Intern- Strategic Partnerships (QC08532)

Role: Intern- Strategic Partnerships

Team: Partnerships

Duration: 6 months

ABOUT THE ROLE

This isn’t a shadow-and-observe internship. You’ll be embedded in the Partnerships team from week one, owning the operational backbone that keeps our partner ecosystem running - tracking, tooling, and coordination across a growing partner base. Over 6 months, you’ll move through a deliberate learning arc: starting with operations, then getting exposure to how we recruit, enable, and manage partners at scale. If you perform, you’ll be offered a full-time role. Simple as that.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage and maintain partner data across CRM and partner portals - ensuring records are accurate, updated, and actionable

Track partner activity, pipeline, and status using spreadsheets and internal dashboards; flag blockers proactively

Coordinate operational workflows between the partnerships team and cross-functional stakeholders (sales, product, marketing)

Support outreach and first-touch coordination as we expand our partner pipeline (recruitment phase)

Assist in building onboarding materials and resources that help new partners get up to speed faster (enablement phase)

Monitor partner health metrics and prepare regular reports for internal review

Identify and document process gaps; propose and test improvements to how we run partner ops

You’ll start by owning the operational layer - the systems, data, and processes that make everything else possible. As you build context, you’ll get hands-on exposure to how we source and sign new partners, how we set them up for success, and how we manage long-term relationships. By the end, you’ll have a complete picture of what it takes to build and run a partner program - not just one slice of it.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Must-haves

Comfortable across tools - CRMs, spreadsheets, project trackers, comms platforms

Structured thinker who can break ambiguous problems into clear next steps

Strong written communication; can send a crisp update or a clear email

Ownership mindset - follows through without being chased

Final-year student or recent grad in any discipline

Good-to-haves

Prior exposure to partnerships, business development, or sales operations

Experience with CRM tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar)

Familiarity with automation tools (Zapier, Make, Notion, etc.)

Analytical mindset - comfortable interpreting basic metrics and building reports

Interest in building things, not just maintaining them

WHY JOIN US

Real PPO upside. This role has a clear conversion path. Do the work well, and you’ll get an offer - no ambiguity.

You’ll own work, not tasks. We don’t believe in coffee-run internships. You’ll have real responsibilities with real stakes from week one.

End-to-end exposure. Most partnership roles specialize early. Here, you’ll see all four phases of the partner lifecycle within a single internship.

Fast feedback loop. Small team, close to leadership - you’ll know exactly how you’re doing and what to improve.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

You’re someone who gets things done quietly and thoroughly. You probably already use personal systems to stay organised, you don’t need to be told twice, and you find operational chaos mildly offensive. You want to understand how businesses grow through relationships, not just read about it. A full-time role in partnerships is the goal, and you’re willing to earn it.