Business Development Intern

Headquartered in Rome, the company runs operations centers in Lazio and two other locations. Rome Advisors manages assets for more than 200,000 clients through 120 offices. Dress is business casual, and suits come out for client meetings.

The program

Rome Advisors is hiring a Business Development Intern for Jan 2027. This is a sales internship. You will be on calls and writing outreach messages every day, so please apply only if you are comfortable talking to strangers. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Rome team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Your projects

• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams
• Make cold calls to qualified leads and book product demos for the sales manager
• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day
• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details
• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides

What we're looking for

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day
• Basic MS Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products

Preferred qualifications

• Strong network in college clubs or startup communities

What you get out of it

• End-to-end B2B sales process from prospecting to closing
• Cold calling and objection handling, with call reviews from the sales manager
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend

Program dates: Jan 2027, 16 weeks.

Intern pay: $22.50 - $25.00/hr

Benefits for interns

• Return offer opportunities
• Flexible hours
• Home office setup stipend
• Learning and development stipend

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

Apply with your resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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