Business Development Internship - Build Partnerships & Ops

Generalmatter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,231,000 - 103,155,000; Part time

Job summary

General Matter is seeking a Business Development Intern to support managing customer engagements, commercial operations, and strategic business development initiatives in Los Angeles. The role involves coordinating meetings, maintaining customer and partner pipelines, tracking action items, and preparing briefing materials to advance opportunities from initial conversations to contract execution.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, engineering, finance, and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in a related field.
• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with high accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and productivity tools.

Responsibilities

• Support coordinating customer, partner, and commercial activities across the business.
• Help manage meeting logistics, agendas, briefing materials, notes, and follow-up action items.
• Assist in maintaining accurate records of customer interactions, opportunities, contract status, and business development activities.
• Support internal reviews and approvals required to move commercial opportunities forward.
• Help prepare presentations, reports, briefing documents, and other materials for customer meetings and leadership discussions.
• Assist in tracking deliverables, deadlines, and commitments across multiple concurrent projects.
• Coordinate with engineering, legal, finance, and operations teams to gather information needed for proposals, contracts, and customer engagements.
• Support efforts to improve internal processes, documentation, and organizational systems that enable commercial execution.
• Assist with planning customer visits, industry conferences, and strategic meetings.
• Perform other operational and administrative tasks that help the business development organization execute efficiently.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Discretion

Education

Pursuing degree in Business/ Economics/ Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Job description

General Matter is seeking a Business Development Intern to support managing customer engagements, commercial operations, and strategic business development initiatives in Los Angeles. The role involves coordinating meetings, maintaining customer and partner pipelines, tracking action items, and preparing briefing materials to advance opportunities from initial conversations to contract execution.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, engineering, finance, and