Introducing Bright Network
For over 10 years at Bright Network, we've used technology & data to connect ambitious students and graduates, from all backgrounds, with the best career opportunities. We ensure that the 300+ businesses we've partnered with (including the likes of Amazon, Google & Goldman Sachs) identify the most powerful pipeline of tomorrow's talent.
A key focus for our next phase of growth is Bright Apply, a contextual conversation screening and interview tool for volume hiring. The tool eases the burden that recruitment teams are feeling with the increased volume of applications, while also providing a positive candidate experience. Built in-house by our team of software developers, Bright Apply is changing the face of volume hiring. With better use of recruiter time throughout recruitment processes and the best suited candidates securing the right roles, both sides of the market are benefiting.
As we continue our work to retain our number one market position, while also driving through another period of growth, our Business Operations team are on the lookout for a Business Operations Intern to join the team on a 12-month FTC.
The Role:
Ever wondered what actually keeps a fast-growing business running smoothly behind the scenes? This is your chance to find out - properly, hands-on, not just watching from the sidelines. As our Business Operations Intern, you'll be right in the middle of our Operations team — not fetching coffee, but actually running real processes that the business depends on every single day.
You'll get exposure to a range of disciplines in one internship - finance operations, people operations, and office/member-facing work - which makes this a brilliant launchpad whether you're aiming for a career in finance, HR, operations, or just want to figure out what you're best at before committing to one path. This role is ideal for either a graduate or Industrial Placement student looking for an opportunity to experience a variety of business areas as they establish their career direction.
Specifically, you will be involved with…
- Finance:
- Building relationships with suppliers and clients to make sure invoicing is smooth, timely and accurate
- Getting on the phone/email with clients to understand and manage payment timelines
- Putting together short-term cashflow forecasts - using your own analysis of upcoming payments
- Reconciling the bank accounts, matching receipts and payments in our accounting system
- Working with the wider team so nothing falls through the cracks - no missing receipts, no delayed approvals
- Managing our spend management system and keeping the data flowing cleanly into our accounting software
- People:
- Owning the admin behind our team benefits platforms - a great insight into how companies look after their people
- Getting involved in projects that keep the Bright Network team engaged and motivated - think internal comms, onboarding new joiners, and more
- Keeping our London office running like clockwork - from IT equipment working properly to being the go-to person for office queries
- Member facing:
- Representing Bright Network to our members - managing our member support chat and getting stuck in at event days
The responsibilities above will form your core day-to-day - but as Bright Network is a fast-paced and collaborative team, it's expected that you'll also get the opportunity to muck in across other areas of the business.
Does this sound like you?
- You're a recent graduate or current student looking to undertake a 12-month contract / Industrial Placement
- You're keen to develop your expertise further as a key contributor to a high-performing, fast-growth business – happy to work flexibly and effectively with your team to get work done!
- You're exceptionally organised with meticulous attention to detail – able to maintain a calm demeanour under the pressure of competing deadlines.
- You're a confident and articulate communicator with a natural ability to build strong & long-lasting relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- You embody our values of growth mindset, will to win and trusted to deliver, and feel passionately about our mission to build the workforce of tomorrow
What's in it for you, as our Business Operations Intern?
- Work on a product that's genuinely loved by its customers - with an NPS of 91 and a 10-year track record firmly established as no.1 players in the market
- A values-driven company culture - we consistently score 4+ out of 5 in our team engagement surveys proving how much our team love working here
- An exceptional benefits package including: extremely generous holiday allowance (28 days + bank holidays + 2 week Christmas closure), flexible working & "work from anywhere" policy, £50 monthly wellbeing budget, enhanced Aviva pension, private healthcare with Bupa, enhanced parental leave, regular team socials & more!
- Our mission - upskilling the next generation of future talent and connecting members with opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have access to!
Key Details:
- Salary: £30,000 per annum
- Start Date: ASAP / September 2026
- Location: King's Cross with hybrid working (at least 3 days per week in the office)
- Contract: 12-month fixed-term
Application & interview process:
- Initial virtual interview with our online interview platform Bright Apply
- 1st round: 45-minute interview with our Head of Finance
- 2nd round: Face-to-face panel interview & task
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Commitment:
Equal opportunities for all is a core part of what we do at Bright Network. To this end, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and endeavour to run a fair and equal hiring process at all times. We assess and recruit candidates based on competency and potential, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability status.
To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, please click here.
