Partnerships MBA Intern at Method in Austin, TX

Summary: Method is a company that has developed a modern API to connect consumer financial accounts, facilitating real-time payments and connectivity. They are seeking an MBA intern to support their Partnerships team by conducting analyses, modeling deal economics, and contributing to partnership strategies. Responsibilities: - Build a structured map of Method's partnership landscape — who the key players are, where we're underinvested, and where the highest-leverage opportunities lie - Model the financial and operational impact of active and prospective partner deals - Support prep and follow-up for partner conversations: briefs, decks, business cases, and proposals - Research prospective partners — understanding their business model, product capabilities, and how a partnership with Method could be structured - Analyze vendor and conversion data to identify cost optimization opportunities in Method's payment waterfall - Aid in renegotiating or restructuring existing vendor and contract arrangements - Operate as a true generalist on the Partnerships team — owning ad hoc work, handling ambiguity, and moving fast Required Qualifications: - First-year MBA student at a top program, with a strong undergraduate track record - Prior experience in consulting, banking, VC, or BD/strategy — you know how to structure a problem and write a clear recommendation - Comfortable in Excel and able to build financial models or analyses from scratch - A strategic thinker who can connect Method's product to a partner's business model and articulate the 'why' behind a deal - Low ego, high initiative — the kind of person who puts pen to paper first and improves from feedback - Genuinely excited about fintech, payments infrastructure, or the problem Method is solving Preferred Qualifications: - Background in payments, card tokenization, or fraud, not expected, but a massive plus - Experience at a payments company, neobank, or fintech-adjacent firm - You've worked with messy data sets and know how to clean, model, and extract insight from them - Strong storytelling skills, can turn analysis into a compelling narrative Required Skills: Financial modeling, Partnership analysis, Strategic thinking Important Skills: Consulting experience, Payments knowledge Nice-to-Have Skills: Excel proficiency, Low ego, Storytelling skills, high initiative