Program Intern, Data Governance

Pilot Company; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 248,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilot Company is seeking a Data Governance Intern to join our Knoxville, Tennessee team for Summer 2027. You’ll help improve operational efficiency by analyzing data, improving data quality visibility, and supporting data lifecycle governance.

You’ll partner with business teams to gather requirements, build dashboards, and develop visualizations for leaders while learning from a collaborative, data-driven culture at Pilot Company.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergraduate or master’s degree in Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in SQL and MS Office; experience building out visualizations is essential.
• Curious and collaborative team player open to hearing other perspectives; driven, reliable, authentic, and welcoming.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to gather requirements and understand needs.
• Map and develop end-to-end data flows into interactive visualizations and executive presentations.
• Build dashboards and visual metrics to monitor data quality and flag anomalies.
• Track and manage data across its lifecycle to ensure governance and regulatory compliance.
• Support the team’s initiatives by handling essential tasks and delivery milestones.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Collaborative

Curious

Driven

Reliable

Education

Analytics/CS or related field

Tools

SQL

MS Office

Data visualization

Job description

Company Description

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Military encouraged to apply.

Job Description

Are you a curious and analytical student with a passion for using data to solve business problems? Pilot Company is seeking a Data Governance Intern to join our team in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the summer of 2027. This is a unique opportunity to directly improve operational efficiency through analyzing data, driving data quality visibility, and ensuring robust data lifecycle management.

In this role, you will be an integral part of our Data Governance team. Your work will involve ingesting and analyzing data to build dashboards and presentations for business leaders. This is an ideal position for someone who is a collaborative team player and enjoys building with others to drive real change.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with the business: Collaborate with business partners to gather requirements and understand their needs.
• Drive Data Governance & Visualization: Map and develop end-to-end flows of data from core source systems into interactive visualizations and executive presentations, translating complex process data into clear business insights.
• Visualize & Monitor Data Quality: Build dashboards and visual metrics to monitor data accuracy, flag anomalies, and ensure business stakeholders can rely on high-integrity data.
• Data Lifecycle Management & Compliance: Assist in tracking and managing data across its entire lifecycle to ensure processes remain compliant with internal governance frameworks and external regulatory standards.
• Contribute to key initiatives: Help accelerate the team's delivery and assist with Pilot’s strategic initiatives by handling essential tasks.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Education: A rising or graduating senior pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and MS Office. Experience building out visualizations is also essential.
• Soft Skills: A curious and collaborative team player who is open to hearing other perspectives and enjoys building solutions with others.
• Qualities: We are looking for someone who is driven, reliable, authentic, and welcoming.

Additional Information

Why Pilot Company?

Our culture is built on four core virtues: Driven, Reliable, Authentic, and Welcoming. As an intern, you will see these values in action every day. You'll be part of a team that is driven to deliver results, reliable in its commitment to accuracy, authentic in its communication, and welcoming to new ideas and perspectives.

This is a full-time, in-person internship, June 7 – August 13, 2027. You’ll be working alongside our team in our Knoxville headquarters, where you’ll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships and experience the full scope of life at Pilot Company.