Who We Are:
Exiger transforms supply chains into a strategic advantage—advancing our mission to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Our AI platform, 1Exiger, delivers instant visibility into complex supplier ecosystems, leveraging proprietary data and advanced AI to surface risk, automate compliance, and unlock efficiencies and cost savings to strengthen long-term resilience. Trusted by 550+ global customers—including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies—Exiger is a recognized, award-winning leader in supply chain AI and a FedRAMP® authorized provider to the federal government.
Location: McLean, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: June 15, 2026 – August 21, 2026
Pay Rate: $25/hour
Exiger is seeking a highly analytical and mission-oriented Trade Intelligence Analyst Intern to support advanced analytics initiatives within our Government Solutions – Trade & Customs Compliance practice. Reporting to senior government delivery and analytics leaders, this intern will apply data science, trade analytics, and process automation techniques to help identify and prioritize complex trade risk patterns within large-scale shipment data.
This is a full-time, paid internship designed for students interested in applying data analytics and AI to real-world trade enforcement and compliance challenges. The role is based in McLean, Virginia, and follows a hybrid work model with close collaboration across distributed government delivery teams.
What You'll Do:As a Trade Intelligence Analyst Intern, you will contribute to the development and refinement of analytics that support trade risk identification and prioritization:
Apply data analytics and trade compliance logic to large, multi-source shipment datasets
Support the development of composite targeting and ranking methodologies that integrate shipment-level attributes, shipper behavior signals, and inferred data
Assist in refining and evaluating risk scoring frameworks, ensuring outputs are defensible, reproducible, and operationally usable
Analyze ranking shifts between analytical cycles and document the drivers behind changes
Support evaluation of HS code confidence and inference, assessing how data availability impacts signal strength and prioritization
Aggregate and analyze shipper behavior patterns to identify trade intermediaries and routing archetypes
Identify data gaps and quality issues and quantify their impact on analytical outcomes
Contribute to process documentation and analyst enablement materials, ensuring explainability and transparency
Collaborate with analysts and engineers to align outputs to real-world enforcement and prioritization workflows
Example focus areas may include:
Shipment targeting and prioritization frameworks
HS code confidence and inference analysis
Shipper behavior profiling and pattern detection
Data quality assessment and validation checks
Analyst-facing documentation and workflow alignment
Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Data Analytics/Data Science, AI/ML, or a related field
Strong programming skills in Python (data wrangling, validation, ML workflows) and SQL (joins, window functions, performance fundamentals)
Experience with core data concepts: schema design, ETL, testing, version control, and reproducibility
Understanding of modern analytics and AI practices, including feature engineering, model evaluation, and explainability
Strong written communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, decision-focused narratives
Comfortable working with complex, incomplete, and sensitive datasets in structured environments
Preferred (Not Required):
Familiarity with trade compliance, logistics, supply chain, or sustainment data concepts
Experience with entity resolution, fuzzy matching, or record linkage techniques
Exposure to graph analytics and relationship-based risk analysis
Hands-on experience with data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations or similar patterns)
Exposure to compliance-driven or secure data environments
Why Intern with Us:
Valuable hands-on experience in a dynamic and supportive team
- Mentorship from industry experts
Hybrid work environment with meaningful in-office collaboration
Hands-on experience working with our Government Delivery team
Dedicated mentorship and professional development opportunities
Exposure to real-world SaaS security, compliance, and risk management challenges
Inclusive, mission-driven culture focused on impact, learning, and growth
- Networking Opportunities within the organization
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This is a hybrid position based in McLean, VA. The pay rate is $25.00 /hour.
Exiger is named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company's 'Brands That Matter,' and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association's Innovator Award, Exiger's technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50+ awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.
At Exiger, our values define how we work and why we lead. We are mission-inspired, imagination-driven, trust-anchored, and compassion-focused—committed to building technology that makes the world safer, more transparent, and more resilient.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
Exiger’s hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.
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What We Do
Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage risk through its combination of technology-enabled and SaaS solutions. In recognition of the growing volume and complexity of data and regulation, Exiger is committed to creating a more sustainable risk and compliance environment through its holistic and innovative approach to problem solving. Exiger’s mission to make the world a safer place to do business drives its award-winning AI technology platform built to anticipate the market’s most pressing needs related to evolving ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain risk. Over the past four years, Exiger has achieved in excess of 100% compound annual growth in software license revenue worldwide, winning 30+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and Follow us on LinkedIn. WANT TO WORK WITH US? Exiger is hiring! We have many exciting global opportunities across our business. Please visit our Careers page at https://www.exiger.com/careers/ to view our open positions
