• Job Description

  Req#: 33897

  Job Description

  Note: we have multiple internship positions posted. Please consider applying for no more than 3 roles to ensure your application is being reviewed for the position(s) that best align with your career interests and goals.

  Nice to meet you!

  We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.

  We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling internship coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

  What you’ll do

  Looking for *that* internship? The game-changing one that’ll help you learn, grow, and chart your path forward? You’ll find it at SAS. Our interns aren’t coffee runners – they do real, meaningful work. Our award-winning internship program is focused on development, culture, and community. We’ll help you grow professionally, find (or further) your passion, and make memorable connections that last beyond the summer.

  The Indirect Strategy Team is responsible for developing SAS’ indirect go-to-market strategy with Service Providers and Solution Providers. We work cross-functionally with sales, pre-sales, lines of business for products and industries, marketing and product development to identify and develop sell-through businesses with partners AND offerings our resellers will sell to mid-market customers. Our goal is drive efficiencies and create opportunity for SAS to grow market share and market penetration by leveraging the expertise and existing customer baseline of our partners.

  As an intern, you might:

  • Create/modify web-based documents that will highlight both Service and Solution Providers for Internal consumption (SharePoint)
  • Review data from last three years and report on partner performance year over year through a dashboard
  • Create a dashboard to measure results on key performance indicators like Solution Provider recruitment, Marketing Campaign success, Revenue against Target
  • Create a catalog of both Solution and Service providers in multiple geographies and industries
  • Create an external marketing plan to promote Indirect Revenue through social media (LinkedIn, YouTube)

  Required Qualifications

  • Students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications or similar area
  • Work Hours: Available to work 15-20 hours per week during the academic year and full-time hours during the summer of 2024
  • You've got experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • You’re a college student enrolled in an accredited program, not graduating prior to December 2024.
  • You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
  • Leadership abilities. Your past experiences demonstrate you’ll take initiative and go above and beyond the call of duty.
  • You’re interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
  • Strong organization skills – need to document and follow-through on identified actions/activities
  • Goal-oriented with skill to organize step-by-step milestones that drive progress
  • Day to day technologies include using Excel, PowerPoint, and access internal systems and do rudimentary data analysis and data reviews – this will be taught and is not a requirement.

  Location

  • This job does not require the student to be on campus at Cary HQ to perform the job responsibilities. However, working in Cary,HQ is preferred.
  • The Indirect Strategy Team is hybrid in Cary. It is a global team with members ranging from UK to South Africa. Local teammates come into Cary HQ offices 2-3 times/week.

  Internship dates: May 14, 2024 – August 2, 2024. We can be flexible on start date if your university is on a quarter system. Internships last 12 weeks in total length.

  Perks of the job

  • Work with (and learn from) the best. As a SAS intern, you’ll get face time with our top executives!
  • Free SAS programming training and certification.
  • At SAS, the Future of Work is whatever you want it to be. Want to work remotely? That’s cool. Prefer a mix of sweatpants and in-person collaboration? That’s great, too.
  • Your well-being matters, and that’s why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you stay healthy and productive. This includes an on-site and remote Work/Life Center staffed by master’s level Social Workers and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • We work hard, but we like to play hard, too. Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.

  Diverse and inclusive

  At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

  Additional Information

  To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

  Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

  SAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, or on behalf of SAS, please contact Recruitingsupport@sas.com.

  Pay Transparency: The hourly rate for SAS internships is determined by the applicant’s year in school and the position they are hired into. Hourly rates range from $15 – $31 for associate’s/bachelor’s level positions and $29 - $49/hour for master’s/Ph. D positions. Internship roles are not eligible for bonus.

• About the company

  SAS was developed at North Carolina State University from 1966 until 1976, when SAS Institute was incorporated.

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