Performance Improvement Summer Associate (2026)

Bain & Company • Internship • Atlanta, Americas • from $16k / year • 4w ago

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:

Bain’s Performance Improvement (PI) practice is a large and integral part of Bain’s business, helping clients address strategic cost and operational issues. The Practice is a global capability that cuts across all industries, including Manufacturing, Energy & Natural Resources, Retail, Consumer Products, Technology & Cloud Services, Healthcare & Life sciences. PI also supports private equity investors performing operational due diligence on potential investment targets.

The PI-affiliated Summer Associate internship is for MBA or advanced degree candidates with expertise and interest in PI-related topics and who would like to focus earlier in their Bain career. Affiliated consultants, while still part of their home office consulting class, are staffed by the practice with a focus on PI cases in order to build deeper expertise.

The internship program starts with an intensive training to learn core consulting skills. You’ll work alongside Bain knowledge experts tackling complex business challenges and use your skills to help drive change in a range of organizations from global leaders to start-ups. Most SAs are amazed at the wealth of industry knowledge, client management and communication skills they acquire. You’ll also have the opportunity to secure a full-time offer to join Bain as a PI-affiliated consultant upon completion of your studies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As a PI-affiliated Summer Associate, your analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills will be called upon from day one. You will be staffed to a case with a focus on your expertise in supply chain, procurement, or cost transformations – across a broad set of potential industries and leveraging the full consulting toolkit.

Over the course of the summer, you will work directly with case teams and clients to solve business problems and drive change, being immersed in the responsibilities of a full-time Bain consultant, including...

Working closely with full-time consultants [who will provide coaching and mentoring]
Working with clients from Fortune 500 companies, midsize firms, non-profits and start-ups across many fast-changing industries such as consumer goods and retail, technology and telecommunication, industrial products, private equity and many others
Presenting the results of your work to Partners and clients
Applying knowledge and skills from your first year of business school, you will gain access to an unparalleled range and depth of opportunities

ABOUT YOU:

The following are typical requirements for the Summer Associate Internship. Candidates interested in our 2026 PI-affiliated Summer Associate opportunities should apply by November 13, 2025.

Studying for an MBA or advanced degree from a top business school or university
A solid team player who’s also an independent thinker
A robust analytical skillset, endless curiosity and a penchant to think the impossible
Must be deadline driven, organized and able to multi-task
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills are important
Fluency in English
Any additional language and visa requirements for the office you wish to join

COMPENSATION:

For all locations, the good-faith reasonable annualized full-time compensation for this role is commensurate with competitive geographic market rates. Additionally, in some locations compensation may vary based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level.

Compensation for this role in the United States includes a monthly base salary of $16,000 and Bain’s best-in-class benefits package (details listed below).

Bain & Company's comprehensive U.S. benefits and wellness program is designed to help employees achieve personal independence, protection and stability in the areas most important to you and your family.

Bain pays 100% individual employee premiums for medical, dental and vision programs, offering one of the most comprehensive medical plans for employees without impacting your paycheck.

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