Portfolio Management Intern

Danfoss; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Portfolio Management Intern in Minneapolis, MN who will join at the intersection of sales, marketing, engineering, and finance to drive strategy and growth. You will work on end-to-end projects, analyze data, and present findings to leaders.

The internship offers exposure to product strategy, profitability analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with teams across the globe, with on-site responsibilities at the Plymouth, MN campus.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with data analysis and presentation skills.
• Analytical and strategic mindset with curiosity to understand why behind decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects from analysis to final recommendation for stakeholders.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to identify portfolio gaps and opportunities.
• Analyze pricing, sales, and profitability to uncover actionable insights for strategy.
• Support product positioning, marketing materials, and launch/phase-out plans.
• Help improve tools, templates, and reports used by the portfolio team.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Education

Business/Engineering/Marketing degree

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Project Management

Work Location Type: On-site

Job Experience Level: Student/Internship

Portfolio Management Intern

Req ID: 51634 Job Location: Minneapolis, MN, US Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Project Management Work Location Type: On-site Job Experience Level: Student/Internship Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Are you a business or engineering student who wants to drive strategy, not just run errands? As a Portfolio Management Intern, you will take part in meaningful projects from start to finish, presenting your findings directly to business leaders.

This isn’t an internship where you’ll be stuck in one department. You will work at the intersection of sales, marketing, engineering, and finance, gaining a unique, big-picture view of how a global technology business operates and makes decisions.

Your work will have a real and measurable impact. The insights you uncover and the recommendations you make will directly contribute to our product strategy, profitability, and growth in a competitive global market.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help lead strategic projects from initial analysis to final recommendation, presenting your findings directly to business stakeholders.
• Act as a market detective, conducting competitive analysis and market research to identify portfolio gaps, new trends, and growth opportunities.
• Dive deep into our business data, analyzing pricing, sales, and profitability to uncover the actionable insights that will drive our strategy forward.
• Help bring our product strategies to life by supporting product positioning, creating marketing materials, and assisting with launch and phase-out plans.
• Become a process innovator by helping to improve the tools, templates, and reports our global portfolio team uses every day.

What We're Looking For

• You are currently pursuing a degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing or a related technical or business field.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze data and present your findings in a clear, compelling way.
• An analytical and strategic mindset, with a natural curiosity to understand the "why" behind business decisions.
• A self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and can take ownership of projects in a fast-paced environment.
• You are able to work primarily on-site in our Plymouth, MN campus during internship

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.