Summer Associate Internship

About the Role

This is a 12-week Summer Associate program for students pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or later. The internship begins in May 2027 and ends in August 2027. The role focuses on project management, technology solutions implementation, and strategic systems management, with the goal of improving delivery effectiveness, knowledge transfer, and sustained performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the competitive landscape of competitor products and services, including potential disruptive technologies.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI into existing dashboards/applications (e.g., natural language querying, forecasting).
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization to identify opportunities for new/improved functionality.
• Develop recommendations for the delivery of strategic initiatives or products based on research, findings, data, and other empirical evidence.
• Develop work breakdown structures for high-level roadmaps and/or detailed action plans.
• Develop and present proposals on findings from analysis and research to leadership.
• Participate in the day-to-day strategy, analysis, and operations of a project team.
• Support AI work by collecting, organizing, and participating in feedback to technical working groups for initial use cases.
• Analyze approaches for Issue Resolution/Procedural Enhancement by reviewing existing processes and data flow to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Implement Improved Methodology for Project Execution by summarizing findings, formalizing work breakdown structures, and presenting clear recommendations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a related field.
• Experience with research, analysis, and data manipulation.
• Knowledge of, or experience using, data and analytics tools such as Power BI, Databricks, SQL, SPSS Modeler, R, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in group settings.
• Strong strategic, critical, and analytical thinking skills.
• Basic knowledge of financial services/payments is a plus.

Qualifications

• Creative, curious, and analytical student interested in technologies, data analysis, education, communications, psychology, business, or a related field.
• Formal instructional design coursework is helpful but not required.
• Must have an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or later.

Additional Information

• Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
• Locations:
• 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 2218
• 5550 Heritage Oaks Dr Pensacola, FL 32526
• 141 Security Dr. Winchester, VA 22602