What if nature could be harnessed to help farmers sustainably feed the planet? Since 2014, Indigo has questioned agriculture's full value chain to improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health. The company’s scientific discoveries and digital innovations have amplified new value from soil to sale, benefiting more than 10,000 growers to date. Indigo is also the company behind The Terraton Initiative, a global effort to drawdown one trillion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by unlocking the potential of agricultural soils. In 2019, Indigo was ranked #1 on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Indigo has additional offices in Memphis, TN; Research Triangle Park, NC; Sydney, Australia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Basel, Switzerland; and São Paulo, Brazil.

The People Strategy MBA Intern will play a significant role across the Indigo organization to help with a variety of People-related initiatives and will own a discrete high priority strategic project for the People team in 2020.

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute against a high priority strategic project for the Indigo People team aligned with the overall people strategy, potentially focused on:
  • Developing robust talent analytics to inform recruiting / retaining top talent
  • Using quantitative and qualitative evidence to enhancing the employee/candidate experience
  • Analyzing and redesigning external talent brand to support recruiting efforts
• Assist People leadership in preparing critical analyses and materials for CEO and Board
• Contribute thoughtful input on other People team initiatives (e.g., diversity and inclusion, culture)

Past projects have included:

• Researching leading People practices for high-growth startups and designing future state People team organization
• Supporting design of diversity and inclusion strategy
• Designing a health and wellness strategy and flagship programming
• Analyzing internal sustainability

Projects will be defined based on a combination of business needs and candidate interests.

Competencies:

• Passion for people strategy, analytics and organizational development
• Energized by Indigo’s mission and aligned with Indigo’s core values
• Resourceful and collaborative in getting the job done
• Comfort with ambiguous problem solving
• Ability to work autonomously and in a self-directed manner
• Ability to iterate, learn and adapt quickly
• Innovative and modern mindset
• Strong interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills

Qualifications:

• 1st year MBA candidate with 3+ years of professional experience

Indigo is committed to living our values, specifically “creating a work environment where everyone feels respected, connected, and has opportunities to learn and grow.” As part of living our values, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels they can be themselves and has an equal opportunity of succeeding.

*we ask that MBA candidates limit themselves to 2-3 applications (maximum) across our open opportunities*

Our application deadline for MBA internships is December 4, 2019 (EOD).