Intern, Business Development 2

Ayar Labs • San Jose, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Ayar Labs is seeking a Business Development Intern for a May to August 2027 term. The intern will research and assess the strategic, commercial, and regulatory landscape for a potential international market expansion, turning complex and changing information into a decision-ready playbook for company leadership. The work includes evaluating market opportunities, regional business and manufacturing constraints, and the structural options companies use to navigate them, then outlining potential strategic paths, open questions, risks, and rewards.

The role is on-site at Ayar Labs’ San Jose office. Immigration support is unavailable except for F1, and relocation support is not offered. Candidates should be actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Cognitive Science and have a foundational understanding of AI tool use. The company is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

Requirements

• Actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Cognitive Science.
• Foundational understanding of AI tool use.
• Proficiency with mainstream and emerging AI-enabled business tools and methods.
• Experience with technical market analysis, customer-oriented thinking, and business planning.
• Strong interest in AI infrastructure and technology markets, and willingness to tackle challenging goals.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience engineering, building, or working with computer or technology hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools in innovative, high-leverage ways.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Map regional market opportunities, including demand drivers, local manufacturing and ecosystem trends, and evolving industry standards.
• Analyze business and manufacturing constraints in the geographic region under consideration.
• Catalog structural options companies use to navigate regional dynamics.
• Produce a concise playbook describing viable strategic paths, open questions, risks, and rewards.
• Identify, analyze, and report industry and market trends using diverse data sources.
• Use AI tools throughout research, synthesis, and structured reporting.
• Introduce and operationalize AI-enabled approaches to improve company planning and decision-making.
• Deliver actionable analysis and recommendations to business leaders and executives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern