Sales Intern - Summer 2026 (London)

London£10.85/hrPosted Jul 15, 2026

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

Want jobs like this matched to you?

Swoopd scores fresh postings against your résumé so you only see the matches that matter.

Get started free