Talent Analyst Intern

Program Dates: June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025

*This is a Boston based opportunity with a 4 day in office expectation

Who We Are: 

Wayfair believes that our people are our greatest asset and biggest differentiator. As Wayfair grows, we need to ensure our talent strategy and approach is best-in-class. The Talent Analytics team drives Wayfair’s strategy to attract, retain, and develop world class talent. Interns will work closely with Wayfair leadership to improve the employee experience by leveraging data and insights to raise the bar on organizational effectiveness. Strong candidates will demonstrate sound business acumen, analytical skills, high EQ, and an eagerness to learn and grow.

What You’ll Do:

• Scope, develop and manage end-to-end analyses (gather requirements, establish key metrics, test hypotheses) to address difficult business questions and improve the recruiter and candidate experience
• Present analyses and insights to teams across Talent and the Business
• Navigate our People Analytics platform (Visier) to answer questions and build customized views for various business leaders
• Leverage or learn Google Big Query to extract and manipulate talent data for ad hoc requests and projects
• Cultivate relationships and collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities and learnings, and create efficiencies through new tools and recommendations
• Examples of past projects on this team include collecting and analyzing survey data, creating an infrastructure to aggregate and analyze recruiting data, and evaluating performance review cycle results

What You’ll Need: 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or higher with the expectation that degree will be obtained between December 2025 and Summer 2026 with a 3.0 GPA minimum
• Must be returning to the course of study following completion of the internship
• Ability to commit to working 40 hours/week (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) from June 2  - August 8, 2025 in our Boston office
• You must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by Wayfair now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong academic record, exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
• Creative and innovative approach to solving problems; a desire to understand talent business processes and make them better
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a demonstrated self-starter mentality
• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Interest in working hard and being challenged in a fast-paced environment
• Curiosity, a creative mindset, and the ability to quickly learn new technical tools 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Positive, people-oriented, and enthusiastic attitude
• Proficient with advanced MS Excel/Google Sheets
• Experience with a programming language (SQL, R, or Python) is a plus
• Integrity, maturity, and respect to handle confidential and sensitive talent data
• Demonstrated leadership through campus involvement

Wayfair Internship Program: 

Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time program in our Boston, Massachusetts office for 10 weeks, June 2 - August 8. No matter who you are, we want Wayfair to be a place where you feel at home. We offer high impact-projects, mentorship, and community-building activities to all of our interns. Throughout the program, we provide interns with the opportunity to engage in social and community building activities including:

• A calendar of intern events including social networking, professional development and a leadership dialogue series
• Formalized mentorship program along with an assigned reporting manager for impactful professional development and feedback
• Skills-based training
• Dialogue events with senior leaders to provide a holistic view of all functions at Wayfair
• Coffee chat opportunities for interns to get to know one another 
• Volunteer opportunities
• Intern-wide innovation project designed to teach interns skills for handling ambiguous business problems
• Intern Appreciation Day celebration
• Events throughout Boston which allow interns to explore what the city has to offer including a Red Sox game, and Boston Harbor boat cruise

Wayfair’s In-Office Policy:

All Boston-based interns, co-ops, and corporate employees will be in office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and work remotely Friday.

For state-specific application information, please review the following applicant notices.