Growth Strategy Intern / Working Student (f/m/d)

About Upvest

At Upvest, we're on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. We are building the first European Investment API that empowers businesses to offer seamless investment. experiences to their users.

Upvest is a well-funded, fast-growing FinTech with a diverse team of over 250 people from 70+ nationalities working across our hubs in Berlin, Tallinn, and London. Our latest €100m fundraising round (Series C) was led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Venture, with continued support from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Motive Ventures, and Notion Capital.

Teams Mission

The Growth team at Upvest is driving our go-to-market activities and is responsible for Upvest's topline. Our mission is to become the Investment-as-a-Service category leader for Europe's leading brokers, banks, wealth managers, and non-financial platforms. We're honoured to work with some of Europe's most influential brands in a fast-moving and expanding market already and are just getting started. All our team efforts are centred around our clients and give you the opportunity to work on your own projects. Working in the Growth team combines impactful work with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. We have established strong practices around feedback, team health, and social events.

How We Upvest In You?

We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest. You have the opportunity to contribute to this change.
We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing (equally important is that we hire decent people, who are passionate about their craft and helping us achieve our shared mission).
We live in a culture of empowerment, trust (that we hire the best people and get out of their way) and openness (there's a greater advantage in sharing information than keeping it to ourselves).

What You’ll Do

Contribute to the evolution of our Business Development by bringing your knowledge and passion to support our go-to-market in the upcoming months, and potentially beyond:

• Strategize and Innovate: Contribute to the development of dynamic outbound strategies and craft meaningful pitches that captivate potential customers, driving our business growth.
• Optimize Sales Performance: Utilize data-driven analyses to design and implement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and productivity of our sales team, ensuring we focus on the right things in our high-growth phase.
• Collaborate Across Departments: Engage in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with both external stakeholders (clients, partners, etc.) and internal teams (product, finance, legal, etc.) to support and align strategic objectives.
• Lead Market Research Efforts: Conduct independent market research to uncover, gather, manage, and analyze trends and business opportunities, providing valuable insights that influence our strategic direction.
• Previous work experience: From related, fast-paced work environments in the financial industry is a plus

What You’ll Bring

• Availability for a 4–6 month internship
• Eagerness to learn and a strong passion for the Fintech industry
• Have previous work experience in fast-paced or related work environments
• Experience in customer-centric sales processes and client communication
• Enrollment in or recent completion of a degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• A love for challenges and a strong sense of responsibility
• Are eligible to work in Germany and willing to relocate to Berlin

Our Values

• Make it easy for others.
• Team over Egos.
• Own the outcome.
• Progress over Perfection.
• Rise to the challenge.
• Growth over Comfort.
• Tell the story.
• Clarity over Ambiguity.

Our Commitment to Belonging

At Upvest we’re dedicated to building an inclusive environment where every Upvenger feels a true sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best work. We are a proud equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Your unique path is what we value.

These benefits apply if you will be hired in Germany, Estonia or the UK. If you live elsewhere within Europe, some of the benefits might be slightly different.