IT Business Intern

  • Intern
  • Sub-Department: Business Information Management
  • Department: IT
  • Site Location: Minneapolis

Company Description

Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get… authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!

Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side® with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, LK, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.

Job Description

Join Jack Link's as an IT Business Intern for Summer 2025! 

As an IT Business intern, you will have the opportunity to gain relevant, industry critical hands-on experience while being embedded within Jack Link’s highly professional, collaborative and exciting IT Team! You will work with both IT and Business stakeholders, primarily on Sales and Finance Teams, driving to understand current business processes, surface challenges and help identify IT and process-based solutions to address these challenges, bringing business value. Working with world-leading enterprise software solutions such as Salesforce, SAP, PowerBI, and others, you will shepherd IT work from concept to delivery, partnering with global business and technical teams across the U.S, Canada, Europe and Latin America!

Projects may focus on automating manual processes, working with Salesforce or SAP enhancements, building reports to deliver new ‘Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to business leaders, gathering business requirements and evaluating software solutions and related work. At the completion of your internship, deliver a final presentation on your internship experience to many of the IT, Business and Executives that you worked with during your internship.

As an IT Business Intern within Jack Link’s IT Team, you will work closely with the technology and business teams, gaining both formal and informational training across several disciplines.

 Primary IT Business Intern responsibilities include:

  • Collaborate with the business and creating necessary requirements and user stories.
  • Creating mockups or prototypes and present to business partners to assist with refining business and development requirements and user acceptance criteria.     
  • Be part of development team to set goals and deliverables and communicate new functionality or enhancements, to stakeholders.
  • Attend daily stand-ups as needed and work with development teams so that clear understanding of backlog items is achieved, providing guidance and clarification when sought. 
  • A final presentation to leadership team, summarizing your experience and highlighting your contributions.

Qualifications

Experience with the following is preferred:

  • Academic focus in Information Technology or Business
  • Finance and/or Accounting interest and aptitude
  • Team player with a “can do” attitude.
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills
  • Able to think critically to break large problems into smaller, quicker, achievable wins.
  • Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints.
  • Ability to adapt in a changing work environment.
  • Exposure to or a willingness to learn, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), testing and documentation using applicable methodologies.
  • Ability to work with an iterative, incremental and professional IT environment.
  • Strong preference for candidates within a commutable distance to Minneapolis, MN

Additional Information

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.