Innovation Consultant - Internship

About The Company
Mind the Bridge is a global organization that provides innovation advisory services for corporates and startups. With HQs in San Francisco (CA) and offices in London, Italy, and Spain, we have been working as an international bridge at the intersection between Startups and Corporations since 2007. We scout, filter, and work with 1500+ startups a year. We support global corporations in their innovation quest driving open innovation initiatives that often translate into curated deals with startups (namely PoCs, licensing, investments, and/or acquisitions).Overall, you'll be working in a young, diverse, fast-paced environment that tries to stimulate the constant growth of employees by fostering their entrepreneurial attitude.

About The Role
As part of its advisory business, Mind the Bridge assesses the open innovation activities of several corporates internationally. You will be supporting the analysis of such activities by studying large, international companies. The work requires the ability to develop a deep understanding of a company’s open innovation activities and of how large corporates work with startups. In particular, you will be assessing corporate-startup collaborations under the different categories of Venture Client, Investment, M&A, Venture Builder, etc. This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about open innovation, the hottest business topic of the past few years, within one of the top advisory companies.

You Are a Fit If

• You are knowledgeable about the open innovation/startup scene
• You have English language proficiency and you speak Spanish or Italian
• You are able to expose findings in a neat, efficient way
• You are able to digest high volumes of information, sum it up, and package it in a professional way
• You have the ability to pitch ideas and produce well-crafted presentations
• You are available for 6 months.

About Your Soft Skills

• You are CURIOUS and have a high desire to learn
• You are passionate about innovation
• You have an entrepreneurial, can-do attitude
• You are proactive in identifying problems (and solving them)
• You like to give and receive feedback from team members
• You are able to prioritize tasks and act on sudden deadlines

Employment Type
Internship, Full-time

Location
Hybrid i.e. 4 days on site and 1 day remote per week.

Perks
Unlimited holidays, flexible location, great office and more!