Data Analytics Internship (Undergraduate & Graduate Level) - Summer 2026

Principal Financial Services • Des Moines, IA

103d • $28 - $30 • Remote

About The Position

Our Data Analytics Internship Program offers opportunities for interns to work on real projects collaborating with team members. We'll place you in a role customized to your expertise and interests, where you will work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment. You'll be assigned a formal leader and mentor to help guide you through the program. This is an excellent opportunity to understand and learn more about Principal's growing analytics community! We are hiring at the undergraduate and graduate level for Summer 2026. The main job tracks internships will fall under are Data Analytics, Data Science, Data Consulting, Data Governance, and Business Intelligence.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or completed an undergraduate degree program in data, statistics, mathematics, or related field
• Exposure to data analytics through coursework, previous internship, etc.
• Demonstrate involvement in student organizations on respective campus or in the community
• Exposure to one or more of the following: Python, R, or SAS
• Strong SQL knowledge

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience within student organizations or in the community
• Previous internship or work experience in a related field
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Shiny, Plotly, Flask, D3
• Experience working with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Exposure or interest in Customer Analytics, Marketing, or quantitative research methods in Social Sciences

Responsibilities

• Actively collaborating with stakeholders, leadership and IT to research, analyze and deliver data solutions
• Mining data sources and making that data easy to interpret through visuals and other consumable formats
• Participating in project teams to develop and maintain processes and work with in-time or scheduled metrics and reporting
• Applying a variety of statistical techniques to business problems in order to generate insights

Benefits

• Salary range of $28 - $30 per hour
• Paid company holidays and any time off required in your state
• Internship stipend of $3,000 to support incidental expenses
• Opportunity to participate in a bonus program for non-sales positions
• Flexible work arrangements including in-office, hybrid, and remote options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree