Region Market Development Intern- Norwalk CT- College Program 2025

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Mercer is a globally recognized leader in human capital and benefits consulting and Mercer’s Region Market Development (RMD) ensures that Mercer brings its full scope consulting capabilities in helping employers solve some of their most critical challenges in healthcare, financial security, and career development. RMD is comprised of Sales Professionals and Client Relationship Managers within Mercer.

These professionals work very closely with our prospects and clients regarding their HR and People strategies delivering advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce.

As a Region Market Development Intern, you will work closely with senior sales professionals and relationship managers in the pursuit of new clients, in ensuring cross line of business communication is ongoing, and that market capabilities promotional pieces are updated and ready for client presentation. Our stimulating and learning-filled environment will help you build strong relationships with your colleagues and our clients. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to see global consultancy in action.

A Region Market Development Intern can expect to:

• Develop an awareness of Mercer’s consulting expertise and client development methods.
• Conduct research on client companies using external published sources and Mercer internal information.
• Help write and structure client communications, including proposals, reports, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Support Mercer’s sales process by ensuring cross line of business communication is ongoing, keeping activities log up-to-date, and ensuring that the client relationship management system is updated with all new opportunities and activities.
• Provide analytical support on key projects related to sales, revenue, and pipeline analysis
• Become familiar with the CRM (client relationship system) and other tools to help maintain pipeline hygiene and conduct research. These tools include: Salesforce, LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, MiEdge, and Factiva, among others.
• Support Relationship Manager/Office Leader by developing marketing plans and external client marketing events for the office; Help in the planning and execution of client and prospect events through lead qualification and conversion, contact research, and maintenance of master invite lists.

Qualified candidates for a Region Market Development Intern position will have:

• Progress towards a bachelor’s degree in PR, communications, marketing, business, management, business-related areas.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience using SalesForce a strong plus.
• Experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator a strong plus.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment with rapidly changing priorities and demands.
• Strong business acumen paired with intellectual curiosity.
• Seeking local candidates who have the ability to work in the Norwalk CT office in -person during the summer.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be challenged to deliver impactful solutions for major organizations and have a direct impact on their employees
• Fine tune your natural skills and learn new ones
• Opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the industry
• First hand exposure to client work
• Fun social and professional development

WHAT’S NEXT?

• Candidates must apply via the Mercer careers website to be considered. You will be contacted only if you are selected for a first-round interview. 

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Please note that at this time, the Company does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to these positions or to provide these positions as OPT or CPT.

COMPANY PROFILE: Mercer

Mercer is a global consulting leader helping clients around the world advance the health, wealth, and performance of their most vital asset — their people. Clients include a majority of the companies in the Fortune 1000 and FTSE 100, as well as medium- and small-market organizations and government entities.

As a global force of more than 22,000 unique individuals whose mission is to enhance the health, wealth and careers of more than 110 million people worldwide, we are united by a single idea — to make lives better tomorrow through the actions we take today. Mercer’s more than 22,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in