Business Intelligence Intern

LMCU•Grand Rapids, MI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Intelligence Analyst Internship offers hands-on experience designing and delivering analytics solutions that support data-driven decision-making across LMCU. Interns work with the Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, and Data Governance teams to develop semantic models, create interactive visualizations, and support self-service analytics initiatives using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. This is a temporary, part-time, fully onsite internship in Grand Rapids, Michigan, running from January through April 2027. The position averages 20–25 hours per week. Relocation assistance is not available. Interns must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and are expected to champion LMCU’s core values of curious minds, collaborative hearts, and continuous excellence.

Requirements

Be a college student at freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or master’s level, or a recent college graduate within the last three months, currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
Have a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
Be proficient in SQL for data querying, analysis, and validation.
Have familiarity with Power BI and data visualization concepts.
Understand data modeling, dimensional modeling, and semantic layer concepts.
Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex datasets to identify trends, opportunities, and actionable insights.
Have excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, and a strong desire to learn and contribute in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DAX, Power Query, or data transformation techniques.
Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Excel, and version control tools such as Git.
Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power BI semantic models, or cloud-based analytics platforms.
Knowledge of data governance principles and data quality practices.

Responsibilities

Assist in designing, building, and maintaining semantic models in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI for trusted, scalable, reusable datasets.
Develop interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations to help business users understand performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and deliver intuitive analytics solutions that support independent and responsible data exploration.
Apply data governance standards, validation processes, and documentation practices to ensure reporting assets and semantic models are accurate, consistent, and reliable.
Collaborate with Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, and Data Governance teams to align reporting solutions with enterprise data strategy, governance policies, and business objectives.
Explore emerging capabilities in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and analytics technologies and recommend improvements to usability, scalability, and performance.
Adhere to and champion LMCU’s core values of curious minds, collaborative hearts, and continuous excellence.
Comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.