Summer MBA Intern — Market Strategy & Expansion (NYC)

Pickle • New York, NY

21h

About The Position

We’re hiring a Summer MBA Intern to work across our Markets & Growth teams on high-priority expansion initiatives.
This role is a mix of strategy, customer insight, and hands-on execution. You’ll identify new opportunities within the marketplace, validate them through data and user research, and help bring them to life — from idea to real-world testing, launching and early scaling.
This is not a “just strategy” internship — you’ll be expected to move quickly from insight → action → iteration, and will have real ownership over projects that directly impact the business.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an MBA
• Strong analytical skills — you’re highly comfortable working in spreadsheets and using data to drive decisions
• Experience in strategy, consulting, or similar problem-solving environments
• Ideally paired with hands-on startup, growth, or operational experience
• Scrappy and action-oriented — you excited to build from 0 → 1, not just ideate
• You’ve built or executed something before (startup, side project, program, etc.)
• Comfortable talking to customers and gathering insights directly; social and engaging
• Highly organized — you can manage multiple workstreams and turn ambiguity into structure, quickly
• Strong ownership mindset — you take initiative and follow through

Nice To Haves

• Experience with marketplaces, consumer apps, or e-commerce
• Experience with customer research or user interviews
• Experience launching new verticals or market expansion
• Passion for fashion, culture, and community-driven products
• Active Pickle user

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new growth opportunities across the marketplace
• Analyze user behavior, supply dynamics, and marketplace trends to inform strategy
• Conduct customer interviews and research to validate hypotheses
• Design and execute early-stage tests to bring new ideas to life
• Work cross-functionally with Growth, Markets, and Operations to drive execution
• Build and document playbooks based on what works
• Continuously iterate based on performance and learnings
• Measure and report on results

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees