Why Ardian?

Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $141bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,300 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. We also provide a specialist service for private clients through Ardian Private Wealth Solutions. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 980+ employees, spread across 15 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia, are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.

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The role

Ardian’s dedicated Customized Solutions team based in Zurich develops and creates proposals for bespoke private market fund solutions that precisely fit our clients’ needs. You will support the team in its global fundraising activities from day one and will play a key role in the team, with responsibilities and opportunities including:

• Supporting the creation of tailored private market fund solution proposals for large institutional investors worldwide
• Transforming complex investment ideas into convincing fundraising content in different private market asset classes including Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Debt and Real Estate
• Developing concise marketing material for Ardian’s bespoke investment programs and working on a wide range of solutions for different client segments globally
• Updating the Customized Solutions’ proposal databases and supporting the development of internal tools and processes
• Participation in the team’s discussions and close collaboration with senior professionals in investment and specialist teams across Ardian
• Opportunity to broaden your knowledge of private markets and develop capabilities in a world-leading private investment house characterized by a growth-oriented entrepreneurial culture

As a member of a young, dynamic and growing team, our Interns have the opportunity to bring in their own initiatives and, based on performance, can take on increasing responsibility throughout their internship, even up to taking the lead on select Customized Solution proposals.

Required skills

• Multi-tasking and organization skills; capable of managing deadlines and working under pressure on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong writing skills and ability to transform complex ideas into convincing high-quality content, combined with a high attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and efficiently; eager to learn on-the-job
• Reliable team player with a broad set of qualitative and quantitative skills, as well as strong interpersonal competencies
• Professional demeanor with excellent skills in English (verbal and written) as well as fluent/native in German and/or French; further language skills are an advantage
• Proficient user of MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint); VBA skills are a plus

Profile

• Penultimate or final-year university student or recent graduate (Master’s or Bachelor’s degree) in Finance, Banking, Business, Economics or related studies with top academic credentials from a leading university
• Relevant internship experience in financial services, consulting or in marketing in comparable industries; prior experience with investment proposal processes (RFIs, RFPs and presentations) is a strong advantage
• Keen interest in private markets, with a basic knowledge of private market investments; previous exposure to fund of funds (primaries, secondaries and co-investments) is a strong advantage
• Eligible to work in Switzerland

About the Team

 Ardian has been a leading provider of high-quality tailored investment
solutions for private market asset classes for more than 25 years.
Ardian’s dedicated Customized Solutions team is based in Zurich and is
responsible for the global fundraising and development of bespoke client
solutions with a variety of portfolio compositions, investment
objectives and targets, including both diversified and focused
portfolios. For further information on our team and its activities,
please visit our page

Other information

Competitive compensation
Lunch voucher

Please submit your application documents in English (cover letter, CV,
academic record and relevant additional documents such as certificates,
reference letters, etc.) including an indication of your earliest
availability in your cover letter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. As a forward thinking organization, we recognize that having people from different backgrounds brings innovation and excellence. Therefore, a diverse and inclusive environment is key to our business success.

Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry, marital status as a victim of domestic violence, pregnancy or child birth (including breastfeeding) or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and not to discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of your employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement and promotion.