Business - Sales & Marketing Summer Intern - Singapore

Overview of the programme

Business with main focus on sales and marketing excellence is essential to the continuing growth of our business. These are the teams that develop new investment products, tell clients about them and manage relationships to make sure the right clients choose the right products. It’s a varied and fascinating part of Fidelity International to explore as an intern.

What you'll be doing

This is a big opportunity to build your knowledge on Wholesale channel in this internship.

You will be given great opportunities to develop your interpersonal skills through participating in cross functional projects. Rest assured, you’ll return to university with an international perspective on investment sales and marketing that will set you up for life.

Singapore Intermediary Business

Reporting into: Head of Intermediary Sales South East Asia

Key responsibilities of the intern:

Market Research and Analysis

• You will be tasked with a project to conduct market research and gather data/intelligence on a new business segment that we are exploring
• After conducting research you will be required to analyse the data and make a recommendation to Fidelity International as to whether we should proceed with exploring the new business segment
• You will also be required to make a formal presentation on your research and recommendation
• Through this project you will be able to gain an in-depth understanding our the funds distribution business in South East Asia as well as learn valuable project management and presentation skills

Content Production and Management

• You will work with the sales team to produce and maintain content for all our sales and product literature including product presentations, placemats, thought leadership pieces and competitor analyses
• Though this experience you will be able to gain lifelong lessons including positioning skills and technical knowledge

What we look for

We are looking for hungry and driven individuals who demonstrate strong ability to be proactive and think outside the box. We are also looking for people who are sociable and have high EQ, and be able to build ties with people from a range of business cultures and backgrounds. Confident and articulate, you should also have good analytical skills and technical knowledge on investments in general. Above all you’ll be ready to soak up new sales and marketing ideas and concepts and take on whatever responsibility comes your way.

Skills and requirements

• Student in the penultimate year of undergraduate or master’s programme
• Strong interest in financial services industry
• Good academic performance
• Initiative and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent level of written and verbal communication / presentation skills
• Proficiency in English and Chinese
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office applications
• Proactive and positive attitude, welcoming with enthusiasm new initiatives and learning opportunities
• Well-organised and attentive to details

How to apply

Please submit your CV and motivation letter through this direct link or fidelityrecruitment.com/asia-pacific by Tuesday, 28 February 2017. Within your movitation letter, please state your reasons for applying to Fidelity International and our Busienss Summer Internship Programme.

For any enquiries in Asia Pacific, you can email us at mycareer@fil.com.