Business Development Sales Intern

Company

Mercer

Description

• We are seeking a
• Business Development
• Intern to join
• Mercer Investments

. This role will be based in our Milan Office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

The

Business Development role is accountable for the successful execution of Mercer Italy’s sales plan across the Investments & Retirement segments, working with domestic and regional stakeholders to achieve Au M and revenue growth goals.

The role is expected to develop and execute a robust sales strategy, participate in direct prospecting activities in collaboration with Italian and regional colleagues, and support go-to-market efforts by selling across the continuum of investment services—from database and tools to investment consultancy and portfolio solutions.

We will count on you to

• Strategy & Financials
• Support the execution of the Italian Au M and sales growth strategy in alignment with Mercer Investments’ regional priorities and goals.
• Contribute to the delivery of growth plans by supporting sales activity, pipeline follow-up, and commercial coordination to help drive profitable growth for the Investments & Retirement business in Italy.
• Help maintain accurate and up-to-date tracking of Mercer Italy’s Investments & Retirement pipeline across sales initiatives, segments, and propositions.
• Assist with best-practice business development activities, including client research, opportunity identification, information gathering, and support for solution design.
• Follow Mercer Investments’ risk management, governance, and compliance requirements, and elevate issues where appropriate.
• Growth & Clients
• Support business development activity to help position Mercer as a leading investment solutions provider in Italy.
• Assist senior colleagues in the coordination of key sales initiatives across internal and external channels and segments.
• Contribute to the preparation and follow-up of direct sales activity and prospecting efforts.
• Help identify opportunities to leverage relationships across the Marsh organization to support commercial activity and growth in AUM.
• Support growth initiatives in line with Mercer’s commercial disciplines, regulatory requirements, and risk controls.
• People & Leadership
• Develop commercial knowledge and sales skills through on-the-job learning, coaching, and self-training.
• Build strong working relationships across the team and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Stay up to date with relevant product, market, regulatory, and sales requirements.

What you need to have

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, or related.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Excel; familiarity with Power Point.
• Prior internship or part-time experience in sales, market research or client service is preferred but not required.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.

We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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