Associate Solution Consultant (Intern)

Job Summary

The Associate Solution Consultant internship supports the North American Banking and Intermediaries Solution Consulting team and our flagship solutions which are found in 19 of the 20 largest banks in North America. 

The Associate Solution Consultant will assist team members in supporting sales opportunities through the creation of presentations, proposals, and other sales material. They may also support the team through market and customer research. 

The Associate Solution Consultant plays a role in enhancing and potentially advancing sales opportunities by understanding and addressing customers’ key challenges and leveraging ACI solutions and technology to create solutions to those challenges. This role ensures that our customers and prospects maximize their long-term relationships with ACI.

The Associate Solution Consultant will also support the Solution Consulting team and leadership through various operational or administrative tasks (e.g., creating and running reports, monitoring KPIs, etc.).

An individual with the experience they would receive at ACI can launch a career in a number of rewarding, high-demand functions and industries, including FinTech, SaaS solutions, enterprise software, Sales, Sales Consulting/Pre-Sales, Sales Enablement, and Marketing.

Note that although ACI has extended full-time employment offers to interns in the past, there is no guarantee that this internship, budgeted for 12 months, will automatically lead to or result in an offer of full-time employment. 

This position is budgeted for a full-time (i.e., 35-40 hours/week) intern with a salary of $25-$30/hour.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Sales and Implementation Support:

• Builds presentations, proposals, and papers designed to assist in the sales of product solutions.
• Assists in defining value propositions and long-term solution strategies for specific opportunities to assist Sales in progressing deals in line with strategic sales plans.
• Collaboratively works with other solution consultants, account representatives, customer managers, project managers, and the leadership team.
• Supports all other Solution Consultants with day-to-day activities including RFP writing, presentation creation, and scheduling.
• Learns market and industry information to help manage non-complex accounts/opportunities.
• Works in a structured environment but is expected to be self-motivated and proactive in completing tasks, asking questions, and solving problems.
• Presents material internally to Sales Consulting leadership and team members.

Learning and Development

• Learns about the payments industry and ACI Solutions capabilities.
• Creates and executes against an individual development plan with management support.
• Strives for more competency development.

Other:

• Perform additional operational and administrative tasks and duties as assigned.
• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. 

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

• BS/BA degree preferred or 0-2 years of experience in a relevant industry sector.

Competencies

• Strong written and oral communication
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently with little supervision.
• Works effectively in a team environment
• Understands how technology impacts business.
• Ability to use a personal computer with proficient skills in business applications such as 
  Microsoft Office.

Work Environment:

Expected to work on-site at one of ACI’s physical North American locations:

• Omaha, NE - highly preferred
• East Brunswick, NJ
• Norcross, GA
• Coral Gables, FL

Are you ready to help us transform the world of electronic payments? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our website at www.aciworldwide.com.

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.

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