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Data Analytics Product Management, Emerging Talent Intern (Spring)

MTA

New York, NYInternship$21/hrPosted 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$21/hr
Location
New York, NY
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The MTA Data & Analytics team supports data-driven decisions across the enterprise by maintaining data infrastructure and products that surface operational and performance insights. The Emerging Talent Intern will support project tracking, stakeholder coordination, requirements documentation, and quality assurance for data products. The role is onsite in New York and is intended for a student matriculated in a graduate program in good standing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Office SuiteOrganizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsPrioritizationAttention to DetailIndependent WorkTeamwork

Qualifications

Graduate Program MatriculationGPA 2.8+U.S. Work Authorization

Full job description

Data Analytics Product Management, Emerging Talent Intern (Spring)

Job ID: 17819

Business Unit: MTA Headquarters

Location: New York, NY, United States

Regular/Temporary: Intern

Department: MTA Data and Analytics

Date Posted: Oct 23, 2026

Description

Department: Strategic Initiatives

Location: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

Position Title: Data Analytics Product Management, Emerging Talent Intern

Hourly Rate: $21.00 (Graduate)

All internship positions are onsite and require regular, in-person attendance at the designated work location. Interns are expected to work between 20-28 hours during this time.

OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENT:

The MTA Data & Analytics (D&A) team supports data-driven decision-making across the MTA enterprise. The team builds and maintains the MTA data lake, including its data pipelines, datasets, dashboards, and public-facing products that surface operational and performance insights for MTA leadership, partner agencies, policymakers, and the public. Projects for D&A span transit operations, capital programs, open data, and vendor integrations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Draft and maintain project charters for new and active D&A initiatives.

  • Write Jira epics, stories, and tasks based on stakeholder requirements and team discussions.

  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to track data access requests and deliverables.

  • Review and triage incoming project requests, gathering missing context before escalating.

  • Attend and take notes in stakeholder and vendor meetings, following up on action items.

  • Support documentation for data classification and governance.

  • Assist in preparing materials for leadership reviews of the team's project portfolio.

  • Support QA of delivered data products by comparing outputs against documented requirements.

PROJECTS:

  • Maintain and improve the team's project tracking infrastructure in Jira, including drafting epics and tickets, ensuring statuses are current, and producing a summary of open work for team leadership.

  • Support the scoping and requirements documentation for the rebuild of MTA's external metrics site, including stakeholder coordination and work planning within the D&A team.

  • Support the planning and implementation of MTA-wide data community meetings and tutorials to upskill data users.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is a must.

  • The candidate should possess organizational, analytical and communication skills.

  • The candidate should be able to work well under pressure and prioritize tasks effectively.

  • The candidate should have a keen eye for detail and be able to work independently while being an active team player.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

  • Matriculated in a graduate program in good standing with at least 2.8 GPA

  • Major(s) Preferred: Computer Science, Information Systems, Data or Business Analytics, or related field.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Students’ transcript must be submitted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities. The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,466 open Data Analytics jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21/hr
  • New York median$20–29/hr20 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–31/hr190 hourly ranges

This rate, $21/hr, is 20% below the New York median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Data Analytics hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 258 open Data Analytics jobs in New York and 2,466 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Data Analytics postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (1,928 postings).
Education
1,186 of the 2,466 open Data Analytics jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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