Summer Associate-Corporate Strategy

DTE Energy • Detroit, MI

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

An internship with DTE Energy — Corporate Strategy is a great way to gain insight into a career in the evolving energy industry within a consulting-like atmosphere. The Corporate Strategy group works with all of DTE's business units to address the complex challenges facing the energy industry today. As an intern, candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to multi-disciplinary teams engaged in strategic initiatives. Interns are responsible for assisting in tasks and duties as directed by the intern's project manager and will provide support for critical business projects. In addition to gaining industry and functional knowledge and experience, interns will develop technical knowledge and leadership skills for future career marketability.

Sample projects that the group has led in the last two years include:

Understanding industry trends and their implications for DTE, e.g., assessing regulatory trends, increases in funding through the IIJA and IRA and the potential growth for the business
Developing and executing the company's electric vehicle strategy, customer outreach, and regulatory engagement
Developing and executing the company’s data center strategy from the ground up
Leading our digital transformation efforts, including managing the pipeline of potential products to improve the ways we work
Establishing a longer-term view on electricity pricing and rates, then translating this view into a strategy for the company to execute
Facilitating senior management's strategic planning process, e.g., preparing annual discussion materials for the board of directors

Requirements

• Actively pursuing an MBA degree (preferably from a top-tier university) with an expected graduation date between the winter of the current academic year and the summer of the following academic year
• Possess a minimum of 2 years of progressive work experience
• Strong quantitative and modeling capabilities
• The ability to understand and analyze complex business issues
• The ability to clearly communicate results to senior management
• The ability to work independently and in a fast-paced team environment
• A high level of maturity, integrity, confidence, intellectual curiosity, initiative taking, the ability to get agreement/buy-in, and a team-oriented work ethic

Nice To Haves

• Technical or quantitative undergraduate degree
• Exposure to the energy industry a plus

Responsibilities

• Perform work assignments linked to team/project goals, including financial modeling and analysis
• Organize and prioritize work assignments on a daily basis, raising questions and issues in a timely manner
• Perform functions efficiently within scope of authority as defined by the project manager
• Participate and collaborate with others on team projects as requested
• All other duties, as required

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern