2027 - Business Development Representative Intern

Transcard-Payments-LL; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

Transcard-Payments-LL in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an Business Development Intern to gain hands-on experience in a fintech sales role. You’ll work closely with the Sales - Business Development team to meet academic goals and contribute to real projects.

The internship is paid; candidates should be based in the US and able to work onsite with possible remote options. This program aims to develop client-facing skills and industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed Bachelor's degree in Sales, Communications, Business, Marketing, or related field.
• Ability to work remotely and independently.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential clients and promote financial institution products and services.
• Gain knowledge of existing and emerging financial service technologies.
• Outbound calling and networking to build partnerships and expand customer base.
• Research and connect with prospective clients to generate discovery meetings.
• Maintain prospect and client data in CRM tools and update records.
• Assist leadership with RFIs and RFPs and contribute to proposals.
• Prepare internal/external presentations to accelerate business development.
• Participate in client demos and cross-functional meetings to support growth.

Skills

Time management

Outbound calls

CRM familiarity

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sales, Communications, Business, Marketing, or related

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who We Are:

Payments, Orchestrated.

Chattanooga-based Transcard offers comprehensive global payment orchestration solutions for banks, fintechs, and businesses. Our embedded payment solutions enable seamless transactions, collaboration, and data sharing with customers and suppliers worldwide. Features include disbursements, receivables, account-to-account payments, cross-border payments, AI insights, and supply chain financing.

Transcard's solutions combine multi-rail capabilities, embedded workflows, system of record integration, effortless reconciliation, and bank-grade security to support B2B and B2C payments for businesses of all sizes. Streamline financial operations with digital payments, monitor real-time activity, reduce fraud risk, and improve customer and vendor experience with an all-in-one payment portal.

Position Details:

Transcard offers an internship program in the FinTech industry. Our program is designed to provide you with meaningful projects utilized by the business. You’ll see the direct impact of your contribution and get an inside perspective of your desired field while working alongside some of the best in our industry.

We continually strive to identify qualified individuals for post-graduate opportunities beyond the internship program.

This intern position will operate Monday-Friday during standard business hours. This position is a paid internship, compensation will be based on the qualifications of the applicant.

Our goal is to allow you to gain a better understanding of the day-to-day responsibilities within the Sales - Business Development department while working toward your professional goals as related to your academic coursework.

Location:

Our corporate office is located in Chattanooga, TN.

We prefer our interns to be onsite in Chattanooga, TN. We do offer remote capabilities for qualified individuals. Candidate must reside in the US. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits:

Transcard offers benefits starting the first of the month following the month of hire for our full-time employees (Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) Match!, Paid Time Off, Life-Disability Insurance, and more)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Business Development Representative Intern will start with a one-on-one meeting with the Business Development Lead or your designated personnel to discuss the professional goal of your academic coursework to ensure you meet all academic requirements during the internship. Additionally, the internship will be supervised by our Sales - Business Development team to provide routine feedback and status updates. There will be an exit interview with the Sales - Business Development Lead and Human Resources for continual improvement of the program. The Sales - Business Development internship will provide exposure to a variety of opportunities within our Sales - Business Development department.

• Assist with identifying potential clients and prospective opportunities while promoting financial institution products and services as appropriate.
• Gain an understanding and maintain knowledge of existing and emerging financial service technologies.
• Exposure to executing outbound calls, and use networking platforms to build partnerships and expand customer base.
• Research and connect with prospective clients and industry contacts through targeted outreach, helping generate discovery meetings and increase market awareness.
• Help maintain and organize contact and prospect data (e.g., in Excel or CRM tools), tracking outreach activity and updating records to support follow-up efforts.
• Assist leadership with reviewing RFIs and RFPs, contributing edits and input to client-facing proposals and solution presentations.
• Help prepare internal and external presentations to accelerate Transcard's business development initiatives.
• Participate in client demos, business reviews, and cross-functional meetings to support business growth efforts and strengthen client relationships.

Requirements

• Ability to work remotely and independently from direct supervisor as needed.
• Must have great time management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and initiating conversations with prospective clients.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a professional and confident phone and email presence.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to accurately track and maintain prospect and client data.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to learn about the financial services and payments industry.
• Ability to manage multiple outreach efforts and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred: Familiarity with CRM or contact management tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot).
• Preferred: Interest or coursework in financial services, banking, or fintech.

Education and/or Certifications

• Completed or currently working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Communication, Business, Marketing, Public Relations, or similar.
• Preferred: Sales, Communication, Marketing.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be a complete list of duties performed.

Please do not contact hiring managers directly or attempt to inquire outside of the application portal. Only applications submitted through the official process will be considered.

No resumes from 3rd party vendors will be accepted at this time.