Intern, Business Development Support

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Business Development Intern supports the Business Development function by structuring, organizing, and visualizing a variety of strategic initiatives and projects. The role contributes to improved coordination, planning and communication across internal stakeholders, while exploring new ideas, topics, and opportunities in a dynamic environment. By doing so, the overall time‑to‑market is supported and improved.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys exploring new topics, thrives in a dynamic, highly-technical environment, and brings structure, clarity, and creativity to complex projects.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Organizational Support

• Assist in structuring and organizing information related to ongoing initiatives and projects.
• Help maintain internal coordination tools, timelines, and activity trackers.
• Support the BD Manager and team with preparation of project updates and status overviews.

• Coordination of Initiatives

• Coordinate internally across different teams involved in Business Development projects.
• Help track progress, milestones, and interdependencies between initiatives.
• Ensure smooth flow of information, supporting follow‑up actions and alignment between stakeholders.

• Exploratory & Analytical Support

• Conduct exploratory research on new topics, market areas, technologies, or business opportunities.
• Summarize findings into digestible insights and structured briefs.
• Propose new ideas or potential angles based on discovered information.

• Visualization & Presentation Support

• Create clear, visually compelling materials (PowerPoint, dashboards, concept notes, diagrams).
• Support the development of presentation structures for new ideas, opportunities, and initiatives.
• Translate complex or fragmented inputs into professional, coherent visual formats.

• Independence of action – while following internal processes, the role is highly autonomous, demonstrating both helicopter and detailed views, as well as strong exploratory and structuring capabilities.

• Decision Making – while recommendations and proposals from the intern are part of the mission, final decision‑making is done within the management structure of the SES TechCom entity.

• Problem Solving – while not requiring specific technical expertise, an engineering background would be very useful to understand the topics addressed and to support problem‑solving with the appropriate resources.

• Key result areas – proactive structure, coordination, planning*,* and communication of the various business development initiatives resulting in collaboration initiatives, internal technical projects, and/or commercial agreements.

• Supervisory responsibility – none.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong organizational and structuring skills.
• Ability to visualize complex information clearly and effectively.
• Explorative, curious, and analytical mindset.
• High level of independence and initiative.
• Collaborative, positive, and proactive attitude.
• Adaptability and comfort working in a fast‑changing, evolving environment.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Strategy, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong interest in business development, innovation, or strategic initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Good command of English; additional languages are an asset.

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Key performance indicators: timeliness, and effectiveness of coordination, quality and clarity of deliverables.
• Main interfaces: Business Development, Strategy, Marketing, and other cross‑functional internal teams.