Salary Unpaid

Are you a bit mad, very driven, and excited about building new things? Look no further! The Shortcut is seeking 2 Account Management Interns to join our team! We are a talent accelerator, helping people to enter the tech world by either creating a startup or joining one. We're a community-driven non-profit part of Startup Foundation, alongside eg. Slush and Maria01. We support our community through events, workshops and trainings to develop skills needed in high growth companies.


The general scope of your responsibility will consist of:

  • Prospecting potential partners for The Shortcut’s activities

  • Building and fostering long-term strategic partner relationships with The Shortcut’s partners, and managing partner data

  • Participating in creating value offerings to potential partners in collaboration with Service Designers.

  • Communicating partner needs within The Shortcut’s organisation and helping event and program teams execute partner needs

  • Improving the sales funnel at The Shortcut in collaboration with Partnership and Marketing teams.

  • Creating Case Studies on our existing and new products

  • Working on several pitches at the same time while reaching deadlines

  • Supporting our Program team with feedback from customer interaction


You are/have:

  • Energized and driven by subjects such as talent development, diversity in tech and the Shortcut mission

  • Ambitious, willing to grow in sales and account management, and seeking to demonstrate your abilities

  • Ambitious, willing to grow as a salesperson, and hungry for those deals

  • Smooth on the phone, and awesome face to face

  • You love talking to new people and enjoy the after-party after conferences and utilising every networking opportunity

  • Have experience or exposure to CRM Tools.

  • Structured and organized, you have a method to your madness

  • Able to respond to challenges by generating results, getting feedback, and improving based on that feedback


We offer:

  • Platform to showcase your ability and increase your employability

  • Hands-on experience with measuring social impact, data management processes and conducting research

  • Access to networking opportunities

  • Working with a diverse community of driven, likeminded doers

Please send us a letter of motivation describing what interests you about the position and The Shortcut, as well as your CV via The Hub so we can get to know you better by January 8th, 2020. In the meanwhile, should you have any questions, contact Debarati on our Partnerships Team.

For more information or questions please contact us at debarati.rakshit@theshortcut.org

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Work life balance
Work life balance

Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
The Shortcut

The Shortcut is an impact-driven non-profit organization dedicated to professional integration, career transformation and entrepreneurship in Finland. We are deeply embedded in the startup ecosystem, funded by the Startup Foundation and are a sister organization to Slush, Maria 01 and Junction. We bridge the gap between job seekers and companies in Finland by providing in-demand training and fostering a growth mindset in the community.

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