experience with Object Oriented Language and CSS

Preffered but not required:

• Unit testing exposure would be great
• JavaScript framework like Backbone
• experience with Database
• Perforce is an asset
• Eclipse is an asset

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contactaccomodationrequests@opentext.com

Job Code level: Intern

Location: Virtual

Apply here

OpenText + Lakehead University Internship Program

Both OpenText and Lakehead University acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, including the call for businesses to build respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, ensure equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector.

What does OpenText do?

OpenText, The Information Company, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, OpenText helps companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

What does the Channel marketing team do?

The Marketing department is focused on developing and driving the OpenText brand, creating clear and compelling product messaging, and generating demand for OpenText products and solutions across the globe.

The Marketing Intern will be joining the Channel Marketing team, which consists of four Business Unit Channel Marketing Managers enabling and supporting OpenText partners to compliment and extend their marketing abilities, two Senior Partner Program Specialists overseeing partner communications and managing partner platforms, and the Partner Program Manager who leads corporate sponsorships partner loyalty and recognition programs.

What you will be learning:

General Business Skills:

• Team collaboration and individual contribution to research best practices, content creation, analysis, and administrative functions.
• Gain an understanding and support with the execution and tracking of the partner loyalty and incentive program.

• How to build sponsor resources, organize the collection of marketing assets, develop tracking documents, and drive awareness for the Partner sponsorship program.
• How to establish a communication cadence with internal stakeholders, manage expectations and report on progress.
• Gain an understanding of the marketing, sponsorship, and communication processes.
• How to develop communication plans, social media promotions, support with partner communications (monthly channel chatter newsletter, ad hoc emails, OpenText World events, webinars).
• Microsoft Office skills, Eloqua, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, Sprout Social, Outlook, Social Media platforms.

What it takes to be successful:

• Must self-identify as an Indigenous person in Canada such as First Nation, Métis or Inuit to be eligible for this position
• Current Undergraduate level Lakehead University student.
• Strong research and comprehension skills; ability to learn new concepts quickly.
• Strong time management, organization, and presentation skills

• Strong creativity, attention to detail, analytical and conceptualization skills.
• Ability to support with multiple administrative tasks for sponsorship process and partner loyalty program
• Be able to handle concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate and follow-up with internal teams to ensure projects are on track for required deadlines.

• Strong understanding of content creation, social media marketing, email communications.
• Experience with Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office are an asset.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contact accomodationrequests@opentext.com

Job Code level: Intern

Location: Thunder Bay, Orillia, or Virtual

Apply here

OpenText + Lakehead University Internship Program

Both OpenText and Lakehead University acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, including the call for businesses to build respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, ensure equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector.

What does OpenText do?

OpenText, The Information Company, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, OpenText helps companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

What you will be learning:

• Development of T-SQL Queries, Stored Procedures and Views
• Development of SSIS Packages
• Development of SSRS Reports
• Development of BIRT Reports and Dashboards
• Development of .NET Code (Visual Basic or C#)
• Development and execution of test plans

What it takes to be successful:

• Special consideration given to those identifying as an Indigenous person in Canada such as First Nation, Métis or Inuit.
• Current Undergraduate level Lakehead University student. Pursuing a degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent is an asset.
• A self-starter attitude, a strong desire to learn as you go, and the belief that you can make a meaningful contribution to your immediate team, the business users that you serve, and to the organization
• Ability to manage and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis on complex data
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to provide clear and concise documentation, reports, and updates
• The ability to work well in a fast-paced environment both in a team and independently, able to adapt to dynamic situations

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contact accomodationrequests@opentext.com

Job Code level:Intern

Location:Thunder Bay, Orillia, or Virtual

Apply Here

OpenText + Lakehead University Internship Program

Both OpenText and Lakehead University acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, including the call for businesses to build respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, ensure equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector.

What does OpenText do?

OpenText, The Information Company, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, OpenText helps companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

What you will be learning:

Interns will work as an integrated member of the Customer Support Renewals Team. Responsible for over 1/3 of OpenText’s revenue, the team is well positioned within the organization and works frequently with several key business areas including Sales, Customer Support, Finance, etc.

This position will focus on reviewing contracts, customer entitlements and quote preparation. Leveraging multiple business tools including SAP, SalesForce and Assure.

What it takes to be successful:

• Special consideration given to those identifying as Indigenous person in Canada such as First Nation, Metis, or Inuit.
• Current undergraduate level Lakehead University student.
• Goal-oriented, positive, a self-starter, with strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Track record of autonomy, ownership and execution
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively
• Proven experience working in a fluid environment that is ever growing and changingAbility to work cross functionally with a dynamic team who rely on each other to achieve overall corporate goals.

• OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contact accomodationrequests@opentext.com