Data and Analytics Internship - Undergraduate and Graduate (Summer 2027)

Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa, United StatesPosted Sep 14, 2026
Summer 2027

About the role

What You'll Do

Our Data and 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 2027. The primary job tracks are Data Analytics, Data Science, Data Consulting, Data Governance, and Business Intelligence. What You’ll Do Actively collaborate with stakeholders, leadership and IT to research, analyze and deliver data solutions Mine data sources and making that data easy to interpret through visuals and other consumable formats Participate in project teams to develop and maintain processes and work with in-time or scheduled metrics and reporting Apply a variety of statistical techniques to business problems to generate insights Keys to success in this position The curiosity and desire to dig to find answers within data Strong storytelling abilities to translate data into insights for business partners or less technical audiences Desire to explore new data techniques, languages, and data sources Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years.

Who You Are

Currently pursuing or completed an undergraduate degree program in data, statistics, mathematics, or related field Exposure to data analytics through coursework, previous internships, or work experience Involvement in student organizations on you

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