Third Bridge is a leading global research firm established in 2007, with a team of over 1,500 employees worldwide dedicated to fueling decisions with expert insights. We accelerate and enhance decision-making for investors and business leaders by unearthing unique expert insights across multiple sectors, geographies, and topics.

For nearly 20 years, we’ve helped clients access knowledge on demand from experts, in-person and through our Library covering over 65,000 companies.

Job Description

Why Join Us?

We’re offering more than a role — we’re offering a career launchpad. As a Client Services Associate, you’ll develop the commercial awareness and business acumen that open doors to long-term careers in sales, account management, leadership, research, and so much more. We promote from within, and our top performers move into management in as little as two years.

You’ll thrive if you:

Love a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Have the confidence to pick up the phone and start conversations with anyone
Are naturally curious, quick to learn, and love to solve complex problems
Build rapport fast and think on your feet
Are resilient and motivated to exceed goals

What You’ll Do

You’ll be at the heart of our business — finding, calling, and engaging industry experts to deliver the insights our clients need, often under extremely tight deadlines. Expect to spend much of your day on the phone, persuading specialists to share their expertise and securing their time for client calls.

Day to day, you’ll:

Own projects end-to-end, truly understanding the specific client needs and scheduling high-calibre expert calls.
Cold call and engage experts across industries, overcoming objections and winning buy-in
Work at speed, managing multiple projects and clients at once
Learn fast, gaining a broad knowledge of markets, business models, and regulations

What You’ll Gain

Commercial edge: Sales, negotiation, relationship-building skills, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills very early in your career
Client exposure: Work with leading private equity firms, hedge funds, and consultancies
Clear progression: Every manager started in the Associate role; promotion possible within 2 years
Annual Personal Development Allowance to invest in your growth

Would you like to learn more about our Associate position? Take our free virtual job simulation and learn what it is like to work in this role.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

Native Korean and Business fluency in English.

Ideally, be able to work 5 days per week

Minimum 6 months without leaving

You’re intellectually strong, you’re ambitious, have leadership or extracurricular experience, and have shown grit through internships, work experience, or other achievements.

Additional information

What our people love about being an Associate intern in Korean Team:

Being surrounded by people they not only enjoy working with, but who also challenge and support them.
Building their career in business on a foundation of problem-solving, communication, and commercial skills
Living by “great minds think differently” in a diverse and inclusive team.

The successful candidate must, by the start of employment, have permission to work in the country they are applying.

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We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway, and we will be happy to consider your application.