Seller Community Intern - Business Development (Rolling Intake)

About Shopee Malaysia

Shopee Malaysia is part of the Shopee platform, which is owned by the Singapore-based tech behemoth Sea Group. As of 2021, Shopee is considered the largest e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia with 343 million monthly visitors. 

Your role

About the team

The Business Development and Partnerships teams at Shopee are dynamic and energetic. The teams are always looking to acquire business opportunities to drive Shopee to be the No. 1 e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The Business Development and Partnership teams aim to provide Shopee’s buyers with a wide variety of product listings at the best prices.

Job description

• To assist the teams' day-to-day operations in logistics handling of their offline initiatives for both Seller Engagement and Seller Education sub-teams, tracking event attendance and results which will feed into their KPI.
• To support Seller Education initiatives by assisting in project managing initiatives from end to end, from communications to supporting team to build up MCQs, mock training, grading assessment, and awarding Shopee Xperts for the upcoming batch.
• To support the Seller Engagement initiative by performing data analysis, slide preparation, communication, and stakeholder management between ShopeeUni FB group, Bintangs, and sellers in general.
• The intern will also have an opportunity to copywrite for a variety of projects/programs, working closely with the PICs and design teams to brainstorm ideas, consult, and develop messaging from the lens of sellers.
• Thorough research and interviews will be required to understand respective departments, products/services, and business development goals.

Training & development

In general, for learning and development purposes, there is Shopee Academy, which takes pride in close partnership with all leaders, teams, and individuals in Shopee to co-create learning solutions that work for them. Shopee aims to become a better version of itself along with all of its employees. The company's comprehensive learning initiatives include General, Functional, and Leadership training to cater to different groups of employees. 

Benefits

Aside from the attractive monthly allowance, by joining an internship at Shopee Malaysia, you will also get many benefits such as:

• Real-world experience: Interns are encouraged to gain real-world experience through high-impact projects across Shopee’s offices worldwide.
• Mentorship & Development: Interns are allowed to explore their professional interests with the guidance of Shopee teams.
• Free lunch or snacks/drinks
• Fun & dynamic working environment

Career progression

There is no mention of whether interns will be offered full-time employment after finishing the internship program. However, it's common that top interns will be prioritized for future hiring in the company. In addition, having an internship in a tech-based company as big as Shopee certainly will add significant value to your CV, especially if you want to pursue a career in the e-commerce industry or another technology-based company.

Work-life balance

In general, there is no specific issue related to work-life balance when you work at Shopee Malaysia. The office hours start at 9:30 AM and end at 6:30 PM, from Monday to Friday.

Company culture

Shopee loves its people and works hard to meet their needs. The company also offers a lively work atmosphere to foster a friendly and cooperative workplace culture. From the video above, we can also take a closer look at how fun and dynamic the working environment at Shopee Malaysia is.

About you

To apply for this role at Shopee Malaysia, you need to meet the following requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in any major field
• Good project management skills or experience
• Good stakeholder management and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to commit to a full-time internship for at least 3 months

Sources

These sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.shopee.com.my/students
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/Shopee-Internship-Reviews-EI_IE1263091.0,6_KO7,17_IP2.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=Internship&filter.iso3Language=eng