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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Skills Required
- Final-year university student or recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
- Relevant work or internship experience in financial services, consulting, marketing, or a related field
- Domiciled and eligible to work in Switzerland
- Excellent German and English verbal and written skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
- Client-oriented approach and high quality standards
- Strong multitasking and organizational skills
- Reliable team player with strong interpersonal competencies
- Ability to create convincing content
- Keen interest in private markets
- French language skills
- Data visualization skills
Ardian Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ardian and has not been reviewed or approved by Ardian.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is frequently described as strong, with supplemental coverage in Europe and solid medical offerings highlighted in the U.S. Feedback suggests this contributes meaningfully to perceived total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, Europe-specific days such as RTT, and signals of generous parental leave are cited as strengths. Feedback suggests these provisions are a notable advantage in several offices.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A broad employee-shareholder base is emphasized, aligning incentives and offering accessible ownership participation. Feedback suggests this ownership mindset adds long-term value for staff.
Ardian Insights
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.
