Summer Associate, Client Service, Portuguese Speaker 2027

About the role

You will own the full lifecycle of end-to-end client-expert communications, acting as the primary link between our clients and the niche experts they seek. In this role, you will spend a significant portion of your day screening, negotiating, and positioning the best possible expert matches for live client projects. You will leverage AI-powered sourcing tools to map complex industry value chains and identify relevant advisors across the globe. This position requires you to understand the project and market context as well as the legal and regulatory environment in which our clients and experts operate. You will be responsible for maintaining a client-first mindset while multitasking across multiple parallel workstreams under tight deadlines. Success in this role means you are gritty, resilient, and ready to roll up your sleeves to make things happen in a fast-paced environment.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Owning end-to-end client-expert communications, spending a significant part of your day on the phone screening and negotiating with relevant experts to position the best possible matches for your clients' requests.
• Leveraging AI-powered sourcing tools to map complex industry value chains and identify and engage with relevant experts.
• Understanding the project and market context and the legal and regulatory environment in which your clients and experts operate.
• Ensuring success for our Summer Associates by giving you an introduction to the business world without being pigeonholed into any one industry or profession.
• Developing transferable commercial and client management skills spanning professional communications, negotiation, persuasion, project and time management.
• Participating in a unique training curriculum and intense on-the-job coaching, helping you develop highly transferable commercial and managerial skills.
• Working in an inspiring, high-energy, merit-based environment with ambitious peers.
• Using tech-enabled workflows to meet tight deadlines while regularly upskilling on new tools, including those powered by AI, to improve your professional output.
• Contributing to live client projects for leading investment funds, strategy consultancies, and Fortune 500 companies.
• Collaborating with global teams to connect clients with expert knowledge across the world.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Junior (Class of 2028).
• Strong academic credentials (undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or above).
• Noteworthy extracurricular achievement throughout school and university.
• Internship experience evidencing an interest in business is a plus.
• Fluent English and Portuguese is required.
• Work authorization in the United States; we do not sponsor visas but will consider applicants with STEM/OPT eligibility.

Practical notes

Start date is June 7, 2027.

End date is August 13, 2027.

Duration is 10 weeks.

Internship compensation is $15,384.62 for a 10-week program.

Work authorization in the United States is required; we do not sponsor visas but will consider applicants with STEM/OPT eligibility.

The role is a frontline, communications-intensive position that requires multitasking across parallel workstreams. You will own end-to-end client-expert communications, leveraging AI-powered sourcing tools to map industry value chains and identify relevant experts. Your responsibilities include screening and negotiating with experts, understanding project and market context, and ensuring legal and regulatory awareness. Success in this role is defined by your ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with a client-first mindset. You will receive an introduction to the business world without being pigeonholed, developing transferable commercial and client management skills. The program includes a unique training curriculum and intense on-the-job coaching. You will work with leading investment funds, strategy consultancies, and Fortune 500 companies, connecting them with niche experts across the globe. This is an opportunity to have immediate personal impact and upskill regularly on new tools, including those powered by AI. The environment is high-energy, merit-based, and inspiring, surrounded by ambitious peers. The engagement runs for 10 weeks from June 7, 2027, to August 13, 2027, in New York.