Enterprise Risk Analytics Intern – Spring 2027

UIUC Research Park, Champaign, IL | Synchrony Emerging Technology Center

Turn Data into Decisions

Join Synchrony’s Emerging Technology Center (ETC) and gain real-word experience at the #1 Best Company to Work for in the U.S. At the ETC, you’ll work alongside experienced professionals to explore how data, analytics, and technology are used to evaluate business strategies, identify opportunities, and support better decision-making.

Located at the University of Illinois Research Park, ETC brings students and Synchrony teams together to work across data science, analytics, technology, risk, and other emerging fields. Interns have partnered with teams across Synchrony on projects that support business growth and customer experience, making the center both an innovation hub and an early-career talent pipeline.

From your first day, you’ll be part of the team. Your experience will depend on your interests, skills, and project assignment, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’re learning in the classroom while seeing how ideas move from exploration to practical solutions.

What You’ll Experience

As an Enterprise Risk Analytics Intern, you may:

• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights
• Support analytical projects across enterprise risk, AML analytics, risk testing, and operational risk
• Build dashboards, visualizations, and analytical outputs to communicate findings
• Use programming and analytical tools to automate recurring or manual processes
• Apply advanced analytics and AI techniques to support risk-related use cases
• Partner with analysts, technology teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements
• Translate analytical findings into clear recommendations and presentations
• Present work and findings to project stakeholders and leaders
• Gain experience connecting technical analysis with business and risk decisions

What You Could Work On

Depending on your interests, background, and team assignment, opportunities may include:

• Risk Analytics: Analyze risk-related datasets and support strategy or control evaluation
• AML Analytics: Support analytical work related to monitoring, detection, or risk assessment
• Risk Testing: Help evaluate controls, performance, and analytical outcomes
• Operational Risk Analytics: Identify patterns and opportunities to improve operational efficiency
• Data Visualization: Develop dashboards and other visual tools to communicate insights
• Process Automation: Use code and analytical tools to streamline repeatable activities
• AI & Advanced Analytics: Explore how AI and advanced analytical methods can support risk-management use cases

More Than Just a Project

The ETC experience is designed to connect what you learn in school with how technology operates inside a large organization. You’ll have opportunities to learn from professionals and senior leaders, work with other interns, and understand how technical decisions connect to customers and business outcomes.

More than 400 University of Illinois students have gained experience through Synchrony’s ETC internship program, and former interns have gone on to full-time opportunities across technology, analytics, credit, and other areas of Synchrony.

To support a meaningful internship experience, new interns are expected to commit to intern with us for at least two consecutive terms. Opportunities to continue beyond the initial commitment may be available based on performance, interest, availability, and business needs.

Qualifications

We’re looking for students who can:

• Apply strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Work comfortably with quantitative information and large datasets
• Communicate technical and analytical findings clearly to different audiences
• Demonstrate intermediate technical proficiency through coursework, projects, research, or previous experience
• Use at least one analytical or programming language such as SAS, Python, C++, or R
• Build or contribute to data visualizations and analytical outputs
• Organize work, manage priorities, and meet deadlines
• Work independently while collaborating effectively with teammates
• Demonstrate responsibility, adaptability, strong time management, and a willingness to learn
• Students studying statistics, engineering, data analytics, data science, computer science, mathematics, or other quantitatively focused discipline are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2027 and beyond
• A minimum overall GPA of 3.0; submit a transcript with your application.
• Commit to at least two consecutive terms
• Commit to working a maximum of 20 per week with a minimum of 10 hours being worked during regular business hours from the office at Research Park, Champaign, IL, during the spring semester
• Commit to 40 hours of work per week during the summer at Synchrony’s Research Park office in Champaign, Illinois.
• Be 18 years of age or older
• Be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a required background investigation and drug screening
• Be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

How to apply

Send your resume, cover letter, and transcripts to etc@syf.com.

In your cover letter, tell us what interests you about technology and share an example of something you’ve built, explored, analyzed, or improved. We’re interested not only in what you’ve done, but in how you think, learn, and approach problems.

Please name your application documents using the following format:

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