Summer 2025 Internship in Richmond, VA - Sales and Operations

Convergint is looking for a full-time summer and/or part-time year-round, enthusiastic, results driven and forward-thinking Colleagues to join our Convergint Internship Program. In this role, you will gain an understanding of our clients' needs while learning our sales and operations processes which deliver world-class service for our customers. This is a great opportunity to learn more and start a career in the security industry.

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Who You Are

You are someone looking for long-term career opportunities. You have a passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues and communities. You are a person of integrity with a commitment to growth, accountability and delivering results. You want to join an organization with a positive culture that embraces inclusion and allows everyone to be the best version of themselves at work and home. You want to grow with us and deliver results as an exceptional Sales Executive or Operations Professional.

Who We Are

With 20-years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer's best service provider. We realize the importance of diversity in achieving that goal. Our company was built upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs which drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, serviced-based systems integrator in the industry. We take great pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.

What you'll do with "Our Training and Your Experience"

• Convergint's greatest strength is our people! Every colleague is encouraged to participate in our Recruit Awesome People program, helping us grow Convergint by promoting our colleague-first culture and referring top talent to the Talent Acquisition Team and hiring managers.
• Build relationships with existing customers and internal colleagues and start to learn the security industry from a sales and/or operations standpoint.
• May collaborate with premier partners in vertical markets and industries such as transportation, global/enterprise accounts, utilities, financial/banking, healthcare, datacenters, federal, state and local governments, and K-12 & higher education.
• Lean to develop business opportunities, conduct needs assessment (customer site walks) and write proposals for system installation and service opportunities.
• Develop market awareness through networking, presentations, event attendance and industry associations.
• Partner with operations personnel to execute growth, development, sales and marketing of all solutions.

• Assist and coordinate many aspects for small to medium projects of moderate complexity from award through completion of project.
• Translate a variety of customer needs / requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans to meet Customer requirements.
• Effectively communicate project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintains accurate and up to date records of job status, job changes, material flow and other control records necessary for processing of internal and external reports.

What You'll Need

• Strong affinity for problem solving.
• Desire to learn, understand, and apply solutions to customer challenges.
• Ability to build customer confidence and cultivate business relationships
• Proactively source sales & service opportunities.
• Ability to adapt to business changes with the ability to influence others.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Be a self-starter who enjoys our Culture of Values and Beliefs.

Convergint fosters a supportive, accessible, and inclusive environment in which individuals of different backgrounds and identities are able to realize their maximum potential within the company.

Requirements:

Education: Juniors and Seniors currently enrolled in Bachelor programs

Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visit our Convergint careers site to learn more about the company and the exciting opportunities available.

Please note that this job posting includes salary information for the assigned target market range within the primary geographic region the requisition is posted. If the position is posted in multiple locations or is a remote position, the salary range may vary. Individual pay rates will, of course, vary depending on the job, department, and location, as well as the individual skills, experience, certifications, specific licenses, and education of the applicant.