Our Zurich Office is looking for an Intern for its Investor Relations team to start in February 2026 for a duration of 6 months.
Why Ardian?
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of USD 180bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 1,050+ employees working from 19 offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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
- Excellent skills in German and English (verbal and written); French skills are a strong plus
Profile
- Final-year university student or recent graduate (MA/BA) 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 135+ professionals. For further information on our team and its activities, please visit: https://www.ardian.com/investor-relations
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What We Do
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$130bn managed or advised in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base.
Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world.
Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 850 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of round 1,000 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Fund of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt.
