Commercial Risk Intern

Hiring Manager: VP - Commercial

Mentor: Consultancy and Intelligence teams

Location of Internship: On-Site in Chicago IL(Candidates must already reside in Chicago or have the means to self relocate. No relocation or housing assistance is available for this opportunity)

Full Time up to 40 hours per week 8a 5p Central Time zone

This is a twelve (12) week internship program starting in May 26 2026 and concluding on August 14 2026. You must be enrolled in college during the internship with a graduation date after August of 2026.

Summary

This role will be a hybrid between a Commercial Services and Market Intelligence analyst internship where time will be divided between two respective teams.

The commercial analyst will be working with the cross-functional Commercial brokerage team. The team consists of broker/advisors trade support and analysts. The daily responsibilities will be focused reconciliation of the trading activity throughout the day. Throughout the week several team members will provide educational sit downs to explain the business. As opportunities arise the intern will also be included in internal broader meetings.

This role will assist the Insights team with managing data helping prepare important reports and address customer analysis needs. The intern will have the opportunity to learn about the dairy and food sectors and be part of a trusted team engaged by high profile clients across the supply chain around the world.

What are some potential projects

Create a calculator that that is used to determine the values of Class 1 2 3 and 4 milk

Track and update market data spreadsheets

Research and report on relevant market events

Participate in other assigned tasks or projects

Reconcile trading activity at end of day

Data Collection and Updates

Retrieve data to be used for analysis

Clean and reformat data from various sources

Opportunity to develop and learn key roles and functions with our financial services intelligence unit

Run reports

Be involved in various data management activities

Provide timely data input and reporting support

Generate and format data and reports

Other duties as assigned

Publication development and support

Assist in the process of updating publications content and branding including changing colors of charts updating fonts and redesigning tables.

Update and maintain daily and monthly spreadsheets required for publications.

Ad hoc responsibilities

This position contemplates that beyond the specific expectations of the position the successful candidate will have flexibility to explore opportunities inside the needs of the Insights companies according to the candidates interests.

What competencies can you expect to receive/improve

You can expect to learn the fundamental elements of supply and demand of the dairy market. You can also expect to have an understanding of futures options and spot the tools uses to manage our customers price exposure to the market.

About You (Qualifications):

Currently enrolled in an accredited college program in Agriculture with a focus on Finance Accounting Business or Economics

Knowledge of agriculture and futures/options is .

Intermediate experience working with data spreadsheet and generating reports (Excel)

About the team:

The commercial team is based in Chicago and is mostly made up of transplants from all over the country. The team has a deep passion for the dairy industry and managing price risk for the firms clients. The office is located 1 block north of the Chicago Board of Trade the heart of the agriculture finance industry.

What you will experience

Work on increasingly challenging and engaging real-world projects

Gain hands-on experience

Collaborate with experienced professionals

A casual team environment with colleagues who enjoy working with each other and what they do. Teamwork matters.

A bottom-up organization with direct access to the firms principals avoiding the bureaucracy that slows down large organizations