Intern, Business Operations

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Koru Full time

**Job Location**: Toronto, Canada (hybrid work arrangement)
**Internship Term**: May - August 2025
**About Koru**:
**About you**:
If you are passionate about scaling businesses, launching innovative products, and crafting strategies to acquire and engage customers, this internship is for you. At Koru, you'll thrive if you have an entrepreneurial spirit, a growth mindset, and a scrappy, results-driven approach to problem-solving.
**About the internship**:
You will have a unique opportunity to be exposed to a wide array of industries and be a vital voice pertaining to the Koru portfolio. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, gain firsthand experience in crafting strategies for early-stage startups, and jump into the world of early-stage investing exploring first-hand how to think like both an investor and a builder.
**Your responsibilities include**:

- Work on a cross-functional venture team with close support and mentorship from either a Director of Business Operations or Director of Go-to-Market;
- Play a critical role in the discovery, design, assessment, due diligence, and execution of an early-stage venture opportunity for the Koru portfolio;
- Work collaboratively with other teams at Koru on HQ initiatives and other ventures, as needed;
- Prepare and present recommendations to internal committees, such as the Venture Board and Management;
- Supporting ongoing initiatives across other ventures as needed;
- Conduct design and market research, competitive and opportunity analyses, user research to refine value propositions, and business modelling to develop investment recommendations for early-stage ventures.

**GTM/Growth internship only**:

- Developing go-to-market strategies, including customer acquisition plans, messaging, and positioning;
- Designing and implementing experiments to validate growth hypotheses and measure customer engagement;
- Assisting in building growth models, forecasting, and setting performance metrics.

**Skills & Experience**:For Business Operations**:

- Entering your final year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program in business, finance, economics, strategy, or a related field
- Work experience, including internships or co-ops, in business planning, strategy development, or an operational role within a fast-paced start-up environment and/or consulting firm
- Experience building business models from scratch and assessing the viability and feasibility of business cases

**For GTM / Growth**:

- Entering your final year of a postgraduate degree program in marketing, business, strategy, or a related field
- Work experience, including internships or co-ops, in marketing, strategy, or a growth-focused role in a startup or high-growth environment
- Knowledge of marketing channels, customer acquisition, and digital growth strategies

**For both internships, you will have**:

- A strong analytical mindset with experience leveraging data to inform decisions
- A demonstrated ability to influence decisions through persuasive storytelling and data-driven insights
- A proven track record in building strong partnerships with cross-functional teams
- A scrappy, entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for experimentation and learning
- Confidence when navigating ambiguity.

**Our Interview Process**:
February
- Step 1: First-round interview with one of the Internship Leads (30 minutes)
- Step 3: Second-round interview to present your strategy to a panel (60 minutes)

March
- Step 4: Final round interview with Koru’s partners (30 minutes)
- Step 5: Offer

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