Competitive Intelligence Intern

Kittiwake Group is a management and technology consulting firm with 6,400 employees worldwide.

About the internship

Kittiwake Group is hiring a Competitive Intelligence Intern for May 2027. We are planning to launch in two new markets and need help sizing them and understanding local competitors. Our team is spread across 11 countries. Headquarters is in Winnipeg. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Winnipeg team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Responsibilities

• Track competitor social media, ads and product launches every week
• Analyse survey results in Excel with pivot tables and charts
• Build lists of potential customer segments with company size and location
• Research competitors' products, pricing and positioning and log it in a comparison sheet
• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs
• Maintain a research library in Notion or Google Drive
• Prepare slide decks presenting research findings to the team
• Check data sources for accuracy and note where each number came from

Who you are

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Good Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and charts
• Laptop, headset and a stable internet connection for remote interviews
• Must keep all research and company data confidential

Nice to have

• Previous survey or research project for a college club or startup
• Experience with SPSS, R or Python for survey analysis

What you'll learn

• You will see your research used in real pricing and launch decisions
• How to size a market and defend your numbers
• Certificate and a recommendation letter

Program dates: May 2027, 10 weeks.

Compensation: $25.50 - $27.00 per hour

What we offer

• Learning and development stipend
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Final presentation to leadership
• Paid company holidays
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop

Kittiwake Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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