Business Internship

Location: Beijing or Shanghai

Duration: 3-6 months

Stipend: 3000 RMB/month

Accommodation: Not provided

Other benefits: N/A

About the company:

This German-based business prides itself in taking internet companies to new heights. Dedicated to locating potential services around the world and bringing them to life as systematic, highly-functioning businesses, the company aims to adjust to and adopt local practices for each business and boasts a worldwide team of 30,000 “great minds” to help them become the world’s home screen.

The company’s goal is to access and service the largest number of consumers possible through use of the internet to bring services and products to at least 5.4 billion customers across the world.

Interns here will be a part of a push to locate and build out business opportunities for the most basic consumer needs, including groceries, clothing, domestic needs and more.

Job description:

Business development interns at this company should expect to play a large and important role in identifying, vetting and closing new business deals in a variety of sectors across Asia. Regular job duties include the following:

• Research and maintain knowledge of industry events, publications and news in order to identify, locate and track trends and trendsetters

• Reach out to potential business partners to pinpoint and present new opportunities

• Investigate and assess potential deals through analysis of factors including market strategies, deal requirements and financial considerations

• Evaluate company options for each deal and work toward resolution of any internal issues to move toward recommendations

• Assess and manage risks of each potential business deal and develop strategies for negotiation based on standing strategies and operations as well as new business needs and goals

• Finalize and confirm new deals through requirement coordination and alignment and contract management

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times in order to protect the value of both our organization and new business partners

• Participate in constant professional training, education and networking in order to maintain a high level of awareness and knowledge of job duties and role

• Seek to accomplish new requirements as needed and strive to locate additional opportunities to enhance value at our company

Requirements:

Individuals interested in this opportunity should possess the following skills and qualities:

• Outstanding problem-solving capabilities
• Strong English communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal
• Independence and ability to think critically
• Intuitive curiosity regarding customer behavior and drive to learn the data behind such behavior
• Exceptional organizational skills and tendency toward analytical thinking, including a data-driven mindset
• Capacity to create, nurture and implement new ideas, concepts and processes within a fast-paced setting
• Leadership skills