2026 Internship: Digital Business & Data Protection

Hightower • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

Hightower’s Summer Internship Program:
The Information Security team is seeking a Digital Business & Data Protection Intern to support strategic initiatives focused on protecting sensitive business information and improving data governance practices across the organization.

This role is designed for an intern interested in business analysis, project coordination, and data governance within a cybersecurity environment.

The intern will work closely with cybersecurity leadership and business stakeholders to identify, organize, and profile business data, helping build the foundational understanding required for the firm's Data Loss Prevention (DLP) program and broader digital business protection strategy.

Rather than focusing on technical security tools, this role emphasizes understanding how businesses create, use, and protect sensitive information and translating that into structured documentation and project execution.

Requirements

• Current undergraduate or graduate student in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Finance, or related field
• Interest in business analysis, project management, or data governance
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Strong written and communication skills
• Proficiency with Excel or other data organization tools
• You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in cybersecurity or information risk management
• Experience organizing datasets or business information
• Familiarity with project tracking tools (Excel, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, etc.)
• Ability to structure complex information clearly
• Enjoys understanding how businesses operate and use data
• Likes organizing complex information into structured formats
• Has an interest in risk management, governance, or business strategy
• Is curious about how organizations protect sensitive information
• Is detail-oriented and proactive in gathering and organizing information

Responsibilities

• Work with internal teams to help identify where sensitive business data is created, stored, and shared.
• Assist in organizing and profiling different categories of business data relevant to data protection initiatives.
• Help document data flows across business processes, applications, and teams.
• Support the classification and categorization of sensitive information used across the organization.
• Assist in gathering business requirements needed to support the firm's DLP program.
• Help organize information needed to determine appropriate data protection policies and monitoring.
• Support the documentation of data protection use cases across different business functions.
• Assist with consolidating findings from multiple stakeholders into structured project documentation.
• Help track project tasks, milestones, and deliverables across the Digital Business Protection initiative.
• Maintain organized trackers and documentation to support progress across workstreams.
• Assist in coordinating follow-ups with stakeholders to gather missing information required for project execution.
• Support preparation of project summaries and status updates.
• Help identify patterns in how business data is handled and where potential risks may exist.
• Assist in organizing insights that support risk awareness and data protection decisions.
• Help translate business process information into structured documentation that supports security initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern