Business Strategy Placement

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Business Strategy Placement

Are you looking to gain valuable professional work experience in a global corporate environment? Travelport (voted as the 26th best medium-sized employer by Rate My Placement) is offering ambitious students like you the opportunity to undertake meaningful, rewarding and fun 13-month placements as part of your degree. Our inspiring culture, dynamic environment and great people will enable you to develop both personally and professionally.

At Travelport our interns always tell us how pleasantly surprised they are by the level of exposure and early responsibility they get. As an intern your team will rely upon you to apply your skills and offer solutions to projects that matter. You will be a fully-fledged team member right from the beginning.

Corporate Social Responsibility will also play a fundamental part of your internship.

Last year’s interns raised an astonishing £18,004 for their chosen charities. Their fundraising activities included a Bake Sale, Tough Mudder, climbing Mount Snowdon and a charity auction!

“I was thrilled to receive great exposure to the most senior of colleagues and I feel I made the most out of the opportunities that came my way during my placement year.” - Strategy Intern

Strategy Internship

As a Strategy Intern your role will involve working on projects using insight and data analysis to identify opportunities for investment or increased effectiveness, including, but not limited to market research and sizing, investment analysis, post-project reviews, customer strategies and improving ways of working. You will also play a part in building presentations and preparing for key management meetings where your recommendations will be discussed and decided upon. In addition, you will also ensure the execution of project deliverables as well as supporting the global planning and reporting initiatives.

What might your role involve?

• Gather data, analyse the findings, make presentations, and work with stakeholders to implement recommendations.
• Take ownership and responsibility for assigned work streams related to the development, design and implementation of business strategies, functional capabilities and enhanced business performance.
• Demonstrate strategic ability to develop and execute new plans that will drive growth with the ability to challenge the status quo and find new and innovative go to market strategies.
• Analyze statistical and market data, perform analysis and develop clear insights that can implemented to improve the strategic direction of the firm.
• Create detailed analysis of competitors, market and customer requirements, customer satisfaction levels, and segmentation and market trends.

What is Travelport looking for?

• Minimum 2:1 expected in a quantitative discipline
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Keen interest in data and analytics
• A common-sense approach
• Solid computer skills, particularly with MS PowerPoint and Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables, graphs, etc.)
• A passion for strategy and a desire to pursue a career at a top-tier strategy consultancy or corporate strategy/finance department.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The opportunity to work at the global Headquarters of a $2bn US listed travel technology company
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and progressive organisation that cares about its people and promotes innovation
• Free on-site secure parking
• Free shuttle bus from/to Slough Train station and Hatton Cross Tube station
• Subsidised restaurant on-site
• Discounted gym memberships and employee pricing for top brands
• Free health and travel insurance
• Subsidised social events

About Travelport

Travelport, listed on the New York Stock Exchange with revenue exceeding $2.3bn in 2016, is the world’s only true Travel Commerce Platform, providing distribution, technology, payment and mobile solutions for the global travel and tourism industry.

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