People Operations Summer Intern

People Operations Summer Intern

Location: San Francisco

Firm Overview

Financial Technology Partners is one of the most successful boutique investment banks on Wall Street. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in NYC and London, FT Partners has advised on some of the most meaningful transactions in the high-growth Financial Technology sector in recent years.  We offer a full suite of financial and strategic advisory services, including merger and acquisition advisory, private capital raising and capital markets advisory. The Financial Technology sector is a dynamic industry that encompasses the convergence of financial services and technology. We are a 250+ global firm that prides itself on having an extremely collegial and energetic culture. Every member of the organization is expected to meaningfully contribute to the Firm’s success. Senior bankers at the Firm are formerly of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Evercore and Barclays.

Role Description

The People Operations (PO) internship is a 10-week program that begins in late May and runs through early August 2025. The PO Intern will perform a wide array of operational activities in a fast-paced, high-profile environment. The Intern will work in a team-based setting to gain exposure to all facets of the People Operations function and full employee life-cycle. Exposure to various People Operations functions includes performance management, training and development, recruitment, coordination of Summer Analyst Programs and exit interviews. The Intern will interface with senior and junior-level employees on engagement projects and other ad hoc assignments.

What are the unique opportunities of this role?

This is an unparalleled opportunity to work at an elite investment bank – and the only one exclusively dedicated to FinTech. From day one you will be hands-on working in an apprenticeship-style model gaining exposure to all facets of People Operations. 

In this role, you will:

• Prepare summer review cycle materials for roundtables
• Update welcome / onboarding guides and other materials coordination
• Assist with US Summer Intern team coordination
• Maintain Summer and Full-time Analyst Program training calendar
• Act as the SF training room liaison
• Maintain, track and analyze data
• Note taking on exit interviews
• Other ad hoc tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Master students with a graduation date of December 2025 – May 2026
• All degrees considered, Human Resources or business-focus preferred
• GPA 3.30 or greater
• Strong interest in People Operations
• Microsoft Office tools, emphasis on PowerPoint and Excel
• Tech-savvy
• High attention to detail
• Ability to operate with confidentiality
• Ability to prioritize
• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and a drive for excellence
• Team player, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial
• Permanent U.S. work authorization required. FT Partners will not sponsor applicants for work visas at application or in the future.

Why FT Partners?

• Managing Partner and Managing Directors formerly of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan
• Award-winning execution; Investment Bank of the Year / Boutique of the Year Awards
• Executing both billion dollar and early stage / high-growth VC transactions
• Unparalleled deal flow with premier client base
• Dominant footprint in the one of largest sectors: financial technology
• Close-knit, rapidly growing team 

Selected transactions include advising:

• Divvy's $2.5 billion Sale to Bill.com
• GreenSky’s $2.2 billion Sale to Goldman Sachs
• Forge’s $2 billion Merger with Motive Capital Corp.
• Truebill’s $1.3 billion Sale to Rocket Companies
• Revolut's $1.3 billion Financing at a $33 billion Valuation
• Finicity’s $1 billion Sale to Mastercard
• Velocity Global’s $400 million Series B Financing
• SpotOn’s $300 million Series F Financing at a $3.6 billion Valuation
• Bilt’s $200 million Financing at a $3.1 billion Valuation
• Newfront’s $200 million Financing at a $2.2 billion Valuation
• Lumin Digital’s $160 million Growth Financing
• CloudWalk’s $150 million Financing at a ~$2.2 billion Valuation

Salary

The annual salary for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $68,640. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: Financial Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact People Operations.