Junior Business Analyst Intern, AI & Analytics
Oslo, Norway
Are you curious about how data, advanced analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) drive business decisions in global organizations? Join us as a Business and Advanced Analytics Intern in our Data & AI team, where you’ll gain hands-on experience working on real client projects in a dynamic, service-oriented environment.
At Cognizant, we help clients across industries transform their operations through data-driven insights, AI, and intelligent automation. As an intern, you’ll support our consultants, analysts, and data scientists in delivering impactful solutions that improve performance, efficiency, decision-making, and customer experience.
Additionally, interns will continue to develop personal and professional skills through guidance from subject matter experts and a tailored internal learning and development program. Our associates’ diverse backgrounds bring varied perspectives, encourage new ways of thinking, and inspire better outcomes for our clients. Interns who excel during the program may be considered for future graduate or associate opportunities at Cognizant.
What you will do during your internship with us
• Assist in gathering and documenting business, data, analytics, and AI requirements from internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Support data collection, cleansing, validation, exploratory data analysis, and feature preparation to enable high-quality analytics and ML solutions.
• Help build reports, dashboards, and visualizations using tools such as Excel, Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau.
• Participate in client meetings and workshops to understand business challenges, identify analytics and AI opportunities, and contribute to solution design.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and opportunities for business improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including consultants, business analysts, data engineers, data scientists, AI/ML engineers, and developers.
• Support proof-of-concept development for AI/ML and Generative AI use cases using structured and unstructured data.
• Assist in testing LLM-based solutions, including prompt design, response evaluation, grounding, accuracy, and responsible AI considerations.
• Explore agentic AI workflows where AI agents use tools, data, and defined guardrails to complete multi-step business tasks.
• Document findings, assumptions, model or prompt results, and recommendations in a clear, business-friendly format.
What we would like to see from you
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s or PhD is welcome but by no means required. We value strong candidates at Bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral levels alike, and select on curiosity, aptitude, and fit rather than credentials.
• Strong interest in consulting, advanced analytics, AI/ML, Generative AI, and solving real-world business problems
• Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with SQL, Python, Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau is an advantage.
• Awareness of core AI/ML concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and responsible use of data.
• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, or embeddings is a plus.
• Interest in agentic AI concepts, including AI agents, tool use, workflow orchestration, human-in-the-loop controls, and multi-step problem solving.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain analytical findings clearly.
• Fluent in Norwegian and English.
• Analytical mindset, curiosity, attention to detail, and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and team-oriented environment.
Start Date and practical details
This is an unpaid internship lasting approximately 3 months, starting in mid-October 2026.
New interns will be aligned to the Cognizant office in Oslo or Stavanger, where they will work alongside experienced Cognizant associates delivering data, analytics, and AI-enabled technology solutions. The role combines on-site and hybrid working.
Applicants must hold the right to work in Norway for the full duration of the internship
À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
À savoir avant de postuler
- Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
- Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
- L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
- Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
- Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
- Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
