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Sales Development Summer Intern

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Starts on Jun 09
    Summer Internship
  • Sales & Business Development
  • San Francisco

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled as a junior in a higher education program (college or university): Business, Economics, Finance, and related majors preferred
  • Prior internship experience or one year of work experience preferred
  • Ability to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, from June 10 - August 16, 2024
  • Prior experience with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred
  • Interested in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital
  • Love to prospect – you will act as the engine of our sales team, warming up leads to be shared with outside sales
  • Ability to operate with a strong sense of urgency and deliver results
  • Demonstrate curiosity with a positive attitude
  • Demonstrate prioritization skills to handle the large volume of leads efficiently
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Team player with entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to try new idea in order to achieve greater levels of success
  • Self-motivated, persistent and goal-oriented attitude and can work effectively as an individual or as part of a team
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Responsibilities

  • Complete required PitchBook trainings to learn sales strategy, company culture and gain industry knowledge
  • Achieve daily, weekly and monthly outreach goals including demo and call volume while providing an excellent experience for prospective clients
  • Connect with prospects through written and verbal communication in order to book demos that show off the PitchBook product offering and drive deal closure
  • Prospect potential accounts, searching for key points of contact through marketing generated leads
  • Drive engagement with prospects through marketing provided materials via Highspot
  • Act as a consultant to prospects by seeking to understand their needs and business priorities
  • Guide potential clients through needs analysis and discovery sessions to qualify leads and drive new opportunities
  • Work closely with our Outside Sales team to learn about the needs of our clients and the end-to-end sales cycle
  • Document the details of each prospective client interaction in Salesforce to improve the customer experience and drive deal closure
  • Consistent follow-up on prospective client inquiries
  • Set and achieve a professional development goal during your internship
  • Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
  • Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

PitchBook empowers capital market professionals around the globe to win what’s next.

Venture Capital & Private Equity
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
2007
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

PitchBook is the leading resource for comprehensive data, research and insights spanning the global capital markets. Our unprecedented offerings are brought to life through the PitchBook Platform, a dynamic suite of products designed to help you win. Founded in 2007, CEO John Gabbert knew that his idea for an actionable, extensive database for private equity-focused intelligence was worth pursuing. The rest is PitchBook history. Since those early days, PitchBook has expanded its coverage areas to include the entirety of the global public and private markets. We’ve added thousands of datasets and millions of individual insights into the platform, and we’ve pioneered new features and products that surface the information our clients need. We look at every day as a new opportunity to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations through helping them make informed decisions that propel their firms forward. Part of Morningstar since 2016, PitchBook is headquartered in Seattle, London and Hong Kong with additional offices in New York and San Francisco.