Business Operations Intern (MBA)

Company Name: IG US Holdings, Inc.
Role: Business Operations Intern
Location: Chicago, IL
Compensation: $20/hr
Expected hours: 40 hr/week

The Business Operations intern will report to the Head of Business Operations and will help to tackle the company's most critical opportunities and challenges. This team shapes strategies, identifies growth opportunities, and keeps the organization aligned.

We're looking for a first-year MBA student with prior experience in strategy consulting, operations, startups and/or high-growth tech/fintech environments. The ideal candidate is analytically strong, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to move between strategic thinking and hands-on execution. This role requires both big-picture thinking and hands-on execution, with the team shifting between long-term planning and driving results based on business needs.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with senior leadership to solve the company's highest-priority strategic and operational challenges

• Support the development of multi-year plans, growth initiatives, and company-wide priorities

• Conduct financial and operational analyses to inform key business decisions

• Track and drive execution across cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment and accountability

• Build materials and presentations for executive and leadership audiences

Who You Are:

• You've completed your first-year as an MBA student with prior experience in strategy consulting, operations, or a startup, high-growth tech, or fintech environment

• A structured problem-solver who can break down complex, ambiguous challenges and develop clear recommendations

• Analytically strong, with experience in financial modeling and operational analysis

• An effective communicator with the executive presence to engage senior stakeholders confidently

• A self-starter who takes ownership of projects from start to finish

• A collaborative team player who can work across functions and bring people together around a shared goal

• Business-savvy, with a genuine interest in how companies grow and operate

Internship Perks + Benefits:

• Insurance – Medical, Dental, and Vision

• Health Care account – FSA or HSA

• Life Insurance

• Mental Health and Wellness Resources

• Commuter Benefits

• 401K (if 21 years old and over)/Roth

• Gym Reimbursement

• Charity Donation Matching

• Nationwide Pet Insurance

• Paid Holiday (if on a working day)

• Daily catered lunch when in the office

• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages

• In-building gym

• Shuttle to/from Metra

To respect our hiring process, we kindly ask that you refrain from contacting company employees via email, phone, or LinkedIn and keep all communication within our application system or as directed by the recruiting team. Once you have submitted your application, it will be reviewed by our recruiting team in the order it was received.

About IGNA + tasty
IG North America is home to tastytrade, tastylive, tastyfx, and tastycrypto—a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. Founded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a global fintech leader with 50+ years of experience.

From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible. tastytrade is our retail brokerage for self-directed investing and trading, with tastylive providing content to educate our customers. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US. tastycrypto provides self-custody digital wallets for decentralized finance.

We're a lean, collaborative team that values autonomy, pragmatism, and impact. Whether you're building technology, creating content, serving customers, or supporting operations, you'll work alongside people who are passionate about disrupting traditional finance and genuinely care about helping traders succeed. Our culture rewards initiative, embraces experimentation, and measures success by the value we create for our users.

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars.

tastytrade | tastylive  | tastyfx | tastycrypto
1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607  

*Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!