2027 Summer Internship - Data Science & Analytics

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Internship Overview    The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 17 - July 30 , 2027 , interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services , Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers .      What makes a Great Intern:     Action Oriented : Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm   Manages Ambiguity : Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details   Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others   Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems , using both successes and failures as learning fodder   Communication : Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience   Customer Focus : Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions   Drives Results : Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.     Data Science & Analytics Internship: The Data Science and Analytics Intern Program offers talented college students the opportunity to develop their advanced data science skills while supporting the Company’s strategic objectives . Intern candidates are assigned to a project aligned to business areas such as Services, e-Commerce, Merchandising, Operations or Finance. The Home Depot’s internship program was recently named in the Top 20 in the US and offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience working with a number of leaders on projects that directly impact the business for one of the world's leading retailers. Data Science interns will focus on working with a variety of data science roles and functions to translate business questions into actionable insights and deliver high quality analytical solutions.       Tasks, responsibilities, and key accountabilities include:      Business Collaboration  Participate in meetings across the enterprise data science community, gaining exposure to cross functional business units.    Build networking relationships and receive mentoring from team members and top-level management   Communicating Results   Communicate findings and project status clearly and professionally through presentations   Provide recommendations to upper management.    Provide comprehensive report-out to senior leaders on assignments and other related projects   Data Analytics              Use strategic thinking and perform data analytics for a variety of business problems and opportunities and create high quality analytics solutions   Apply a wide variety of database applications and analytical tools, including SQL, Google Cloud Big Query and Python   Preferred Qualifications   Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite   Working knowledge of Tableau   Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)   Excellent academic performance   Experience in a modern scripting language (preferably Python)   Experience running queries against data