When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students.

We’re on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.

Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We’re changing. Because students need a better way.

We’re looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation. To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for students—and for each other.

This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It’s where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole you—from physical and mental to financial and professional. You’ll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more.

We’re obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking “why not?” when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills.

Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education.

Sallie Mae is proud to help Americans aspiring to create the life they want--whether that means helping them make college happen, or something more. Our colleagues across departments and across the country are united in our passion and our customer-first approach. Whether you want to join a growing company, be part of an agile workforce, or gain new skills--you're in the right place.

Program Overview:  

The Sallie Mae Internship program seeks to attract and develop exceptional early talent while adding value to our organization. Our goal is to tie academic learning into a practical business setting while fostering professional and personal growth within a student’s area of focus.  

   

Over the course of the semester, interns will gain exposure to senior leaders, attend meetings, work alongside mentors, and receive valuable performance feedback. 

What You'll Contribute:

Data is arguably the most important asset that organizations have. Sallie Mae's Chief Data Office (CDO) helps to ensure that data is consistently defined and used, accessible, and protected. Effective data and analytics governance leads to better data analytics, which in turn leads to better decision-making and improved operations support. Further, it helps to minimize risk to regulatory compliance, and avoid data inconsistencies or errors in data, which lead to integrity issues, poor decision making, and a variety of organizational problems.

Our CDO team plays a crucial role in maintaining regulatory compliance, ensuring our data meets all regulatory requirements. This results in improved data quality, reduced data management costs, and increased data access for all stakeholders, ultimately leading to better business outcomes.

The CDO Intern has an opportunity to support and help further build out the Analytics Governance function across the organization. This role will help implement and mature Enterprise Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship.

What You'll Do:

Assist with rollout tasks related to the implementation of the Analytics Governance roadmap.

Navigate our Enterprise Business Intelligence Tool, Alation (aka Data Catalog), and help drive usage, identify efficiencies of use, and explore new functionality.

Work with contributors to the Data Catalog tool to ensure metadata is being captured correctly and in a timely manner.

Assist with communications and ongoing interactions with contributors.

Research Business Intelligence products and work with subject matter experts to create descriptions as needed.

Assist with process review and improvement in order to discover areas with the potential for misalignment with known analytic approaches.

The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job; it is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this role.

What You Have

Education:

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

Open to Juniors and Seniors

Maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Experience:

Available to work up to 40 hours per week between 5/27/25 and 8/02/25 (Note:  These dates are approximate and may change by a week or two.   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Interest in a data-related field such as Enterprise Data Governance, Information Governance, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, or Data Management.

Strong communication skills

Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with individuals at all levels.

Excellent administrative skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and web-based applications.

Strong follow through and multi-tasking skills, and attention to detail.

Hybrid schedule (2-3 days a week in Indianapolis office)

Ability to write Python code to interact with at rest API’s

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the “essential functions” of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

 

Feeling your best helps you do your best:Our benefits take care of the whole you—so you can build your work around your life (not the other way around!).

Competitive base salaries 

Bonus incentives 

Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed

Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more

Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance  

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs

Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware) 

Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives

Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs

Career development and training opportunities

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