Intern - Corporate Sustainability

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Career development trainings

Fireside Chats

Networking events

Final project showcase

Branded merchandise

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Corporate Sustainability Intern to support data analysis, emissions tracking, and cross‑functional projects within a global enterprise. You will help connect operations with sustainability programs and gain exposure to stakeholder communications and audits.

The 12-week summer internship runs May 24 through August 13, offering trainings, mentorship, and opportunities to network with leadership while contributing to meaningful sustainability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in business, business analytics, or related field.
• Foundational understanding of corporate sustainability concepts.
• Ability to review quantitative data and organize information.
• Good written and verbal communication across internal teams and with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Corporate Sustainability and cross-functional teams on programs.
• Assist with GHG accounting, data collection, and tracking.
• Document and refine internal processes within the sustainability system.
• Analyze energy and emissions data to identify trends and insights.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders and auditors as needed.

Skills

Data analysis

Process analysis

Systems thinking

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Business analytics

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree

Job description

Are you eager to apply your business and analytical skills to real-world corporate sustainability challenges?

Do you thrive on stepping into new topics quickly, applying systems thinking, and ensuring accuracy in the details?

Join our Corporate Sustainability Team!

Akamai’s Corporate Sustainability team works across the company to support our environmental and energy management systems and key sustainability programs. We are looking for a business-minded, adaptable intern to support our team with data analysis, process tracking, and cross-functional initiatives. In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders across the business to help drive efficiency, support emissions accounting, and advance strategic sustainability projects.

As a participant in our program, you will gain valuable experience and make contributions through meaningful project work. You will have the opportunity to join us for trainings, networking events, and engagements with company leadership. Our 2027 12-week intern program starts on May 24th and goes through August 13th.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will help connect business operations with corporate sustainability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners, building foundational experience in data analysis, operational workflows, and stakeholder communication in a global enterprise setting.

As a Corporate Sustainability Intern, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating Across Teams: Partner closely with the Corporate Sustainability team and operational teams across Akamai to support company-wide sustainability‑focused programs and projects.
• Supporting Carbon Accounting: Assist with Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounting, data collection, and process tracking across categories such as travel, shipping, and energy management.
• Driving Process & System Improvements: Help evaluate, document, and refine internal processes related to Akamai’s environmental and energy management system and operational workflows.
• Analyzing & Communicating Trends: Evaluate activity, energy and emissions data to track performance, identify trends and efficiency opportunities, and share actionable insights across internal groups.
• Engaging Internal & External Stakeholders: Participate in cross‑functional project meetings, sit in on external auditor calls, and assist with direct vendor or partner communications as needed.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess Business and Sustainability Aptitude: Be pursuing a Bachelors in business, business analytics, or a related field paired with a foundational understanding of corporate sustainability concepts and frameworks.
• Be Proficient with Data & Process Analysis: Ability to review quantitative data, organize information efficiently, and map out operational processes to identify improvement areas.
• Have Strong Professional Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable interacting professionally across internal teams and with external partners or auditors.
• Be a Quick Learner & a Systems Thinker : High capacity for understanding complex, interconnected processes, applying change management principles, and adapting quickly to new tools, frameworks, and concepts.
• Have Initiative & Attention to Detail: Self‑motivated team player with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to project work.

Work in a way that works for you

Our 12‑week summer intern program starts in May and requires you to be available 40 hours per week through mid August.

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people‑centric, you’ll thrive here.

Working for you

Through our intern and co‑op programs we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Benefits offered to interns and co‑ops are offered through our managed service provider (MSP). Students also gain the following benefits directly from our programs:

• Mentorship
• Career development trainings
• Visibility into senior leadership through Fireside Chats
• Networking and social events with an international intern cohort
• Final project showcase presented to the company
• Fun perks including Akamai branded merchandise

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! By the end of your assignment, you will gain a network of encouraging colleagues ready to support you in your studies and beyond.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.