Sales Intern - Summer 2026 (London)
Are you looking to launch your sales career at the intersection of Finance and Crypto. Spend your summer gaining institutional-grade experience alongside industry leaders in a high-octane FinTech environment—Summer 2026 Internships are now open!
8 Week Summer Internship starting July 2026
From £10.85 per hour plus weekly Uber Eats allowance
Central London office (Soho) with fully stocked kitchen
Suitable for current undergraduate or recent graduate in Economics/Business or Finance based subject with an interest in client facing roles
About Elwood:
Elwood Technologies is a FCA regulated firm that provides end-to-end institutional-grade digital asset Execution, Liquidity Access and Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management Software. Built with institutions for institutions, Elwood's EMS offers best available price execution, smart order routing and algorithmic tooling alongside a traditional finance grade Portfolio Management System.
Our seamless end-to-end platform connects to global crypto exchanges, custodians, and liquidity providers, via a single Application Programming Interface (API). Elwood provides market infrastructure at scale, enabling financial institutions, neobanks, and corporations to access digital asset markets quickly and efficiently.
Job Description:
Elwood is offering the chance to join our global sales team, based in London for a fixed period of 8 weeks over the Summer. This is a hands-on outbound sales internship. You will work directly with senior sales leadership and see first hand how a fintech company grows and sells software to institutional clients.
If you are interested in a career in fintech or technology sales, tradfi sales or account management, or want to learn about digital assets, this is a rare chance to gain real commercial experience whilst completing your studies.
What you will do:
Learn Elwood's ideal client profile and how we identify and prioritise target accounts
Work with senior leadership on outreach, meeting booking, demo support and deal follow up
Research prospects and build target lists using LinkedIn, AI tools and market data
Support the sales team across the full client journey, from first touch to onboarding
Work alongside Marketing on campaigns and outbound messaging
Learn Elwood's product and go-to-market methodology
Run a specific assigned project with real commercial output
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Marketing and Product
Knowledge and skills:
Creative problem solver with strong analytical skills
Confident communicator, both written and verbal
Effective listener with strong interpersonal skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
Strong IT skills including GSuite
AI/Claude, LinkedIn and growth hacking skills a plus, but can be taught
Positive, professional and hungry to learn
Eligibility:
Current Undergraduate or Graduate in Economics/Business or Finance based subject with an interest in client facing roles
A real passion for financial technology, TradFi and/or Cryptocurrencies
A creative thinker and problem solver
Must be able to legally live and work in the UK without visa support or sponsorship (student visas or visas obtained on your own are not applicable for the program)
Available Summer 2026
Why Elwood?
Join one of the fastest growing FinTech companies and help shape the future of finance
A startup with deep financial backing and a strong market presence
Our platform is enabling institutional access to the most exciting growth opportunity in Finance
Work with a modern technology stack and help solve high impact problems
Strong client focused team with a diverse background
We’re a Global company and have offices in London