Market Growth and Business Development (Internship)

About The Company
Mind the Bridge is a global innovation advisory firm that empowers economies through entrepreneurship and innovation. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Barcelona Seoul New York and Milan it has been working as an international bridge at the intersection between startups and corporates since 2007. Mind the Bridge scouts filters and works with 10000 startups a year supporting global corporations with open innovation initiatives that translate into curated deals with startups (POCs. procurement investments and/or acquisitions). It also provides corporates with advisory services and benchmarking on innovation strategies and structures. Mind the Bridge developed MTB Ecosystem an AI-powered open innovation matching platform for innovation ecosystem hubs and corporates.

About The Role
As a vital member of our Growth and Business Development team youll spearhead the exploration and assessment of potential growth opportunities within our existing markets and projects. Your primary focus will be on identifying and nurturing strategic relationships with key prospects assessing their needs and aligning our solutions to drive business expansion.
Furthermore as part of projects such as Corporate Startup Stars ( you will analyze the open innovation activities of several corporates internationally. The work requires the ability to develop a deep understanding of a companys innovation activities and how large enterprises work with startups. Youll be working directly with the Managng Director Europe. This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about open innovation and Business Development within one of the top advisory companies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research to identify new potential clients and partners
• Study large enterprises innovation activities and collaboration with startups
• Proactively reach out to prospects through various channels (emails & social media mainly) to establish connections and nurture relationships
• Collaborate closely with the wider team to optimize lead-generation strategies
• Effectively communicate the value proposition of our products/services to potential clients
• Manage and maintain a pipeline of leads and opportunities in our CRM system
• Provide insights and feedback to enhance our sales and marketing strategies
• A small part of your time will be dedicated to following startup and technology scouting projects for our clients

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Marketing or related field
• Proven track record in business development or sales
• Ideally some experience in the world of Open Innovation Venture Capital or Startups
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage complex projects/processes and to feel comfortable with chaos
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to achieving goals
• English language proficiency and you speak another European language
• Pitch ideas and produce well-crafted presentations

Why Join Us

At Mind the Bridge we consider junior talent as one of the great assets this company has. We are happy to give responsibilities as early as one deserves without looking at age or tenure. This position represents a great learning opportunity across the board in the fields of business development & Sales Open Innovation Account Management and Technology Scouting.

Employment Type
Internship Full-time

Location
Hybrid i.e. 4 days on site (Barcelona) and 1 day remote per week.

Perks
Unlimited holidays flexible location great office and more!