Intern - Ventures (Fintech)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global’s Ventures team invests in and incubates early-stage companies that complement the bank and its investment appetite, working closely with founders and hirify.global’s co-founder.

What you will do

• Support commercial, technical, and financial due diligence on investment opportunities, including market sizing, competitor analysis, pricing, customer evidence, product architecture, engineering claims, and financial models.
• Prepare deal materials, track actions, and follow up with founders throughout the deal-making process.
• Contribute to incubated ventures through problem framing, customer research, early prototypes, and launch planning.
• Apply a structured, engineering-led approach to business questions by breaking down problems, testing assumptions, and using AI tools in research, analysis, and writing.
• Monitor relevant sectors and technologies and produce concise research notes for the team.

Requirements

• Final-year student or recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a quantitative discipline.
• Demonstrable experience building software, with the ability to read and assess code, system designs, and data pipelines.
• Ability to form a view on engineering teams’ claims; the role does not involve production software development.
• Demonstrated interest in how businesses operate, compete, and grow.
• Experience in a startup or early-stage environment, or evidence of independently building or launching something with real users.
• Ability to take ownership of work and drive it to completion with limited supervision, seeking guidance when needed.
• Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work, with a working understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in investing or finance.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in London.
• Close collaboration with founders, hirify.global’s co-founder, and the Ventures team.
• Exposure to early-stage investment, venture incubation, and deal-making activities.