Sales Development Summer Intern (Financial Services)

Quick Facts

• Program: 12-week Sales Immersion internship (Financial Services Sales)

• Focus: Software sales career development

• Location/Work pattern: New York office, 4 days per week

Description

This role is a high-performing student opportunity to enter a 12-week immersion program within the Financial Services Sales organization. You’ll learn how a large software sales organization operates while developing technology, sales, and consulting skills. You’ll support the team with training activities, customized product demos, learning sales forecasting, and a final project presented to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Meet and interview individuals from Sales and supporting departments to understand how the organization is structured and how teams work together

• Execute assigned training activities

• Create and present customized software demonstrations (demos) for customer presentations

• Support day-to-day operational needs of the team

• Learn the sales forecasting process

• Display strong understanding of Salesforce Values, business acumen, and professionalism

• Present a final project to leadership

Requirements

• Currently a sophomore/rising junior or junior/rising senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree (Business/Computer Science/Information Systems preferred) or equivalent

• Strong academic background and performance

• Preferred prior working experience (part-time or over school breaks)

• Strong communication, networking, and presenting skills

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while producing tangible results

• Adaptable to change and enjoys learning in a fast-paced environment

• Superior attention to detail

• Strategic thinker with a bias toward action

• Team player willing to go above and beyond to deliver excellence

• Comfort working with collaboration tools: Slack, Google Suite, Quip (Salesforce technology knowledge is a plus)

• Long-term interest in a software distribution (sales/technical sales) role

• Passion for technology and willingness to learn about the product, sales process, and sales tools/methodologies

• Interest in the Financial Services space is a plus

Benefits

• Mentorship, job shadowing, and talent development courses

• Opportunities to work on real projects and collaborate globally with employees