CDS Intern - Innovation Analyst

Costco • Issaquah, WA

7d • $32

About The Position

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.
This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.
Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.
Costco’s IT Division is inviting students currently enrolled in an IT undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college or university to participate in a 12-week paid internship program during 2026. Interns will work within specific areas in Costco’s Information Technology Division. Interns will attend presentations given by various members of Executive Management from IT and other areas of the Company. Interns will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. Housing is not provided.
The Costco Innovation Team is a team focused on the understanding of how technologies (both new and old) will play a key role in paving the way to the future for our customers wherever they may be. We constantly look to understand the retail landscape and find potential partners and technology to facilitate change, efficiency and disruption to how we do business.
With our thorough understanding of the global retail landscape, we are innovators building the roadmaps to the future with aggressive prototyping, fail fast attitude and constant alignment to the current and future needs of our business.
A successful candidate will have a passion for identifying technology to enhance business processes, a strong problem solving ability, excellent project management skills, and an internal motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced, and often ambiguous environment This internship will be signed with the Innovation Operations segment of the team… focused on building out our nascent capabilities organizationally
NOTE: While participating in the IT Internship program, an individual will be classified as an hourly temporary employee for the duration of the program. During the program, the individual may be asked to undergo the normal interview process for a level 1 position. If the individual is offered a position, they will be converted to the employment status matching open job they were selected for. If they are not selected for a regular position, the internship position will be complete in a maximum of twelve weeks.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess good organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, and stay well organized.
• Currently maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Students currently enrolled in an IT or related undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college or university.
• Cover Letter
• Resume

Nice To Haves

• Costco warehouse, Ecommerce or retail experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

Responsibilities

• Works with stakeholders to identify solutions that support their business requirements.
• Works independently and within a team environment.
• Pays attention to detail, self motivated with the ability to follow instructions and completes assignments on time.
• Learns and applies new concepts, processes, and tools.
• Takes initiative to solve problems and multi-tasks by prioritizing projects and deadlines.
• Communicates effectively with team members, stakeholders, and all levels of management.
• Build an understanding of new technology and emerging technology through online and offline research
• Focuses on building out organizational capabilities and engagements
• Use critical thinking and market analysis to paint a quantitative and qualitative picture of possible business solutions
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high quality, cost effective proof of concepts
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners

Benefits

• paid time off
• health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
• health care reimbursement account
• dependent care assistance plan
• short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k)
• stock purchase plan to eligible employees

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern