Data Operations Analyst Intern

About the Role We are looking for detail-oriented Operations Data Analyst Interns to support Instawork's Field Operations (FO) team. You will work with operational data-markets, territories, business locations, worker coverage, and visit schedules-to build and maintain route maps and planning spreadsheets that help FOs run efficiently in the field. This is a fully remote internship with clear deliverables, performance incentives, and regular feedback. If you enjoy working with data in Excel, have strong attention to detail, and want hands-on exposure to operations at a fast-growing marketplace-this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Excel workbooks for FO route planning, territory coverage, and visit schedules.

• Clean, validate, and organize location and operational data (addresses, zones, markets, visit frequency, priorities).

• Create route maps and territory layouts using Excel (tables, pivots, conditional formatting) and/or mapping tools (e.g., Google Maps) as directed.

• Support route optimization by grouping stops by geography, time windows, and FO capacity.

• Produce weekly and daily planning sheets for FOs: who visits where, in what order, and with what targets.

• Track coverage gaps (uncovered businesses, overdue visits, imbalanced territories) and flag issues to the FO lead.

• Maintain documentation of assumptions, data sources, and version history for planning files.

• Incorporate feedback from FOs and managers to improve accuracy and usability of plans.
  
  

Required Skills (Must-Have)

• Microsoft Excel: Intermediate-advanced: VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation, named ranges, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, IF, date logic.

• Data hygiene: Sorting/filtering large datasets, deduplication, standardizing addresses/zones, spotting inconsistencies.

• Spatial / route thinking: Grouping locations by proximity, zones, or drive time; basic understanding of territories and visit sequencing.

• Attention to detail: Accurate data entry, cross-checking outputs, catching errors before plans go to the field.

• Communication: Clear notes in spreadsheets; ability to explain how a route or territory was built.

• Reliability: Meet deadlines; follow templates and SOPs; respond to revision requests quickly.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Google Sheets or Excel Power Query for imports and refreshes.

• Familiarity with mapping tools (Google My Maps, QGIS, or route APIs).

• Basic SQL or comfort exporting from dashboards/CSVs into Excel.

• Prior work in logistics, field sales, delivery routing, or operations planning.

• Understanding of US/Canada metro markets or multi-city territory design.

Sample Deliverables

• Territory assignment sheet: businesses to FO to zone to visit cadence.

• Weekly route plan: ordered stop list per FO with estimated time/distance notes.

• Coverage dashboard: % of accounts visited, gaps by market, overdue visits.

• Master location file: validated addresses, geocodes (if available), market tags.

Expectations

• Daily: Update planning files from latest operational data; fix errors flagged by FOs.

• Weekly: Refresh route maps and territory balances; submit summary of changes and open gaps.

• Quality bar: Plans must be accurate, reproducible, and easy for a non-analyst FO to follow.