Performance Coaching Intern
Xsolla is a video game commerce company that provides a suite of tools and services—including merchant of record payment processing, tax management, fraud prevention, compliance, refunds, dispute management, and end-user support—to help game developers and publishers launch, grow, and monetize their games globally. It serves video game developers, publishers, and studios of all sizes across global and regional markets.
About Xsolla
Xsolla connects the tools, systems, payments, and web shops used by the video games industry, positioning itself as a global merchant of record supporting over 1,000 payment methods and a cumulative audience of 50 million, with transaction fees around 5%. Its services include tax management, fraud monitoring and prevention, global and regional regulatory compliance, refund and dispute management, and end-user payment support. Xsolla's product lineup includes the Xsolla SDK for native in-app payments on side-loaded apps and alternative app stores, a Buy Button enabling link-out purchases from iOS mobile games in the U.S., and Web Shop for building customized, direct-to-consumer game storefronts. The company works with major gaming industry partners and clients such as Mytona, Ubisoft, MARVEL SNAP, and others, and highlights partner success stories, industry events, and its own culture and hiring initiatives on its site.
Skills
About the Role
You'll join Xsolla's Performance Coaching team for an 8-week summer program, working directly alongside Performance Coaches to support the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of internal coaching programs. You'll research and curate coaching resources, develop content packages on topics like mindset, focus, resilience, leadership, and wellbeing, and write recurring content for company-wide programs. You'll also help build and maintain the Performance Coaching presence in Confluence, support coordination and logistics of ongoing coaching programs, assist with participant management, and look for ways to automate recurring workflows using AI tools. This is a content and program support role; you will not be conducting coaching or training sessions.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Sport Psychology, Performance Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field
- Genuine interest in human performance, coaching culture, and organizational wellbeing
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Proficient in Google Workspace and quick to learn new tools and workflows, including platforms like Confluence and Jira
- AI savvy, know how to use AI tools to work smarter and move faster
- Organized and self-directed, able to manage multiple workstreams with minimal hand-holding
- Collaborative, warm, and easy to work with
- Ability to handle sensitive information with care and discretion
Responsibilities
- Research and curate a diverse library of coaching resources spanning books, TED talks, peer-reviewed research, podcasts, and videos
- Develop content packages tailored to specific coaching topics such as mindset, focus, resilience, leadership, and wellbeing
- Write and produce recurring content for company-wide programs and initiatives, including weekly engagement pieces
- Plan and build materials for group coaching sessions including agendas, discussion frameworks, reflection prompts, and post-session resources
- Create content that translates complex psychological and neuroscience concepts into accessible, engaging formats
- Collaborate with the Performance Coaching team to ensure content reflects the team's voice, values, and program goals
- Build out and maintain the Performance Coaching presence in Confluence
- Support the coordination and logistics of ongoing coaching programs, including tracking programming and managing scheduling
- Assist with participant management processes such as assignments, intake coordination, and responding to program inquiries
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline recurring program workflows using AI tools and existing platforms
- Provide general operational support to the Performance Coaching team across active projects and initiatives