Business Development Intern

Contract type
Part-time
Work mode
Remote · Zurich, Switzerland
Experience
Junior / entry level · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

A six-month internship working with the Sales and Account Management team, as well as Product and Operations, at a corporate mobility platform company. The intern analyses usage and market data, supports sales growth and learns how customers are set up on the platform.

At a glance

Employment
Internship
Work mode
Remote · Zurich, Switzerland
Languages
German – excellent, English – good, French

What you'll do

  • Analyse usage and market data, including vehicle and parking utilisation, and translate findings into recommendations for better corporate mobility solutions
  • Work with the team lead to take ownership of clearly defined projects, such as analysing products, assessing sales opportunities and developing corporate mobility concepts
  • Learn how customers are set up on the platform, how bookings and billing work, and how vehicles and parking barriers are connected
  • Use AI tools thoughtfully, test new applications and help improve research, analysis and everyday processes
  • Identify prospective customers, research their challenges and support the team in winning new business and expanding existing partnerships
  • Create clear presentations, well-founded proposals and insightful quarterly reviews that demonstrate the value of the solutions
  • Maintain accurate customer data and activities in HubSpot, ensuring good conversations lead to clear next steps
  • Resolve technical questions with the Product, Operations and Technology teams and communicate the answers clearly to customers and the Commercial team

What we're looking for

  • An excellent degree, for example in business, economics, data science, engineering or industrial engineering
  • Some practical experience through an internship, part-time job, personal project or entrepreneurial initiative
  • An analytical mindset, confidence with Excel and the ability to understand and communicate complex ideas and interdependencies clearly and simply
  • Ability to think outside of the box and to question conventional ways of doing things
  • Experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot - and the excellent judgement to critically assess their output
  • An interest in technological progress, the curiosity to truly understand how things work, and the confidence to contribute questions and ideas to a highly motivated team
  • Excellent German and good English skills
  • Quick learner who asks thoughtful questions and thinks ahead; takes initiative, develops suggestions and seeks support when needed; cares about details and is willing to take a risk sometimes to try something new

Nice to have

  • French is a big plus

Your team

Sales and Account Management

The intern works closely with the Sales and Account Management team, as well as Product and Operations.

Benefits

A motivated team that enjoys working together (mostly in person), sharing knowledge, growing together, and celebrating success together

  • High standards - and an environment of smart, kind people to challenge you to grow
  • A view of the whole business: work at the intersection of sales, customer success, technology and operations
  • Direct access and room to take initiative
  • The opportunity to build a future with the company beyond the internship
  • Flexible working hours and a beautiful office in Zurich
  • A monthly mobility budget and access to e-bikes and shared electric cars

How to get hired

  1. 1Send us your CV and a few personal lines: Why Urban Connect? And what are you proud of having initiated, solved or improved yourself?

Apply

About Urban Connect AG

Big changes start with people who want to achieve more.

Urban Connect brings shared e-bikes and company cars, public transport, mobility budgets and digital parking management together on one platform. We help companies reduce costs, make better use of resources and give their employees greater freedom.

Mission

We want to transform how companies manage mobility.

Key facts

  • Corporate mobility
  • Companies such as Roche, Google, SWISS and Lonza already rely on us
  • Six-month internship
  • Office in Zurich

Partners & customers

RocheGoogleSWISSLonza

What they value

  • Excellence
  • Curiosity
  • Creativity
  • Courage
  • Ownership
  • Direct, constructive feedback
  • Support one another