2027 Summer Intern, MBA, Strategic Finance

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
50-50 Annually
Internship
Automotive
The Role
MBA finance interns will collaborate across teams, build long-term financial models, conduct financial and external research, derive strategic insights, support business decisions, and present recommendations to senior leadership. The role requires strong financial modeling, financial statement knowledge, strategic thinking, and an MBA focused on finance, strategic management, or technology. Preferred experience includes management consulting, valuation, rideshare, automotive, autonomous vehicle, software, or technology industries.
Summary Generated by Built In

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Our Driver may be autonomous, but Waymo’s finances are steered by experts like you. The Finance and Accounting group manages all aspects of our finances and serves as trusted advisors for all our strategic and enterprise endeavors. Along with managing compilation of our financial statements, looking after our cash and overseeing compliance, we partner closely with the business in overseeing company wide resource allocation, developing cutting edge compensation initiatives and generating detailed financial analyses to drive the business forward. We also develop advanced capital strategies to support the company’s short- and long-term future.

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!


You will:

  • Collaborate across numerous Waymo functional teams to develop an intuitive understanding of the key drivers of Waymo’s core ride hail business
  • Build financial models related to various long-term business outcomes for Waymo
  • Derive strategic insights and drive business action via financial data and independent/external research
  • Prepare and present materials to senior leadership

You have:

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program focused on finance, strategic management and/or technology
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Finance and Business Analysis, including Corporate/Strategic Finance, Private and/or Public Equity Investing, Equity Research or other associated fields
  • Financial acumen with exceptional financial modeling skills and strong familiarity with financial statements
  • Strategic and critical thinking mindset: able to think multiple steps ahead on the implications of financial decisions

We prefer:

  • Management consulting experience, particularly on engagements requiring extensive financial modeling is a plus
  • Experience in valuation methodologies and principles is a plus
  • Industry knowledge or interest in the rideshare, automotive, or autonomous vehicle industries is a plus
  • Software or other Tech industry experience is a plus

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
Hourly MBA Pay
$50$50 USD

Skills Required

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program focused on finance, strategic management, and/or technology
  • 3-5 years of experience in Finance and Business Analysis, including Corporate or Strategic Finance, Private or Public Equity Investing, Equity Research, or related fields
  • Financial acumen with exceptional financial modeling skills
  • Strong familiarity with financial statements
  • Strategic and critical thinking ability, including anticipating implications of financial decisions
  • Management consulting experience involving extensive financial modeling
  • Experience with valuation methodologies and principles
  • Industry knowledge or interest in rideshare, automotive, or autonomous vehicle industries
  • Software or technology industry experience

Waymo Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Waymo and has not been reviewed or approved by Waymo.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered strong for full‑time technical roles, aligning with top‑tier AV/Big Tech benchmarks. Employer materials also emphasize competitive pay with eligibility for bonuses and equity as part of total rewards.
  • Healthcare Strength Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, onsite wellness centers, and counseling, with specialized programs such as menopause and transgender medical advocacy. Dependents are included, indicating depth across core health needs.
  • Parental & Family Support Offerings include fertility and family‑forming assistance, parental and baby‑bonding leave, caregiver and elder‑care support, and backup childcare. These programs are positioned to support families through multiple life stages.

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The Company
HQ: Mountain View, CA
2,359 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives. Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.

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