2027 Summer Internship (US) - Business Analyst

Zebra Technologies • Lincolnshire, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The 2027 Summer Business Analyst Internship prepares students for entry into the business world by providing an understanding of Zebra Technologies’ functions and hands-on experience relevant to a career with the company. Interns receive training, participate in social and professional development activities, and have a professional mentor.

The intern will work with Current Business Management, the analytics and operational backbone for Zebra’s product lines. The team uses sales, bookings, inventory, and sell-out data to create forecasts, performance dashboards, and insights for product, sales, and finance leaders. The core project is to develop an automated analytics pipeline and Power BI dashboard that combines internal sales information with external market indicators to explain and anticipate sales trends. The position requires hybrid work, with three days per week in the Lincolnshire, Illinois office.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, or Data Science.
• Anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and 2028.
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Power BI.
• SQL skills, including joins, filters, and aggregation.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Power Query.
• Introductory Python skills, including pandas and numpy.
• LLM prompt engineering for SQL and DAX.
• Strong translational communication, attention to detail, logical thinking, and presentation skills.
• Business acumen, including understanding factors that drive business performance and connecting data analysis to practical business decisions.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to quickly learn tools, data sources, and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Build an automated analytics pipeline and Power BI dashboard combining Zebra internal sales data with external market indicators to explain and anticipate sales trends.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop intuitive dashboards that track KPIs such as revenue, channel inventory, pipeline health, performance metrics, and product trends in near real time.
• Combine internal sales records, including bookings, inventory, and sell-out data, with external macroeconomic indicators and market trends into a unified analytical dataset.
• Identify market drivers that influence sales performance and support run-rate forecasting by surfacing leading indicators.
• Interview business users to understand their questions and translate them into technical dashboard and data requirements.
• Use LLM tools such as Gemini and Claude to write, optimize, and debug SQL queries and Power BI DAX, and validate data accuracy.
• Present the completed dashboard, key insights, and recommendations to team leadership at the end of the internship.

Benefits

• Summer Fridays, as applicable with the team.
• 30+ social and professional events in 12 weeks.
• Global immersion with teams and interns.
• Intern allowance, when applicable.
• Healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings.
• Community service days.
• Traditional insurance, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program, and paid time off offerings, depending on country of work.
• Cash incentive programs; some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern