2024 Business Analyst Intern

4 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Amazon. Full time
We're on the lookout for the curious, those who think big and want to define the world of tomorrow. At Amazon, you will grow into the high impact, visionary person you know you're ready to be. Every day will be filled with exciting new challenges, developing new skills, and achieving personal growth.

How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon, you'll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow.


The Amazon EU Student Programs Team is looking for students to join us at the heart of our core consumer business.

As a business analysis intern you will join one of our business intelligence, retail, or seller services teams. The role provides an opportunity to understand Amazon business and processes, enhance analytical skills, and make significant business impact.

Key job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities include:

  • Working with operational, finance, retail and technical teams across the organization to identify opportunities, develop sound business cases and drive measurements of actions to continuously improve on the inputs and ultimately the outputs of the business.
  • Working with large volumes and big data, in a highly complex business.
  • Working with business intelligence tools, accessing and working with big data from multiple sources, and partnering with the business to identify strategic opportunities and deliver results.
A day in the life

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members.

We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team

If you're insatiably curious and always want to learn more, then you've come to the right place.

Depending on your location, country, job status and other requirements, some or all of the following benefits may be available to you as an intern.


  • Competitive pay.
  • Impactful project and internship/role deliverables.
  • Networking opportunities with fellow interns.
  • Internships events such as speaker series, intern panels, Leadership Principles sessions, Amazon writing skills sessions.
  • Mentorship and career development.
Internship start dates vary throughout the year.

Internship length will be 6 months.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Cape Town, ZAF

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Available to commence an internship between January and December 2024. Yes, our start dates are flexible You should then be available for 6 months, full time (40h/week).
  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree, with an anticipated graduation date after the completion of your internship.
  • Fluent written and verbal communication in English (Level - C1 or higher).
  • You will be based in Cape Town for the duration of the internship.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in financial/business analysis.
  • Experience with SQL or ETL.
  • Analytical and quantitative skills, ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and concepts.
Every day will be filled with developing new skills and achieving personal growth. Interested?

Submitting your application takes less than 10 minutes and cover letters are not required. You will just need to attach your CV and answer a questionnaire.

Selected candidates will be invited to an online assessment. If successful, you'll attend to two rounds of virtual interviews, which take place on the same day. Interviews consist of behavioural questions and a case study, focusing on our Leadership Principles. The entire recruitment process typically takes 3 to 4 weeks. Do note that the selection process and timelines are subject to change, and vary with role and location.

EMEA Student Programs Team

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas.

In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa.

Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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