2027 Summer Internship (US) - Business Analyst

Zebra Technologies • Lincolnshire, IL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Zebra’s summer internship program prepares students for entry into the business world by providing an understanding of the company’s functions, hands-on experience, training, professional development activities, and a mentor relationship. The Business Analyst 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 develop forecasts, performance dashboards, and insights for product, sales, and finance leaders, and builds data pipelines, run-rate forecasting models, and AI-enabled tools to reduce manual reporting and anticipate demand and market shifts.

The internship’s core project is Predictive Sales & Market Driver Analysis: building an automated analytics pipeline and Power BI dashboard that combines internal sales data with external market indicators to explain and anticipate sales trends. The role is hybrid, requiring three days per week in Zebra’s Lincolnshire, Illinois office. The intern will present the completed dashboard, insights, and recommendations to team leadership at the end of the internship.

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 or familiarity with Power BI.
• SQL knowledge, including joins, filters, and aggregation.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Power Query.
• Introductory Python knowledge, 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 analysis to practical decisions.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and ability to quickly learn new tools, data sources, and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Build an automated analytics pipeline and Power BI dashboard combining internal sales data with external market indicators.
• Partner with stakeholders to design dashboards tracking KPIs such as revenue, channel inventory, pipeline health, performance metrics, and product trends.
• 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 and translate their questions into clear 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 finished dashboard, key insights, and recommendations to team leadership at the end of the internship.

Benefits

• Summer Fridays, as applicable with the team.
• More than 30 social and professional events over 12 weeks.
• Global immersion with teams and interns.
• Intern allowance, when applicable.
• Zebra Total Rewards may include healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, continued learning and development, community service days, traditional insurance, parental leave, an employee assistance program, and paid time off, depending on the country.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern