Sales Intern

Moody's Investors Service; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody's Investors Service in Sydney invites penultimate-year undergraduates to join our internship program. You will assist sales with research, outreach, and data matching to drive lead generation and support pre-sales, post-sales and marketing tasks.

Focus areas include top-of-funnel activity, data quality, and CRM-based prospecting, with opportunities to prepare slides and product overviews for discovery calls while gaining hands-on experience in a global ratings and risk analytics

Qualifications

• Penultimate-year undergraduate in Business, Commerce, Data/Information Systems, Economics, Law, or related field.
• Right to work in Australia and ability to be in the Sydney office (hybrid) during the internship period.
• Availability 5 days per week over the Australian summer break; exact schedule to be agreed.

Responsibilities

• Assist sales with research, outreach, and data matching while supporting pre-sales, post-sales and basic marketing/event tasks to drive lead generation.
• Function Focus: Drive top-of-funnel activity, data quality, and sales support to help win and retain customers for compliance data and workflow solutions.
• Research and prospect (30%) – Identify priority accounts and contacts; build prospect lists; qualify leads from campaigns and events.
• Campaign outreach (email/phone) (20%) – Personalise messages, book meetings, and log outcomes in the customer relationship system.
• Data matching and enrichment (25%) – Clean and reconcile datasets; map fields between customer files and internal databases; document assumptions.
• Pre-sales support (10%) – Prepare slides, product overviews, and simple demonstrations; capture requirements from discovery calls.
• Post-sales follow-ups (5%) – Track agreed actions, collect basic usage and satisfaction feedback, and update records.
• Marketing and events (8%) – Coordinate invites, manage attendee lists, support day-of logistics, and write follow-up notes.
• Reporting and admin (2%) – Maintain dashboards, update activity logs, and prepare weekly summaries.

Skills

Motivation

Communication

Data analysis

Planning

Research with AI/CRM

Education

Penultimate-year undergrad in Business/Commerce/Data/Info Systems/Economics/Law

Right to work in Australia and Sydney hybrid office availability

Availability 5 days per week over Australian summer

Tools

CRM systems

Spreadsheets with basic formulas

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

Skills and Competencies

• Driven and motivated and eager to learn
• Communicates clearly in writing and speech; adapts style for clients and internal teams; confident on calls and in meetings
• Analyses and matches data with strong attention to detail using spreadsheets and basic formulas
• Plans and prioritizes tasks; meets deadlines across multiple projects; comfortable working to weekly goals and metrics
• Can undertake thorough research through use of different tools – including AI, to help research organizations and decision-makers; builds accurate prospect lists; experience with a customer relationship system preferred

Education

• Penultimate-year undergraduate in Business, Commerce, Data/Information Systems, Economics, Law, or related field
• Right to work in Australia and ability to be in the Sydney office (hybrid) during the internship period
• Availability 5 days per week over the Australian summer break; exact schedule to be agreed

Responsibilities

• Assist sales with research, outreach, and data matching while supporting pre-sales, post-sales and basic marketing/event tasks to drive lead generation
• Function Focus: Drive top-of-funnel activity, data quality, and sales support to help win and retain customers for compliance data and workflow solutions
• Research and prospect (30%) – Identify priority accounts and contacts; build prospect lists; qualify leads from campaigns and events
• Campaign outreach (email/phone) (20%) – Personalise messages, book meetings, and log outcomes in the customer relationship system
• Data matching and enrichment (25%) – Clean and reconcile datasets; map fields between customer files and internal databases; document assumptions
• Pre-sales support (10%) – Prepare slides, product overviews, and simple demonstrations; capture requirements from discovery calls
• Post-sales follow-ups (5%) – Track agreed actions, collect basic usage and satisfaction feedback, and update records
• Marketing and events (8%) – Coordinate invites, manage attendee lists, support day-of logistics, and write follow-up notes
• Reporting and admin (2%) – Maintain dashboards, update activity logs, and prepare weekly summaries

About the Team

The Moody’s Sales team helps clients across the financial services industry understand, measure, and manage risk through world-class data, analytics, research, and technology solutions. Working closely with clients and internal partners, the team delivers insights that drive smarter decision-making while building lasting customer relationships. Moody’s offers a collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to innovate, learn, and contribute to meaningful outcomes for clients around the world

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$1.00-$4.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for a completion bonus. Moody’s also offers insurance and a discounted employee stock purchase plan for limited duration employees.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the Securities Trading Policy on Moody’s Compliance Expo page

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.