Competitive Intelligence Intern

Summary

Join Actian, an HCL Software company, as a Competitive Intelligence Intern and gain valuable experience in the data vendor market. Working alongside the Director of Competitive Intelligence in Austin, Texas, you will learn about market trends, the competitive intelligence lifecycle, and data dissemination. This internship offers exposure to various aspects of competitive intelligence, including creating and maintaining competitive collateral like battlecards. The ideal candidate possesses strong research and analytical skills and is actively enrolled in a college degree program related to software, IT, economics, or similar fields.

Requirements

Must be actively enrolled in a college degree program

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain competitive collateral, including battlecards, and other documents
• Update battlecards based on research into Actian's competitors
• Support requests for intelligence from various Actian stakeholders including participation in special research projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Education either completed or in progress related to the Software or IT related fields, but Economics and similar fields also welcome
• Strong research abilities
• Analytical mindset
• Inquiring mind
• Strong desire to learn more about the data market (databases, data warehousing, data integrations, etc.)
• Experience with data tools useful but not required