AI Intern Private Equity Paris

Our ambition:

Help companies unlock their full potential by implementing innovative growth strategies and operational performance improvements. Thanks to its entrepreneurial team, Hivest Capital brings financial and operational support to its portfolio companies in order to build French and international leaders. We invest in companies with revenues ranging between €50m and €500m.

Our journey:

Launched in 2016, the team has grown to +35 professionals and has invested in +19 leading groups (and +40 including builds-up). Hivest Capital manages today more than €900m in Asset Under Management (AUM).

Our teams are located across Paris, Brussels, New York, Miami, and London.

Our values:

• Excellence and Ambition – The team is driven by a strong determination to succeed
• Team spirit – Every member of the team has a key role in the development of Hivest Capital
• Wellbeing – Work-life balance is key for us

The role:

As an Intern at Hivest Capital, you will:

• Identify and assess the AI solutions best suited to the needs of the investment team, and its portfolio companies, in order to enhance efficiency;
• Leverage AI to automate repetitive yet essential tasks, enabling our teams to focus on higher-value activities;
• Test, select, and deploy AI solutions in a demanding professional environment, while documenting best practices and training teams on the chosen tools;
• Contribute to ongoing monitoring of AI innovations and assess their applicability within the finance and asset-management industries;
• Creation and enhancement of an internal library of prompts, GPTs, AI agents, and workflows.

Your profile:

• You are genuinely curious and, above all, highly autonomous, proactive, and driven by a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
• There are no strict academic prerequisites but preferably student at engineering school (for example: ISEP, ECE, ESILV, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis, etc.), with an appetite for AI, innovation, and digital transformation.
• You enjoy using no-code/low-code tools or APIs to test, set up, integrate, and automate tasks.
• You can translate business needs into concrete solutions and propose pragmatic, actionable ideas.
• French and English required.

What we offer

• Hands-on, cross-functional experience at the heart of Private Equity, working directly with the investment teams;
• The opportunity to lead high-impact AI projects that are visible and quickly deployed;
• An entrepreneurial, agile, and demanding environment where your ideas can be turned into reality;
• Guidance from experienced professionals and strong exposure to the digital transformation of an investment fund;
• A highly empowering internship that combines innovation, technology, and an understanding of finance-related roles.

What we expect from you:

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Autonomy
• Team spirit
• Analytical skills

Perks:

• Working in a young, dynamic and ambitious environment
• Large exposure and learning curve
• Fully renovated office in Paris
• Monthly team events
• 2 days of work-from-home per week
• This position is a paid internship