Paid Internship - Executive Search

Maven Partnership; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven Partnership in Hong Kong invites an intern to support our global financial services executive search team. You will help build organisational charts, map leadership teams, and input candidate data to support live searches and business development.

Ideal candidates are curious, detail-driven, and proficient with spreadsheets and databases. This role offers exposure to corporate and investment banking, with English-language emphasis and teamwork within a confidential environment.

Qualifications

• Curious, organised, and detail-driven.
• Enjoy research and like getting details right.
• Comfortable using spreadsheets and working with databases.
• Have a genuine interest in corporate and investment banking, capital markets, or financial services.
• Can work independently while being a supportive part of a team.
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable handling confidential information.
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain organisational charts for corporate and investment banking businesses.
• Map reporting lines, product and sector coverage, and senior leadership teams across banks and financial institutions.
• Keep our proprietary candidate database accurate and useful by cleaning, coding, and inputting key candidate information.
• Input candidate information including current role, employer, location, career history, product expertise, and seniority.
• Support wider research projects, including preparing target lists, market maps, and research materials for live searches and business-development work.

Skills

Research

Data management

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Education

Pursuing degree in finance, economics, or related field

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

You will join our global financial services executive search team as an intern, working alongside our consultants and research team to help build a clearer picture of banks, leadership teams, and the people shaping the industry. Your main focus will be helping us build and maintain organisational charts for corporate and investment banking businesses, mapping reporting lines, product and sector coverage, and senior leadership teams across banks and financial institutions.

Key responsibilities

Build and maintain organisational charts for corporate and investment banking businesses

Map reporting lines, product and sector coverage, and senior leadership teams across banks and financial institutions

Keep our proprietary candidate database accurate and useful by cleaning, coding, and inputting key candidate information

Input candidate information including current role, employer, location, career history, product expertise, and seniority

Support wider research projects, including preparing target lists, market maps, and research materials for live searches and business-development work

About you

Curious, organised, and detail-driven

Enjoy research and like getting details right

Comfortable using spreadsheets and working with databases

Have a genuine interest in corporate and investment banking, capital markets, or financial services

Can work independently while being a supportive part of a team

Organised, proactive, and comfortable handling confidential information

Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus

Practical exposure to executive-search research and talent mapping in financial services

Learn how to research organisations, map leadership teams, and maintain high-quality candidate data

Gain insight into the corporate and investment banking landscape, from coverage models and product teams to the senior professionals leading them

Be part of a collaborative team that values accuracy, initiative, and a genuine interest in people and markets

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Hong Kong?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• What is your highest level of education?
• How many years of business development experience do you have?

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