About the role
AI summarisedBusiness Analyst Intern at Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company. The role involves supporting Renewal Services and Sales Operations by documenting workflows, automating processes, measuring SLA KPIs, building dashboards, and designing a ticketing system. Interns gain exposure to commercial operations, sales performance reporting, and automation tools.
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Key Responsibilities
- Understand and document key workflows, identify pain points and inefficiencies, and develop and implement process automation using tools like Excel macros, Power Automate, Python, or equivalent.
- Understand and establish baseline performance and SLA metrics, build dynamic reporting dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Excel) to track and visualize performance, and automate regular report generation and data pulls.
- Build a structured intake and tracking system for Sales/Channel quote requests using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce), Google Forms + Sheets + automation tools, or shared inbox management or ticketing tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow).
- Ensure the system supports request prioritization, assignment, escalations, and SLA tracking, and automate alerts, updates, and reporting.
- Collaborate with Sales Operations to define and measure key sales objectives and performance indicators (e.g., pipeline coverage, conversion rate, renewal targets).
- Work with multiple data sources (e.g., Salesforce, Excel, Google Sheets, internal databases) to consolidate, clean, and analyze sales data.
- Develop automated dashboards and reports to support decision-making across regions, segments, and product lines.
- Innovate new ways to visualize or improve visibility into sales performance trends.
Requirements
- Analytical, proactive, and automation-minded.
- Exposure to real-world business operations and commercial strategy in the tech industry.
- Hands-on experience with automation tools and business intelligence platforms.
- Deep understanding of SLA-driven processes, sales performance management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Practical skills in workflow design, dashboard creation, and CRM/ticketing systems.