MPOWER Financing

THE COMPANY

MPOWER’s borderless loans enable students from around the world to realize their full academic & career potential by attending top universities in the U.S and Canada. 

As a mission oriented FinTech / EdTech company, we move extremely fast and leverage the latest technologies, global best practices, and heavy analytics to tackle one of the biggest challenges in financial inclusion. We’re backed by over $150 million in equity capital from top global investors, which enables our fast-growth and provides our company with financial stability and a clear path to an IPO over the coming years.

Our global team is composed of ex-management consultants, financial services and technology professionals, and other experts in their respective fields. We work hard, have fun, and believe greatly in our cause. For us, MPOWER’s mission of making this mission is personal.

As a member of our team, you’ll be challenged to think quickly, act autonomously, and constantly grow, creatively in an environment where fast change and exponential growth is the norm. Ideation and implementation happens very quickly. We value feedback and emphasize personal and professional development by providing the resources you need to further your skills and grow with the company. MPOWER is committed to cultivating your strengths and curiosity and helping you make an immediate impact.

MPOWER has been named one of the Best FinTechs to work for by American Banker for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. We pride ourselves in being a “growth company for grown-ups”, where there are no pool tables but there are great health, education, and maternity/paternity benefits instead. Our team diversity has been recognized as well; we’re one of the most diverse staff in the world in terms of nationality, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, and educational backgrounds.

As a Business Development Intern at MPOWER Financing, you will support the Growth team which includes the Sales, Marketing and Product functions. The mission is to build outreach strategies for student loans with data driven recommendations. You will get an exposure to real-world business development strategies and practices.

THE INTERNSHIP - Business Development (Washington D.C)

As a Business Development Intern at MPOWER Financing, you will support the Growth team which includes the Sales, Marketing and Product functions. The mission is to build outreach strategies for student loans with data driven recommendations. You will get an exposure to real-world business development strategies and practices.

We’re looking for interns who can think creatively and analytically, embrace ambiguity and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong solution-focused mindset.

You will lead projects within scopes below:

• Conducting market research to identify potential clients, market trends, and competitive landscape
• Analyzing industry data and trends to assist in the development of targeted business strategies and enabling informed decision making
• Drafting processes and project plans for current and future GTM strategies for effective internal and external communication to penetrate the international student loan segment
• The focus will be on GTM for LATAM markets, including Mexico, Colombia and Brazil 

THE QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree in business related field, postgraduate degree preferred
• Prior work experience in sales, business, strategy teams with global exposure is a plus
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish - native or near-native proficiency in Spanish required. 
• Some understanding of the cultural specificities in Latin America
• Strong business acumen, tech-savvy, project management skills and data-driven
• Ability to think "big picture" and also work at a tactical level 
• International experience is a plus - international students welcomed 
• Strong Analytical skills - database management / Sales Force or Tableau skills
• Self-starter who can work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability present complex information clearly and concisely to different stakeholders

A passion for financial inclusion and access to higher education are an indication of good fit, as well as comfort working with a global team across multiple time zones and locations!

In addition, you should be comfortable working in a fast growth environment, meaning a small agile team, with fast-evolving roles and responsibilities, variable workload, tight deadlines, and a high degree of autonomy.