Investor Relations Intern - January 2027 I Zurich
At a glance
Junior Investment & Corporate Development role at Ardian. Zurich · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Help relationship managers build and maintain Swiss investor relationships and support fundraising work
- Coordinate fundraising materials with product and investment teams across the group
- Research the Swiss investor landscape and prepare market intelligence
- Organize events and public relations activities, and adapt materials for client presentations
- Handle client records and management reports, while taking on projects and initiatives
What you bring
- You are in your final university year or recently graduated with a business, finance or related degree
- You have relevant work or internship experience in financial services, consulting, marketing or a related area
- You are domiciled in Switzerland and eligible to work there
- You communicate excellently in German and English, both in writing and conversation
- You are comfortable with Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
Who this fits
This internship suits a final-year student or recent graduate interested in private markets and client-facing investor relations. You’ll work with Swiss investor relationship managers and need to live and be eligible to work in Switzerland. Applications must be submitted in German and include the internship reference and your earliest availability.
From the employer
Our Zurich Office employs more than 40 people across investment, investor relations and further teams. The modern office is situated at Bahnhofstrasse, next to Paradeplatz.
The role
The Intern will directly work with Ardian’s relationship managers for Swiss investors. Typical tasks include:
- Supporting Ardian’s Investor Relations professionals in developing and maintaining client relationships and fundraising activities in Switzerland
- Coordination of fundraising materials within the Ardian group (e.g., product/investment teams)
- Market intelligence and research on Swiss investor landscape
- Organizing and preparing events and other PR activities
- Tailoring materials to produce convincing, top-quality client presentations
- Administrative tasks such as client documentation and management reporting
- Own value-add projects and initiatives
Required skills
The ideal candidate should bring:
- Client-oriented approach and high quality standards
- Keen interest in private markets
- Ability to create convincing content; data visualization skills would be a plus
- Strong multi-tasking and organization skills
- Reliable team player with strong interpersonal competencies
- Good knowledge of MS-Office applications (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
- Excellent skills in German and English (verbal and written); French skills are a strong plus
Profile
- Final-year university student or recent graduate (Bachelor/Master) in Business, Finance or a related field
- Relevant work or internship experience in the financial services industry, consulting, marketing or a related field
- Domiciled and eligible to work in Switzerland
About the Team
As Intern you are an integral part of Ardian’s Investor Relations team in Switzerland, which is responsible for developing and maintaining strong, long-lasting partnerships with Swiss investors. Our Swiss team is part of Ardian’s global Investor Relations team of 160+ professionals. For further information on our team and its activities, please visit: https://www.ardian.com/investor-relations
Other information
Competitive compensation
Lunch voucher
Application process
Using the APPLY link on this page, please submit your application documents in German (cover letter, CV, academic record and relevant additional documents such as certificates, reference letters, etc.), specifying in your cover letter the internship reference (Ref: IR2027) as well as an indication of your earliest availability.
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