Intern - Ventures

OakNorth's Ventures team invests in and incubates early-stage companies that complement the bank and its appetite. The team works closely with founders and with OakNorth's co-founder. As an intern, you will support the team across its investment and venture activity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investment due diligence on opportunities under review, covering commercial, technical, and financial aspects.
• Perform market sizing, competitor analysis, and assess pricing and customer evidence.
• Review products, architectures, and engineering teams' claims.
• Build and test financial models as required.
• Support deal-making activities, including preparing materials and tracking actions.
• Contribute to incubated ventures, including problem framing, customer research, and launch planning.
• Apply a structured approach to business questions, using AI tools in research and analysis.
• Monitor relevant sectors and technologies, producing concise research notes.

Skills and Experience

• Final-year student or recent graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering, computer science, or quantitative discipline.
• Demonstrable experience building software.
• Ability to read and assess code, system designs, and data pipelines.
• Interest in how businesses operate, compete, and grow.
• Prior experience in investing or finance is desirable but not required.
• Experience in a startup or early-stage environment, or evidence of having built or launched something independently.
• Ability to take responsibility for work and drive it to completion with limited supervision.
• Comfortable using AI tools in day-to-day work.