Strategy & Operations Intern

Quick Facts

• Internship role supporting business planning and operational projects
• Focus on data-driven insights, recurring reporting, and project coordination
• Hybrid work model; in-person collaboration approximately 1–3 times per week

Description

As a Strategy & Operations Intern, you will support business planning, performance analysis, and scoped operational projects. You will analyze business and operational metrics to identify trends, track progress against team goals, and find practical ways to improve how work gets done.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and operational metrics to identify trends and summarize findings; explain performance against defined goals
• Build or improve recurring reports or dashboards for a focused set of metrics; document metric definitions and refresh steps
• Support team planning and goal-setting by organizing inputs, maintaining a milestone tracker, and surfacing open questions and dependencies
• Coordinate a scoped team project by tracking milestones, documenting decisions, and preparing concise status updates
• Review a routine workflow and recommend practical improvements, including expected benefits and suggested next steps
• Use Pinterest-approved AI and internal tools to support research, analysis, and workflow improvement; validate outputs and follow responsible-use guidance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience analyzing data to identify trends, answer defined business questions, and communicate clear takeaways
• Experience using spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, or similar tools to organize, analyze, and present information
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous questions, identify relevant inputs, and develop practical next steps with manager guidance
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail for milestone tracking, documenting decisions, and maintaining project materials
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for concise updates and effective collaboration with stakeholders
• Ability to use AI to improve the speed and quality of research, analysis, or workflow outputs while validating accuracy and quality
• High integrity and ownership when using AI and internal tools, including protecting sensitive data and following responsible-use guidance

Benefits

• Internship start dates: May 17, 2027–August 6, 2027 or June 14, 2027–September 3, 2027