Partnership Associate Intern

About Us

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.

Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.

Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:

• Circles.Life: A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.

• Circles Aspire: A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.

• Jetpac: Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.

Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.

About This Role

We're seeking a Partnerships Associate Intern who possesses skills in relationship building, research, and stakeholder engagement. In this role, your primary responsibilities will involve supporting the team and organization in the research, engagement, and onboarding of potential partners and stakeholders for Circles. You'll play a crucial role in conveying the Circles narrative to businesses and foundations, while facilitating connections between potential partners for our partnership-related campaigns. 

Moreover, you'll be joining us during an exciting period as we're currently in the process of developing a groundbreaking loyalty program that will revolutionise how Circles brings joy to our customers. You'll have the opportunity to shadow the team as we collaborate to create and implement this innovative program.

As a Partnerships Associate Intern, you'll collaborate closely with various business units to maintain and update dashboards, ensuring that the team stays aligned with our goals. You'll also have the chance to take the lead on short-term growth projects. In these projects, you'll learn how to establish meaningful success metrics and actively share your discoveries and insights with the broader team. Your contributions will play a key role in our pursuit of partnership success.

What You'll Do

1. Partnership Management 
- Full ownership of assigned partner accounts providing executional and analytical support
- Independent and reliable team member with keen sense of time management and the ability to complete assigned tasks promptly

Tasks may include:

• Crafting written materials aimed at engaging potential partners and prospects
• Assisting in team meetings and organising tasks for upcoming meetings - Facilitating partnership contracts 
• Maintaining the Circles.Life pipeline using Excel - Scheduling meetings and documenting meeting notes 

2. Research & Reporting
- Natural curiosity towards digital trends and behaviours

Tasks may include:

• Investigating and identifying trends among customers to strategically target potential partners
• Conducting research on individuals and organizations for meeting briefs, engagement materials, and proposals 
• Exploring partnership models and approaches adopted by peer organizations 

We anticipate that the tasks mentioned will be accomplished through a cooperative and comprehensive approach, in harmony with our Circles mission.

What We're Looking For

• Good command of English
• Strong aptitude for problem-solving, decision making and troubleshooting complex issues with the ability to organize and prioritize work
• Be comfortable with going out of your comfort zone, seizing opportunities to learn and grow at a much faster pace
• Prior internship experience is preferred
• Ability to collaborate across functional teams and communicate complex ideas clearly
• Have a digital mindset and passionate about disrupting the future

Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.

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