SMALL BUSINESS CYBER AND INTELLIGENCE FELLOWSHIPS
Digital Main Street and Mastercard are providing unique and exciting opportunities for students to work with industry leaders in cybersecurity!
The Small Business Cyber and Intelligence Fellowships, now in their third year, are a collaboration between Digital Main Street and Mastercard, offering students the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience working alongside industry leaders in cybersecurity.
As a fellow/intern, you will have the opportunity to work with Mastercard’s global, award-winning teams, who are at the forefront of shaping the payments landscape and revolutionizing the way merchants and issuers combat fraud. During the program, fellows/interns will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and tools.
Fellows/interns will receive a competitive salary, as well as opportunities for professional development and networking. Fellows/interns will also gain mentorship and guidance from Mastercard’s experts, who will provide the support needed to succeed in your role.
Upon completion of the program, fellows/interns will have gained a deep understanding of the latest technologies and best practices used to protect small businesses against cyber threats.
Applications are now OPEN for the Summer 2025 Internships
Fellowship Opportunities
Internship Dates: May 5th 2025 – August 22nd 2025
Location: This position will be a hybrid mix of remote/virtual; 3 days a week working in the Toronto office (121 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, CA) and 2 days working from home. We reserve the right to change the work location at any time from the hybrid model to fully remote/virtual, fully in-person in the office, or a different hybrid mix, as dependent on business needs.
Responsibilities:
As a Product Management Intern on the Cyber & Intelligence team, you will be involved in the following:
- Impactful assignments that drive business results (SWOT analysis, financial/data analysis, strategy implications)
- Deep dive projects on potential new offerings to help develop the long-term strategy of our C&I business including desk research to identify customer needs, SWOT analysis, competitive review, partner interview, strategic implications and high-level business casing of new capabilities and offerings
- Maintain a compendium of Canadian research and Canadian specific statistics to be used in customer presentations, speaking opportunities, research etc.
- Develop materials for speaking opportunities across the team
- Perform desktop research to identify regional or global trends
- Assist with ad hoc requests, participate in special projects as required, and provide cross-functional support as needed
- Support high level project management by tracking of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies of large-scale projects as well as minute taking and developing meeting summaries.
- Update data trending reporting and key performance metrics for the department based on latest results
- Attend internal/external meetings to help with strategy and requirements and shape the future roadmap
Qualifications:
We are currently seeking qualified applicants who can demonstrate the following:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, commerce or analytics fields
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, fraud and risk related challenges in market
- Strong planning, insights, analytics and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; Experience with SQL is an asset.
Internship Dates: May 5th 2025 – August 22nd 2025
Location: This position will be a hybrid mix of remote/virtual; 3 days a week working in the Vancouver office (475 Howe St. 20th Floor. Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B3, CA) and 2 days working from home. We reserve the right to change the work location at any time from the hybrid model to fully remote/virtual, fully in person in office, or a different hybrid mix, as dependent on business needs.
Responsibilities:
As a User Experience intern on the Workplace Experience team, you will be involved in the following:
- Close collaboration with Workplace Experience team
- User need and experience assessments
- Creating and aggregating site personas
- Journey and empathy mapping
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Managing a design library and its components
- Build further expertise with Figma
Qualifications:
Digital Main Street is currently seeking qualified applicants that can demonstrate the following:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in a Design related field
- Familiarity with the user-centred design process
- Strong research, investigative, analytic and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with Figma
Internship Dates: May 5th 2025 – August 22nd 2025
Location: This position will be a hybrid mix of remote/virtual; 3 days a week working in the Vancouver office (475 Howe St. 20th Floor. Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B3, CA) and 2 days working from home. We reserve the right to change the work location at any time from the hybrid model to fully remote/virtual, fully in person in office, or a different hybrid mix, as dependent on business needs.
Responsibilities:
As a UX/UI Cyber Product Design Intern on the Cyber & Intelligence team, you will be involved in the following:
- Working on designs for complex features in the payment fraud space
- Managing a design library and its important components
- Close collaboration with Design, Product Management, and Dev teams
- Leveraging the user-centered design process for an enterprise level product
- Learn about the payment fraud detection space and how AI is being leveraged to solve real-world problems
- Hands on experience on a fast-paced product team
- Build further expertise with Figma
Qualifications:
Digital Main Street is currently seeking qualified applicants that can demonstrate the following:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in a Design related field
- Familiarity with the user-centred design process
- Experience designing web based applications
- Strong research, investigative and problem solving skills
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with Figma or Sketch
To apply for a fellowship position, please fill out the following form.
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Digital Main Street is an inclusive employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective provincial human rights codes throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
If you require any accessibility accommodations or assistance with your application, please email careers@digitalmainstreet.ca.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Only Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply.
All successful applicants will be required to get a police background check before an offer of employment is given.
Hear from Past Fellows
who is mastercard
Mastercard is the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. Mastercard is a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. Mastercard ensures every employee has opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. Mastercard believe as the company grows, so should you. They believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
who is DMS
Digital Main Street is a program developed in partnership by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA). Digital Main Street supports the growth of main street businesses by making the adoption of digital tools and technologies easy. The program is built around an online learning platform, structured training programs and the Digital Service Squad, a team of street-level team members who help main street businesses grow their operations through technology.
