Strategy Project Intern (BytePlus) - 2026 Start

About the Team As part of BytePlus, you'll help enterprise customers build what's next for their business. Leveraging ByteDance's cutting-edge technologies, we are devoted to developing innovative products and solutions to shape the future. We help our clients to focus on what truly matters. Centering on innovation and excellence, we create gamechanging solutions that help businesses to unleash their potential. You can help us to achieve our mission. The Project Management Office (PMO) is the central engine that drives the execution of strategic company initiatives and elevates cross-functional collaboration. We are committed to engineering clear and efficient project management frameworks, ensuring key business priorities are seamlessly delivered from conception to completion. By fostering a stable, transparent, and synergistic operational environment, we act as a catalyst to boost organizational effectiveness and help teams achieve their best work.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short-term projects and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, and explore your career interests. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

As a Strategy Intern, you will work at the intersection of market intelligence, competitive research, and go-to-market execution — gaining hands-on exposure to how a fast-moving AI company tracks industry shifts, monitors the competitive landscape, and identifies and prioritizes business opportunities in target markets.

Responsibilities

1. Industry Trend Tracking

• Conduct ongoing desktop research to monitor developments across the AI industry, including model releases, funding activity, regulatory shifts, and emerging use cases
• Synthesize findings into structured briefs and flag emerging trends that may represent new business opportunities for the team

1. Competitive Intelligence

• Track competitor product updates, go-to-market moves, partnership announcements, and positioning across key markets
• Organize and maintain competitive intelligence in a format that supports strategic decision-making and team discussions

1. GTM Support

• Research specific industries or verticals to assess market opportunity, customer pain points, and AI adoption trends
• Assist in building and maintaining prospect lists by identifying and qualifying potential customers through desk research and public data sources

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently an undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics or any related discipline
• High fluency in oral and verbal English and Mandarin is required as this role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders in Mainland China

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship experience in strategy, consulting, investment, or industry research
• Proficient in using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Any version of Openclaw) for information gathering, synthesis, and analysis — comfort with AI-assisted research workflows is strongly preferred
• Excellent analytical thinking and communication skills — able to synthesize large volumes of information and present findings clearly and logically
• Highly self-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Genuine curiosity about the AI industry and how technology companies scale internationally

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