Strategic Operations Internship

Lisan Finance; Paris; Sur place; EUR 12 000 - 19 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Meal vouchers

Navigo pass reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Lisan Finance in Paris offers a rigorous Strategy Operations internship designed to accelerate learning across strategic development, operational optimization, and cross-border collaboration. You will partner with executives and the CTO on high-priority initiatives while based in the Paris office.

This hands-on role demands strong analytical thinking, familiarity with AI and Excel, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Gap-year student (second placement) from a top-five business or engineering school.
• Experience in Strategy Consulting, M&A Advisory or Strategic Operations in a fast-growth startup or scale-up.
• Very curious, quick learner with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• First Principles Thinking: can break complex problems into smaller, actionable solution steps.
• Strong analytical foundation with the ability to manipulate and synthesize data fast.
• Natural interest in working with AI, Advanced Excel skills and tech-savvy mindset.

Responsabilités

• Support building our business development engine in France and the US across partner channels and direct channels.
• Contribute to technology, AI, and automation projects in coordination with our CTO.
• Take part in building Lisan Finance’s data and business intelligence function and the dashboards.

Connaissances

First Principles Thinking

Analytical skills

Fluent French & English

Fast learner

Strong organization

Formation

Top-five business or engineering school

Outils

Advanced Excel

AI literacy

Data Analytics

Description du poste

1 internship opening in Strategic Operations (StratOps) in Paris for January 2027

Who we are

Lisan Finance has been a leading CFO firm for VC/PE-backed Tech start-ups for over 20 years. Based in Paris, New York, and San Francisco, we help clients structure their financial management and provide part-time CFO services. Recognized by clients and investors for its technical expertise, proprietary methodology, and transatlantic DNA, Lisan Finance supports innovative and ambitious companies from their first financing round through to their exit. The team is a human-sized group of professionals driven by a constant search for meaning and client impact. The firm has strong development potential and ambitious growth plans for the coming years.

Why should you be part of our success story?

The company is entering an exciting transition phase, aiming to prepare for scale while continuing to seize strategic opportunities. In this context, you will report to Lisan Finance’s Chief of Staff and contribute to the firm’s strategic development, operational optimization, and readiness for scale. You will work on high-priority strategic and operational initiatives and learn how to build the operating system of a company. This is a very hands-on role, and you will need to constantly switch between strategic thinking and detailed execution. This is not a 9-to-5 internship. It is an intense role across three time zones (France, US East Coast, where your manager is based, and US West Coast), with high exposure, and we routinely put in 10+ hour days. You will be based in our Paris office.

Responsibilities

• Support building our business development engine in France and the US across partner channels (investors, M&A, legal, startup accelerators and incubators) and direct channels (tech founders).
• Contribute to technology, AI, and automation projects in coordination with our CTO.
• Take part in building Lisan Finance’s data and business intelligence function and the associated reporting dashboards.
• Support the Chief of Staff in shaping the company’s future organization and People function (leadership model, management practices, evaluation systems, skills management, etc.).
• Support knowledge management and standardization efforts (processes, playbooks, templates).
• Own marketing and communications initiatives to reinforce the company’s brand equity.
• Conduct market, data, and competitive analysis to inform strategic projects and support decision-making.
• Support whatever needs to happen. The most important work at a startup is the work nobody planned for.

Requirements

• Gap-year student (second placement) from a top-five business or engineering school. Candidates with both business and engineering backgrounds are highly valued.
• Previous successful experiences in Strategy Consulting, M&A Advisory or Strategic Operations in a fast-growth startup or scale up.
• Very curious, quick learner with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• First Principles Thinking: can break complex problems into smaller, actionable solution steps.
• Strong analytical foundation with the ability to manipulate and synthesize data fast.
• Natural interest in working with AI, Advanced Excel skills and tech-savvy mindset (ability to quickly understand and learn any software).
• Strong interest in the Tech start-up/scale-up ecosystem and associated business models.
• High Emotional Intelligence (ability to understand and manage your own emotions, read others, communicate clearly, and navigate difficult situations with empathy).
• Very strong organizational skills and comfortable managing multiple projects in parallel
• Ability to stay calm and effective under stress and pressure.
• Ability to work effectively with a US-based manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English.

Bonus Points

• Experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and Workflows Automation.
• Strong interest in the Investors / Deal ecosystem (Venture Capital, Private Equity, M&A Advisory).
• You have worked in multiple countries, cultures, and places.

What you get

• A 360 view of how to build the operating system of a fast-growing French American consulting boutique, among the leaders in its market.
• If you are willing to learn and invest the necessary time and effort, you will receive intensive training to build the toolkit, mindset, and level of excellence required to work in Corporate Strategy, Strategic Consulting, M&A Advisory, or Private Equity.
• Direct exposure to Lisan Finance’s Tech Team through involvement in strategic technology, AI, and automation projects - among the Chief of Staff’s top priorities.
• Competitive compensation and performance-based bonus.
• Meal vouchers and reimbursement of the Navigo pass.

We may also offer a dedicated Tech Internship. Please let us know if this would be of interest to you; in that case, strong AI literacy and coding skills are non-negotiable.