Business Research Intern

Our practices cover strategy, operations, technology implementation, risk and human capital. Delivery centres in New York and overseas support large implementation programs. We started in 1927 and have grown to about 131,000 people. Utilization target for consultants is 75 percent.

Internship overview

Thatchforge Partners is hiring a Business Research Intern for Immediately. This role suits a student who likes reading reports, organising data in spreadsheets and writing up clear findings. The company is based in New York City, the US. The team is distributed across several countries. You will intern remotely with our team in New York City. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

What you'll do

• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs.
• Build lists of potential customer segments with company size and location.
• Read app store and online reviews to find common complaints and requests.
• Estimate market size using public data, government statistics and industry reports.
• Check data sources for accuracy and note where each number came from.
• Track competitor social media, ads and product launches every week.
• Conduct remote customer interviews over Zoom and write up key quotes.
• Prepare slide decks presenting research findings to the team.

Basic qualifications

• Final-year students or recent graduates of BSc in CSE, EEE, BBA or a related subject.
• Based anywhere in Bangladesh.
• Comfortable reading long reports and pulling out what matters.
• Good Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and charts.
• Pursuing a BBA, MBA, BCom, Economics, Statistics or a related degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• Able to make clean, simple slides in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week.
• Curious, and careful about where numbers come from.

Preferred qualifications

• Coursework in marketing research or consumer behaviour.
• Second language skills for research in local markets.

What you get out of it

• How to size a market and defend your numbers.
• You will see your research used in real pricing and launch decisions.
• Feedback from the strategy lead on every report you submit.
• Certificate and a recommendation letter.

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Compensation: $150-$200 monthly

Perks

• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Performance bonus.
• Letter of recommendation.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thatchforge Partners.