2027 Summer Intern - Strategy Realization Analyst

State Farm•Bloomington, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

State Farm is seeking a 2027 summer intern to support the Claims Strategic Realization Office and strategic process improvement initiatives in the property and casualty industry. The intern will help plan and execute strategic programs, maintain roadmaps and progress tracking, support prioritization and intake, prepare governance and leadership materials, coordinate across workstreams, conduct analysis and reporting, improve planning tools and processes, track deliverables, and support change adoption and communications. The internship runs from June 2, 2027, through August 11, 2027, and follows a hybrid work arrangement, with work from home and in-office time. Interns must reside in the continental United States for the internship and relocate near the Bloomington, Illinois hub. The role is 38.75 hours per week, Monday through Friday, and interns are expected to be available for the full program with little to no schedule disruption.

Requirements

Must be a current college student pursuing a degree in business or a similar field; juniors and seniors are preferred.
Cumulative GPA and GPA in major of 3.5 or higher.
Demonstrated learning agility to quickly learn technical skills and business acumen and apply them immediately.
Demonstrated success executing recurring reporting tasks, including building, automating, troubleshooting, and maintaining reports.
Excellent written and verbal communication and leadership skills to partner directly with business partners.
Visual storytelling and presentation skills.
Automation and efficiency mindset, with an interest in reducing manual work.
Strong technical learning agility to keep current with changing processes and tools.
Exceptional critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, agile team environment, foster innovation, encourage diversity, and incorporate new ideas.
Must be a full-time student enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate program throughout the internship and returning to school for at least one semester afterward.
Must reside within the continental United States for the duration of the internship.
Must be eligible to work lawfully in the United States immediately; the employer will not sponsor work authorization.

Responsibilities

Coordinate planning activities for strategic programs and department initiatives.
Maintain roadmaps, milestone trackers, status updates, action logs, and dependency tracking.
Gather information, organize requests, and document impacts and constraints to support intake, triage, and prioritization.
Develop materials for program kick-offs, governance meetings, executive updates, and cross-workstream discussions, crafting clear narratives about decisions, tradeoffs, and impacts.
Partner with business, technology, process, analytics, and operational teams to collect updates, align activities, and support collaboration.
Conduct analysis and reporting to support strategic planning, execution readiness, prioritization, and decision-making.
Help develop templates, tools, and standard processes to strengthen planning, reporting, accountability, and governance.
Monitor follow-up actions, deliverables, and timelines, and escalate issues as needed.
Plan for and support change adoption and develop communications for audiences ranging from senior executives to frontline employees.