Business Systems Analyst Intern (Summer 2026)
Okta
Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Location
We’re seeking a dynamic and motivated contributor to join our team in one of our key office locations: San Francisco.
About the Internship
Okta is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Business Systems Analyst Intern to help us support our core business and Human Resources systems. As a Business Systems Analyst Intern you will gain hands-on experience in HR systems by supporting various projects and initiatives within Okta. This internship offers an opportunity to develop skills in Workday, Greenhouse, Cornerstone Ondemand, and contribute to the success of our team. This role will assist other core business systems analysts across IT for strategic and business as usual projects.
What You’ll Get To Do
- Assist with day-to-day tasks and projects as assigned by senior team members.
- Monitor ServiceNow queue, triage requests, and daily transaction processing.
- Assist in system configuration, reporting, troubleshooting, and overall administration of our Human Resource systems.
- Assist in the creation of presentations, reports, and other materials.
- Attend meetings and take detailed notes for reference and follow-up.
- Collaborate with team members to brainstorm ideas and contribute to project discussions, documentation of processes as needed to achieve project goals and deadlines.
- Partner with senior team members to support Business and Systems analysis work in areas of defined scope and specific business processes and use established processes to support analysis and output documentation.
- Develop understanding for current processes, pain points, and assumptions for business systems and continuously identify gaps and opportunities for automation projects that will streamline processes.
- Support implementation, test plans, and configuration tasks to support successful deployment of strategic and business as usual projects.
- Partner with People Operations on troubleshooting transactions, process improvements, and documentation.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including HR, Finance, IT, Payroll, and business managers.
Who We Are Looking For
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program, preferably in Business. Administration, Human Resources, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related areas and graduating in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
- Basic understanding of cloud-based applications, data structures, and reporting; exposure to Workday, Greenhouse, Cornerstone Ondemand or similar HRIS is a plus.
- Desire to pursue a systems-based career.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Problem solving and solution mindset.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
- Have a solid analytical mindset, excellent interpersonal communications, diligent time management skills, be team-oriented and have a strong work ethic.
- General Human Resource processes knowledge preferred.
Okta’s Intern Program
As an intern, you’ll do real work that matters. While you’re on board, you’ll work on meaningful projects and have an opportunity to see what working at Okta is all about. You’ll also have the assistance of your mentor and manager to help you develop new skills.
Our interns have the opportunity to build a strong community - with their fellow interns, within their teams, and with the broader company. We want you to grow professionally and you’ll do that through participating in events like our Executive Speaker Series and Brown Bags. And of course, we want you to have fun too.
We offer 12-week summer internships in the U.S. with two available start dates. You may choose from the following options: May 26 – August 14 or June 15–September 4.
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What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
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