Summer 2026 Retail Consumer Business Development Intern

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are seeking highly motivated university students to learn and contribute hands-on while working with our Business Development, Partnerships and Licensing team. This is a great opportunity to get exposure into the world of Technology and Consumer Business.

Focus: Gaming and Content Creator Hardware manufacturers

• Prepare an exhaustive analysis of the licensing and partnership strategy for the top players in those verticals
• Which partners are they working with?
• What offerings do they have with accessories and software partners 
• Recommendation for Sandisk

Where is the role located?

• Irvine, California or Milpitas, California

Required:

• Pursuing a degree in Business, marketing, data analysis, or similar with a grad date of December 2026 or later. 
• Drive personal excellence - understanding self, professional presence & accountability, time management, change agility
• Communicate & collaborate - relationships & connectedness, team player, sharing your voice, global awareness, effective presentations
• Build an innovative mindset - business essentials, data acumen, digital mindset, creative thinking, problem solving
• Ability to analyze a complex market and summarize it
• Ability to present in front of large audience

Preferred Skills:

• Gaming enthusiast or Photography and Videography interest

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 06/08/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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