Internship in Group Strategy and Innovation 80-100%, temporary

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Do you have a passion for innovation and technologies? Do you want to make an impact to shape the future of Insurance, an industry that is seeking to disrupt itself to satisfy the fast-changing needs of its customers?

Join us at Group Strategy and Innovation team for Zurich Insurance. You will have the opportunity to follow your passion and conduct projects that help a 150-year-old global corporate transform itself. In your role, you will have the exposure to startups, academics and technology companies, as well as to senior Zurich executives at Group and Business Units. This experience would prepare you for a career in innovation/business development for corporates and startups alike.

Your Role

As an Intern your main responsibilities will involve:

  • Conduct independent research on insurtech activities, digest industry and technology trends, monitor mergers & acquisitions, and partnership activities in the market. Distill insights into quarterly insurtech reports that will be shared with top executives across Zurich Group worldwide for innovation referencing and decision making.
  • Assist various technology/startup scouting initiatives. Originate scouting focus by discussions with internal functions or business units, clarify potential use cases with startups. Identify suitable startups or technology companies for partnership opportunities, interface with startup hubs, incubators and innovation accelerators, facilitate dialogues between startups and Zurich stakeholders
  • Expedite innovation culture transformation for Zurich. Drive various innovation events, such as hackathons, coding bootcamps, conferences and panel discussions by working closely with Marketing, Communications, Events colleagues

Your Skills and Experience

As an Intern your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

  • Holding or completing a master’s degree in business, engineering or science. Prior project or internship experiences in strategy/business development, marketing in corporates or startups are highly valued
  • Capable of managing projects or tasks independently while involving stakeholders. Sound judgement backed by logical reasoning and quantitative analysis
  • Remain end-result driven, ability to adapt to fast changing variables
  • Fluent in English for business, good skills with mainstream office Software

Additional Information

Primary work location is Zurich. If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter Dominique Josephine Vögeli is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

You can find additional information about Zurich as an employer and about the candidate journey on our career site.

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Who we are

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc. Our talent acquisition and hiring processes respect this commitment daily. Join Zurich and be part of this culture.

Information for recruitment agencies

Zurich accepts no unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We therefore request that recruitment agencies do not submit any candidate documents neither via our employees nor through our online career portal.

We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. Thank you for your understanding.

Primary Location:Switzerland

Schedule:Part-time

Travel:No

Job Posting:12/13/18

Unposting Date:Ongoing

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