WHO WE ARE:
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform and venture capital firm. Our mission is to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurs join our vertical-specific accelerator programs to team up with our corporate members or receive a direct investment from Plug and Play.
Plug and Play has over 50 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more. Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges.
Plug and Play’s proven investment track record includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.
Based in the most liveable city in the world, at Plug and Play Vienna we are focusing on fostering innovation in two verticals – Travel and Hospitality, as well as Smart Cities.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We’re a diverse team with backgrounds in innovation, strategy, finance, and entrepreneurship, and we’re growing rapidly to deliver on our mission. We’re seeking a Partner Success Intern to support our Partner Success Manager to help nurture our innovation ecosystem and accompany our corporate partners along their innovation journey.
This position is a multi-faceted role and offers an unparalleled opportunity for both personal and professional growth in a supportive and prosperous environment. If you are interested in technology and would like to learn more about the startup and corporate innovation world, this is the position for you.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
As we live the startup spirit ourselves, no one in the team is exclusively limited to their main tasks. Rather, we are a dynamic team of all-rounders who work closely together in all projects. However, your main role will be in supporting our team with the following tasks:
Partner Success Management
- Support our Partner Success Management in the daily work with our partners, e.g. by preparing presentations, smaller events, reports, scheduling meetings, etc.
- Join the bi-weekly calls with our partners and take notes
- Identify potential new strategic partners and introduce them to our platform
- Prepare reports for our headquarters in Silicon Valley and our corporate partners
- Prepare case studies and promote the successes of our partners and startups
- Provide management support to our daily business
- Support our team on our monthly events
- Support preparing and hosting of Corporate Education Workshops
Requirements
- Bachelors or Master’s degree, e.g. in Business, Management, Entrepreneurship or Innovation.
- Exceptionally strong analytical, research, and writing skills and an innate curiosity.
- The ability to work with all levels of management is crucial.
- Good organizational, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Highly motivated work style, strong people skills, and a positive mindset.
- Analytical, structured, and independent approach to work.
- Good German and excellent English skills are absolutely crucial.
- Strong interest in all kinds of technologies.
- First internship experience at a management consulting firm and/or corporate environment.
- Full-time working permit in Austria
What we offer
- Be part of Plug and Play - the biggest and fastest-growing startup innovation platform globally with locations worldwide such as Silicon Valley, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Singapore and Beijing.
- Be at the forefront of innovation and get access to groundbreaking technologies.
- Be part of a dynamic, international and open-minded team.
- Get access to and communicate with leading international startups, investors and corporations.
- You will work closely with our corporate partners on a daily basis and grow your network.
- Work in a vibrant and unique working environment.
- Various opportunities for your career development at our 50+ locations worldwide - we will keep growing in 2023.
- Contribute and realize your own ideas and have room for self-development.
- Office and co-working space at the brand new Airport City Space at Vienna International Airport.
- All applications must be submitted in English
** Plug and Play's global attendance policy: 3 days at the office, 2 days at home
