Deal Analytics Intern

Come build community, explore yourpassionsand do your best work at Microsoft with thousands ofUniversityinterns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

This internship will take place during the summer of 2026.

As a Deal Analytics Intern, you will play a central role in analyzing the performance of gaming content deals and partnerships within Microsoft’s high-profile videogame business. The Global Business Development Team is hiring a Deal Analytics Intern based in the United States. As Team Xbox, we are on a mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We deliver on that vision by putting players at the center, enabling you to play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want. We work with gaming publishers and developers from around the world to bring Xbox and Windows games and services (e.g., Game Pass,xCloud) to customers.  

As an intern at Microsoft, you’re stepping into a world of real impact from day one. You’ll collaborate with global teams on meaningful projects, explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, and kick start your career while doing it. With a strong focus on learning and development, this is your opportunity to grow your skills, build community, and shape your future—all while being supported every step of the way. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Currentlypursuing a Full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. 

• Must have at least 1 semester/termremainingfollowing the completion of the internship. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Sciences, Mathematics, or related field AND 3+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, corporate strategy, venture capital, or related field) OR equivalent experience.

• Analytical, modeling, Power BI, communication and customer/partner relationship skills.

• Experience in businessintelligence, oranalytics and planning with a proventrack recordfor success.

• Knowledgeable about all forms of interactive entertainment and experience/interest in the console and PC gaming industry. 

• Thoroughunderstanding of game developers, publishers, and their needsa plus.

• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to think strategically and execute tactically.

• Ability to work independently and juggle multiple projects and priorities.

• Cross-functional work experience within business development, finance, and marketing.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5670.00 - $11320.00 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7470.00 - $12350.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for this role until 10/10/2025

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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During your summer, you will help lead a deal and business analytics function within the Global Content Business Development team that executes partnerships with third-party gaming publishers and developers of all sizes. In this role, you will make us smarter and more efficient globally – you will play a central part by:

• Analyzing and tracking the performance of all deals and partnerships

• Creating and distributing performance status dashboards and heat maps

• Creating internal Power BI tools

• Making forward-looking recommendations and improvements, 

• Inventing and architecting new deal and agreement paradigms, anddriving internal and external reporting and implementation.

You will also be responsible for modelingnew programs and incentive structures, analyzing partner economics, and evaluating future business opportunities from a Microsoft and partner perspective. Overall, you will shape the assumptions and fundamentals of Microsoft’s gaming strategy as a member of the broader Xbox team across various gaming initiatives.