Applied AI & Analytics Co-op Opportunities

Location: Miami, Florida, United States; Needham, MA, United States; New York, New York, United States Department: 78000 - Executive

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.

Join the SharkNinja Early Edge Experience: Built for early career talent. Geared toward impact. Driven by speed. Whether you're in a co-op or internship, our early talent program is designed to provide valuable exposure to the industry and a fast-paced professional environment. You'll dive into meaningful projects and tasks that sharpen your skills and deepen your knowledge. Along the way, you'll benefit from professional development opportunities, community events, and connections that make your experience well-rounded and enriching. Your time with us will culminate in an opportunity to showcase your contributions and learnings to SharkNinja leaders because this is a program for those ready to shape what's next — fast.

This role: AI/Sharks is SharkNinja’s AI-native early talent program, and the co-op experience is built differently on purpose. This five-and-a-half-month immersive rotation gives co-ops the opportunity to work on real business problems, build production-ready AI solutions, and contribute to initiatives that create measurable impact across the company.

From week one, co-ops are embedded directly into live SharkNinja projects with real ownership, real deliverables, and direct partnership with technical and business leaders. There are no simulations, shadow projects, or busy work. Participants are expected to help build and scale solutions that support SharkNinja’s broader AI transformation strategy.

Co-ops partner closely with teams across the business to leverage AI and analytics to turn data into actionable insights and drive smarter decision-making. The experience sits within SharkNinja’s Jailbreak AI initiative, a company-wide movement backed by $1M in innovation awards, giving participants direct exposure to real AI deployments and enterprise-scale innovation efforts.

The program is designed for builders with experience in software engineering, AI/ML, full-stack development, automation, or data analytics who want hands-on experience in a fast-moving environment. Co-ops receive access to the same tools used across SharkNinja, including Claude Enterprise and a personal AWS sandbox, along with exposure to executives, AI founders, and company-wide innovation initiatives like Jailbreak EDU and the $1M AI Awards. Participants are also fully integrated into Early Edge programming for mentorship, networking, and professional development.

Because of the extended nature of the co-op experience, participants are able to take projects further, build deeper relationships across the organization, and contribute to work with lasting visibility and impact. Top performers have pathways to return offers or full-time opportunities, and every participant leaves with a SharkByte AI Certification tied directly to the work they shipped and the impact they delivered.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you'll get to do

Own the end-to-end scoping, analysis, and delivery of a defined business problem — from data gathering through insight communication

Design, iterate, and document AI prompts and workflows; take ownership of data preparation pipelines for assigned projects

Build and maintain dashboards, reports, or models that are actively used by internal teams — with full accountability for quality and accuracy

Identify trends, patterns, and insights within datasets and translate them into actionable recommendations

Use AI tools to improve efficiency and automate analytical workflows

Develop and test agentic workflow prototypes that reduce manual effort on high-friction business processes

Present findings and recommendations directly to team leads and business stakeholders

Identify data gaps or inconsistencies and propose solutions, not just flag them

Our ideal builders will have the following attributes & skills:

Education: Current student in a related bachelor's or master’s or PhD program or has graduated from such a program within the past year

Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite in either Needham, MA, Miami, FL, or New York, NY

Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or similar)

Demonstrated experience building with AI (LLMs, automation workflows, agent frameworks, or prompt engineering) with examples you can speak to

Experience working with real-world or messy datasets

Working knowledge of SQL, Python, or similar tools through coursework or projects

Ability to approach problems in a structured and logical way

Interest in consumer products, retail, or e-commerce

Embodies SharkNinja’s Success Drivers

Rarely Satisfied – Adopt a 'no delays' mentality in delivering against market needs/timing

Progress over Perfection – Make quick, daily progress and continuously adapt to achieve results rather than requiring p