Deal Origination Intern
- BC, Canada
- Bear Mountain, BC, Canada
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Job Description
This internship offers meaningful exposure to deal origination, relationship management, and business development within a fast-growing private investment firm. Interns work directly alongside junior and senior origination professionals and are encouraged to bring new ideas and improve existing processes.
Conferences & Events
Assist with deal flow tracking and management, ensuring opportunities are logged and progressing through the pipeline
Support broader marketing initiatives including deal announcements and firm communications
Process Improvement & Innovation
As interns and junior professionals grow, they will have increasing opportunities to attend external events, represent the firm, and build their own network of industry relationships. The ability to engage comfortably with new people - from senior executives to peers - is a skill we actively develop and value.
Required Qualifications
Investing in the Growth Engine of America® | www.StarMountainCapital.com
This internship offers meaningful exposure to deal origination, relationship management, and business development within a fast-growing private investment firm. Interns work directly alongside junior and senior origination professionals and are encouraged to bring new ideas and improve existing processes.
Conferences & Events
- Support preparation for industry conferences (e.g., ACG events) by researching and prioritizing attendees based on relevance to deal sourcing efforts - evaluating firms for potential collaboration and deal flow potential
- Draft outreach messaging for meeting requests, communicating Star Mountain's investment criteria and value proposition in a compelling and targeted way
- Send meeting invitations and coordinate scheduling logistics ahead of conferences
- Manage post-event follow-ups on deal opportunities and relationship touchpoints, supporting both junior analysts and senior team members with scheduling and next steps
- Mine internal and external contact databases to support outbound email campaigns and telephone outreach, generating deal leads and meeting opportunities on behalf of the origination team
- Build relationships with business owners, investment banks, private equity firms, accounting firms, commercial banks, and other financial constituents
- Support account coverage efforts by ensuring relationships are assigned to the appropriate senior lead or MD, and that coverage is current and well-maintained
Assist with deal flow tracking and management, ensuring opportunities are logged and progressing through the pipeline
Support broader marketing initiatives including deal announcements and firm communications
Process Improvement & Innovation
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) and quickly adopt new platforms and systems as they are introduced
- Proactively identify inefficiencies and propose improvements to existing workflows and processes - Star Mountain actively welcomes new ideas
- Demonstrate a growth mindset: openness to training, feedback, and expanding your skill set within a dynamic team environment
- The responsibilities listed above represent the core focus areas of this role, but this is a dynamic position within a fast-moving team. The intern will be expected to support the origination group more broadly as needs arise - pitching in on ad hoc projects, stepping up during busy periods, and adapting to evolving priorities. Flexibility, initiative, and a willingness to take on whatever is most useful to the team are essential.
- Support ad hoc research, data gathering, and analysis as requested by senior and junior team members
- Assist with internal administrative and operational tasks tied to deal origination and business development
- Take on special projects or initiatives as they emerge throughout the internship
As interns and junior professionals grow, they will have increasing opportunities to attend external events, represent the firm, and build their own network of industry relationships. The ability to engage comfortably with new people - from senior executives to peers - is a skill we actively develop and value.
Required Qualifications
- Current undergraduate student (sophomore or junior preferred) enrolled in a relevant business, communications, or liberal arts program
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); experience with CRM software a plus
- Openness to using AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT; comfort picking up new technologies quickly
- History of professional and academic success with a high degree of intellectual curiosity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the confidence and personality to engage with senior business executives in both telephone and in-person settings
- Highly collaborative with the ability to work effectively alongside professionals at all levels, internally and externally
- Organized, detail-oriented, punctual, and proactive - able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines
- A positive, solutions-oriented attitude in every interaction
- Curiosity and openness to learning in a fast-paced environment
- Comfort starting conversations with people you've never met
- The drive to identify problems and suggest improvements proactively
- Reliability: doing what you say you'll do, when you say you'll do it
- Hunger to grow your career and build long-term industry relationships
- Highlight any experience with outreach, sales, relationship management, or client-facing roles - even informal ones
- Mention specific tools you've used: CRM platforms, Microsoft Office, AI tools, or research databases
- If you've organized events, managed communications, or led a project, tell us about it - these translate directly to this role
- A cover letter is your chance to show us how you communicate and why Star Mountain specifically interests you
Investing in the Growth Engine of America® | www.StarMountainCapital.com
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Responsibilities
Support conference preparation, targeted outreach, relationship management, and deal-flow tracking for the origination team. Assist with marketing, research, administrative tasks, and process improvements, while adapting to ad hoc team priorities.
Requirements
Applicants should be current undergraduate students, preferably sophomores or juniors, in a relevant business, communications, or liberal arts program. They should have strong communication and organizational skills, professional and academic success, curiosity, and the ability to use Microsoft Office and learn CRM and AI tools.
Skills
- Deal Origination
- Relationship Management
- Business Development
- Outreach
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Research
- Event Coordination
- Deal Flow Management
- Microsoft Office
- CRM Software
- AI Tools
- Process Improvement
- Organization
- Time Management
- Networking
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Sales
- Marketing
- Administrative
Keywords
- Deal Origination
- Private Equity
- Private Investment
- Business Development
- Relationship Management
- Deal Sourcing
- Deal Flow
- Account Coverage
- Outbound Email Campaigns
- Telephone Outreach
- Conference Support
- Event Coordination
- Meeting Scheduling
- Contact Databases
- CRM Software
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Artificial Intelligence
- Marketing Communications
- Process Improvement
- Research
- Data Gathering
- Analysis
- Networking
- Investment Criteria