Internship – IT Business Analyst (Year-Round)

Baird is a financial services company offering an internship program that provides students with hands-on experience, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to technology initiatives. The IT Business Analyst Intern will translate business needs into requirements, support project delivery and process improvement, analyze data, and assist with quality assurance activities while applying agile and other project delivery methodologies.

What you'll do:

• Elicit requirements through interviews, workflow analysis, requirements workshops and surveys to provide business requirements, use cases and user stories
• Assist with planning and executing discovery activities for complex initiatives, identifying stakeholders, clarifying objectives and helping to clearly articulate success measures in environments with evolving or incomplete information
• Analyze existing processes through workflow analysis and process owner engagement to create user guides, process specifications, process models, custom solutions and documentation
• Participate in collaboration sessions with project team members (software developers, architects, analysts, product owners) to assist in the creation and delivery of analysis approaches, process improvement, client experience and risk mitigation
• Help execute data analysis approaches and interpret and leverage data visualizations and diagrams
• Partner with the Quality Assurance (QA) team to define and execute testing strategies
• Experience Baird’s collaborative culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives through teamwork and a strong sense of partnership by shadowing and mentorship from experienced team members and leaders

What they're looking for:

• Pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree in information technology management, information systems, computer science, operations management, supply chain, business or communications with a concentration in technology or related degree
• Anticipated graduation date of May 2028 or later
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to connect clearly and professionally with clients and associates and communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel
• Possess a natural curiosity in understanding the application of technology to solve business problems
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate ideas, challenge assumptions and identify meaningful solutions
• Organizational excellence, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities, demonstrate strong attention to detail and ensure high-quality and on-time delivery
• High level of motivation, proactivity and strategic thinking, with a strong commitment to learning and contributing effectively
• This is a hybrid internship, working three days per week in our downtown Milwaukee, WI office or downtown Madison, WI office and two days remote
• The intern must be able to work full time during the summer, 37.5-40 hours per week, and work part time during the school semesters, 15-20 hours per week
• We are seeking a local student who can start in June 2027
• Baird is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status
• Experience with MS Visio, SQL, Power BI or other data visualization tools is a plus

Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangement: three days per week in the downtown Milwaukee, WI office or downtown Madison, WI office and two days remote
• Shadowing and mentorship from experienced team members and leaders
• Real-world experience through hands-on projects
• Intern Welcome
• Baird Gives Back Day
• Firmwide networking
• Professional development
• Dynamic events