INTERNSHIP DETAILS

Intern Loss Prevention Analytics

CompanyUlta Beauty, Inc.
LocationBolingbrook
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 10, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Interns will help develop improved data insights and fraud pattern detection for retail operations. They will work with various data types to assist in trend development and predictive outcomes.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
37879
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest U.S. beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. In 1990, the Company reinvented the beauty retail experience by offering a new way to shop for beauty – bringing together all things beauty, all in one place. Today, Ulta Beauty has grown to become the top national retailer offering the complete beauty experience. Ulta Beauty brings possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring hair, skin, brow, and make-up services. Ulta Beauty is recognized for its commitment to personalized service, fun and inviting stores and our industry-leading Ultamate Rewards loyalty program. ALERT: We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as employees from Ulta Beauty and vendors to Ulta Beauty. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At Ulta Beauty, we take pride in creating a best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card, driver’s license or bank information, etc.) from you via text or email. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning Ulta Beauty, let us know by contacting us at 630-410-4800 or email HRServiceCenter@ulta.com.
About the Role

OVERVIEW

Discover the possibilities. At Ulta Beauty, we believe in the best ideas that create greatest impact. And we know that those insights can come from anyone, at any time. Which is why we empower our interns in ways few organizations do. Here, you’ll take what you’ve learned in the classroom into a world of real-life challenges that require creativity and new perspectives. That push you to think in new ways. Because it’s all about inspiration and transformation, not simply checking a box or building a resume. We’re here to help prepare you to realize your future career ambitions.

 

Experience the difference for yourself.

 

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STRUCTURE:

 

 

The 2026 Ulta Beauty Internship is a structured 10-week program designed to develop future talent and provide interns with a unique and impactful development experience. This program is tailored for rising college Juniors and Seniors, offering both Corporate and Distribution Center internship tracks. The internship will be hybrid for corporate interns and in-person for Distribution Center interns. Interns will gain hands-on experience in Ulta Beauty’s operations while contributing to business needs, engaging in meaningful projects, and broadening their professional development.

 

 Loss Prevention Analytics Intern

The internship program provides real world experience directly related to the academic discipline and career goals, offering a better understanding of career options.

 

• Hands-on experience working as a member of a specific department and team.

• Assigned projects to accelerate learning of key functions and processes.

• Cross-functional exposure to various departments.

• Comprehensive overview of the company structure and strategy.

• Tailored professional development sessions and valuable networking opportunities.

• Capstone presentation to leadership, showing project outcomes and recommendations.

 

TEAM OVERVIEW: Be a part of an exceptional team that leads Ulta Beauty’s shrink mitigation and safety initiatives while keeping our guests, associates, and communities at the center of everything they do. The LP Analytics Team is team of data artists, taking in streams of data from across Ulta’s ecosystem, and then painting pictures of what’s happened, what’s happening, and what’s about to happen using top shelf analytics tools like Google Cloud, Power BI, Agilence, Auror, etc. If you have a passion for asking questions, and story telling through data this team is for you.

 

INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: As an intern, you will contribute to achieving the following goals: • Help develop improved data insights, shrink and fraud pattern detection for retail store-based Omni-Channel orders and post order settlement fraud/abuse.

 

• Work with fraud/theft/loss behavioral data – ie loyalty, payments, store incidents, transactional data, coupon/promotional data, etc.

• Work with product related shrink and loss goods movement/transactional/general ledger data to help develop trends, predictive outcomes insights.

• Assist with data model design and testing inside Google Cloud into Power BI.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing a degree in Data Science/Analytics, Business Analytics, Consumer/Behavioral Data Science, Criminology, Economic Crime Investigations/Fraud Management or a related field.

• Proficiency in SQL & DAX data statements, Google Cloud and Power BI data editor/Symantec models. • Additional skills (familiarity with retail operations concepts, retail, omni channel and ecommerce inventory and transactional flows, retail loyalty programs and consumer behavior patterns)

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment and interact with various levels of leadership REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a rising Junior or Senior enrolled in an accredited undergraduate university in the summer of 2026.

• Previous work experience and active involvement with on-campus organizations or activities.

• Strong organizational and time management skills, attention to detail, and sense of urgency.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/One Drive and Word.

• High level of professionalism working with sensitive and/or proprietary data.


 

The pay range for this position is $0.00 - $25.00 / Hour. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Eligible associates may also earn overtime pay as required by applicable law. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

 

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

Key Skills
Data ScienceAnalyticsSQLDAXGoogle CloudPower BIInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementAttention to DetailRetail OperationsConsumer BehaviorFraud ManagementPredictive AnalyticsProject Management
Categories
RetailData & AnalyticsManagement & LeadershipConsulting
Benefits
Paid Time OffHealth BenefitsDental BenefitsVision BenefitsLife BenefitsDisability Benefits