Primary Research Intern

ABOUT CHANDRASEKARA APPS:

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. We started in 1996 and have grown to about 270 people.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Our Growth team uses research to decide pricing and positioning. The intern's findings go straight into those discussions. Remote position. Most of the team is in Colombo, but nobody is required to come in. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Estimate market size using public data, government statistics and industry reports
• Track competitor social media, ads and product launches every week
• Read app store and online reviews to find common complaints and requests
• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs
• Conduct remote customer interviews over Zoom and write up key quotes
• Check data sources for accuracy and note where each number came from
• Maintain a research library in Notion or Google Drive
• Draft short recommendation notes based on what the data shows

WHO CAN APPLY:

• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• Based in Sri Lanka
• Strong written English for summaries and reports
• Laptop, headset and a stable internet connection for remote interviews
• Able to make clean, simple slides in PowerPoint or Google Slides
• Good Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and charts

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 27,000-LKR 34,000 per month

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Mentorship from senior team members
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Performance bonus

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

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