Corporate Development Intern

Location

Waltham, MA | United States

Job description

The Elevator Pitch  

Do you want to gain hands-on experience in Corporate Development? Are you eager to learn and develop critical skills for your future career? 

In this 10-week Corporate Development Intern role, you will help conduct impactful partner research for the Corporate Development team that focuses. Not only will you be gaining critical market research skills, but you will also have the opportunity to be all aspects of the business (i.e., sales, customer success, finance). 

Success in the Role: What are performance outcomes over the first half and second half of the internship you will work toward completing?   

In the first 5 weeks, you will: 

• Understand Evolv, our product and culture, what we do, and why we do it 
• Consult with various internal and external leaders to understand business needs, challenges, and pain points
• Research and monitor the broader external market ecosystem for important developments

• Research 1-2 specific technology areas 
• Support the sourcing of potential companies for partnership 
• Embrace our core values by being kind and respectful to others at Evolv and peers within their internship program. 

In the last 5 weeks, you will: 

• Synthesize all findings and align them with various technology areas 
• Provide a thorough overview of 1-2 potential technology areas, which includes highlighting growth within the external market, the business need, and the customer need 
• Bring forth recommendations for key companies/technologies to partner with, including preliminary company research 

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis? 

Communication 

• Develop 1-2 market intelligence briefs that highlight the importance of new technology areas 
• Connect with 3-5 business leaders to understand pain points in the business 
• Research our customers’ opinions to understand pain points with the current product suite 
• Connect daily with the Corporate Development team 
  
  

Technical development 

• Become proficient in market research tools (i.e., Salesforce, Crunchbase) 
• Conduct financial analyses to build business cases around various technology areas 
  
  

Problem solving 

• Turn research into actionable insights by making 2-3 recommendations per new technology area research (i.e., partnership opportunities) 
• Think outside the box to recommend new innovative solutions 

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team?  

• You will be joining the Corporate Development Team, reporting to the Senior Strategy Consultant. 
• The team culture is one based on building trust, collaboration, on-going development through kindness, authenticity, courage, drive and fun!   

Where is the role located?  

• The location of this role is based in Waltham, MA with some flexibility in being remote some days.  We do not rovide relocation assistance at this time.

What is the pay range?

• The hourly pay range for this internship position is $22-$26 an hour. Our pay ranges are determined by your current level of education.

Benefits

If you want to solve one of the most difficult issues of our time and save lives doing it, you want to work at Evolv. We are passionate, knowing that what we do and how we do it can affect life or death situations for our customers. At Evolv, you will have unparalleled exposure to all aspects of our business, working with a talented team that shares our vision for a safer world. If you are inspired by invention and gain satisfaction from seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture, Evolv will be a great fit.

• Evolv Technology (“Evolv”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace, and all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where we operate. Evolv will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
• Evolv is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of the job application process, please connect with us at [email protected] .

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