From: MIT Sloan British Business Club
Date: October 31, 2020
Subject: MIT Sloan British Business Club - Newsletter



Happy Halloween!

(Fun fact: Halloween traditions originated in Britain and Ireland, where it was also known as All Hallows' Eve)

We hope you're having a spooky weekend and staying warm! We also hope for those with loved ones in the UK, they are staying healthy and safe as England goes into national lockdown.

We have two upcoming events and some new job opportunities to share with you, details below.
 

Events

Thursday 12th November, 12.45-14.00, British Business Club Mixer with LBS North America Club
Join us as we hold a social mixer with members of the LBS (London Business School) North America Club! We will host breakout rooms for Sloanies to exchange business school experiences and get to know your peers currently studying in the UK. This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about living in the UK and navigating the UK job market, as well as a low-stress way to make some trans-Atlantic connections! Feel free to bring lunch!

Register here

Monday 16th November, 17.30-18.30, British Business Club presents... Scone Baking Class
BBC member and master baker Sophia Xing (MBA '21) will be teaching us via Zoom how to prepare homemade sweet and savoury scones - we hope you'll join us for this delicious event!

Register here
 

Job Opportunities

Company: Microsoft
Role: FT Marketing Opportunities (MBA Aspire program)
Location: Reading
Description: What makes Microsoft a great place for marketers? We have amazing products used by billions of people. We have an incredible diversity of businesses. From incumbent brands to challenger brands, and from established markets to emerging markets, we have some of the strongest consumer and enterprise products and services in the world. With an unparalleled depth and breadth of career opportunity and the ability to make a worldwide impact, you can design a career path that is hard to match anywhere. In addition, Microsoft regularly evaluates and evolves the marketing discipline to ensure these roles are designed to increase Microsoft's marketing impact and efficiency while helping our marketing professionals build expertise.

Apply here

Company: Citi
Role: Financial Management, Summer Associate, EMEA
Location: London
Description: The Summer Financial Management Associate Program (FMA) is a Leadership Development Program for MBA or MFin candidates and continues to be a significant feeder pool for the full-time Finance Associate role. Summer Associates have the opportunity to work closely with senior-level finance managers in key functional specialties including Controllers, Treasury, Strategy and Financial Planning & Analysis.

Apply here

Company: Contillio
Role: Business Development & Strategy Manager, Part-time MBA Intern
Location: London
Description: Contilio is a cutting-edge and venture-backed deeptech startup based in London, UK. We use 3D AI (the type that is used in Robotics and Autonomous driving) to build the first intelligent control room for the $12Trn construction industry and enable real-time payments. We are looking for a self-starter and go-getter to join our Business Development & Strategy Team. Based in London and working 20-24 hours per week remotely, you will support the Head of Business Development and the CEO directly with Business Development and Sales, partnerships, customer engagement, and strategic projects. This contract is for a period of 6-months and opportunities for full-time role will be considered for the right candidate.

Apply here

Company: SpeedInvest
Role: Visiting Associate (Internship), Fintech Team
Location: London
Description: Speedinvest is a European venture capital fund with €400M+ AUM and more than 40 investment professionals working from Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Employing a sector-focused investment structure, we fund innovative early-stage technology startups in the areas of Fintech, Digital Health, Consumer Tech, Network Effects, Deep Tech and Industrial Tech. Speedinvest actively deploys its global network and dedicated team of more than 20 in-house operational experts to support our 140+ portfolio companies, including with US market expansion. We are looking to expand our Fintech Team and are hiring Visiting Associates! Examples of our fintech success stories are the Start-Ups Iyzico, Curve, Tide, Wefox, and Billie.

Apply here