US Sales Training – Undergrad Intern

At Franklin Templeton, we’re driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients’ achievements.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!

Department Title: Undergrad Intern – US Sales Training

Location: The intern candidate must be able to commute into the Rancho Cordova, CA office each week. 

Position Summary: 

The US Sales Training team aligns with top sales initiatives, providing education and consulting skills to upskill the sales team and drive performance.

Training falls under 4 pillars:

1. Product and vehicles (including Alts)
2. Sales process (selling skills)
3. Onboarding
4. Technology

Sales is an exciting and critical component of Franklin Templeton’s success. Our US Sales Training Team helps to make our client-facing employees the best they can be, ultimately giving our clients a fruitful and memorable experience as they learn of and deploy our resources. Satisfaction is gained from being a part of both our company’s success and helping individuals improve. This opportunity affords a view into various business units within distribution.

Team Culture:

Our mission is to empower our sales teams with education and consulting skills to drive extraordinary outcomes.

As a team of seven seasoned pros, we are highly coordinated in laying out plans yet often function independently in execution. We collaborate with many business units to build and deliver content. We are innovative and curious to constantly improve. We actively support each other and care about those that we train.

A US Sales Training Intern at Franklin Templeton can expect to learn:

• Franklin Templeton’s focus funds and alternative investments.
• What it takes to collaborate with many business units to build and deliver content.
• How to communicate across various levels, departments, and regions. (i.e., The sales team and leaders, client portfolio managers and product specialist.
• Basic knowledge of Camtasia for video production and editing.
• Become proficient at using Articulate Rise 360 to create and design self-study modules.

Key Responsibilities Can Include:

• Work with subject matter experts to create training content on funds, vehicles and basic financial concepts for US, APAC and EMEA regions.
• Partner with Sr. Sales Trainer to coordinate, prepare and facilitate weekly sales training meetings and US onboarding.
• Assist in developing and executing training for new product launches.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Foundational investment knowledge
• Some sales/client-facing experience
• Strong interest in financial markets
• Strong writing and communication skills
• PowerPoint skills
• Ability to work independently
• Pro-active and results-oriented

Ready to make moves? Apply today!

When applying, please be sure to attach your resume. Applications without a resume file attachment will not be reviewed.

Due to the large volume of applications anticipated, we may not be able to personally contact every applicant. If you are interested in applying to more than one Franklin Templeton internship, please apply for other internships that pique your interest.

Compensation Range: This is a full-time internship where students will work approximately 37.5 hours per week and earn competitive hourly pay of $26 USD per hour. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At Franklin Templeton, we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation.

What makes Franklin Templeton unique?

We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture, and is an important element of how we achieve success.

We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We invite you to visit us at Franklin Templeton Careers to learn more about our company, career opportunities and recruitment process.

Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@FranklinTempleton.com . In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for accommodations will receive a response.

Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!

Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

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Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation or adjustment to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com. In your email, please include the accommodation or adjustment you are requesting, the job title, and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.