General Secretary Associate intern

🐼 Who we are

You. Better. With Alan.

Alan's vision is to make prevention the new norm of care for all. Our mission is to help people live in good health to 100 while helping employers feel proud, turning health benefits from a cost centre into their most valuable investment.

We're building a vertically integrated health partner that seamlessly unites insurance and smart healthcare delivery into one system.

By connecting all aspects of care - private, public, and direct to consumer - we create the most member-centric healthcare experience. Through deep engagement, we empower everyone to overcome day-to-day health obstacles and live healthier lives.

We partner with 32,000+ companies of all sizes, serving more than 700K members, and have reached €500M+ in ARR.

Our team of 700 people (still growing) operates across France 🇫🇷, Spain 🇪🇸, Belgium 🇧🇪, and Canada 🇨🇦.

🤘 How we do it ?

People joining Alan are often surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work, such as:

🎯 What drives us — We're obsessed with helping our members live healthier

Mission is the Boss: long-term thinking, seeking our mission success above all else.

Member & customer-led: obsessively focused on solving members & customers problems and creating the most delightful experiences.

🏆 How we build excellence — We hire the best people and give them platform to succeed

Champions of excellence: extremely high standards and talent density.

Distributed ownership: accountable enlightened despots, everyone owns their decisions and results.

Radically transparent: all information is accessible and written-first, so everyone can make the best decisions asynchronously

🤝 How we grow together — We help each other improve through honest feedback and bold thinking

Optimistic alchemy: optimists who collaborate with genuine care and support teammates.

Empathetic challengers: direct, caring feedback combined with praises to help each other grow professionally

Bold & creative contrarians: think differently to achieve greatness, try new approaches

⚡ How we move fast — We fight complexity and focus on what matters most

Disciplined in execution: taking decisive actions with focus that compounds success over time

Fight for simplicity: only high impact processes, smart frugality

⭐ General Secretary Associate Internship ⭐

The position is open for gap year or end-of-study interns with a starting date between January and March 2026, for a six-month internship. It is not open to MBA students.

• The Associate supports the General Secretary on top business priorities, such as building new processes internally and externally.

• This role offers a unique opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects in a dynamic and innovative environment.

⭐ Detailed missions ⭐

The list below is not exhaustive as it will depend on the company priorities during your internship. However it gives a good overview of the range of topics and tasks.

Regular missions and recent projects

• Sales & Business - Prepare meetings with external stakeholders, support in following up post meetings, track actions to conversion and maintain stakeholder momentum.

👉Help in the organization of events with investors and customers.

• Corporate & Governance - Support research and projects related to the relationship with regulatory stakeholders, fundraisings and governance matters.

👉Contribution to board pack preparation and management (content, timelines, Q&A) of Pérvenir; conduct targeted legal and market research.

• Internal missions - Help organize the team’s operating rhythm (cadence, rituals, documentation), drive the follow-up on key milestones and ORKs, improve internal processes and cross-team coordination.

👉Harmonization of the weekly internal communication

• Brand & Communication - Strengthen the corporate presence at major events and on social channels, organise internal and external events to build the Alan network and systematize outreach and leverage connections globally.

👉End-to-end organization of events with top schools in our offices

• Product & Technical topics - Support cross-functional projects (e.g., Occupational Health) through research, synthesis, and stakeholder coordination, turn insights into actionable recommendations for product and operations.

• Talent - Sourcing and recruiting the next GS Associate.

👉Development of the hiring process for the next GS Associate

⭐ Profile & Competencies ⭐

Skills

• Proactive & curious - You will be expected to deliver quickly and well on the tasks assigned to you, while to also always be going the extra-mile and show proactive thinking.

• Analytical judgment and critical thinking - GS Associate produces a lot of research and analysis. This requires the ability to frame the right questions, evaluate and problem-solve including possible outcomes.

• Versatility and stellar execution - You are comfortable with context switching while maintaining impact.

• Organization and autonomy - You are well-served in missions requiring precision and reliability.

• Crisp thinking and clear communication - You communicate effectively and concisely .

• Step back - You have the ability to take a step back and understand the business needs related to any mission.

• Technical appetite - Having an aptitude in or appetite for automation, AI and/or data analysis is a plus.

Languages

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

• Fluency in spoken and written French.

Background

We welcome applications from (at least M1 graduated) candidates with diverse educational backgrounds, including but not limited to:

• Business schools (HEC, ESSEC, ESCP, LSE …)

• Engineering schools (Polytechnique, Mines Paris, Ecole des Ponts, CentraleSupelec, Imperial … )

• Law schools or political sciences/communication/HR masters in various schools (Science Po, Assas, La Sorbonne, Dauphine…)

• Data science or mathematics programs Other relevant fields or schools (Bocconi, Politecnico, TU Delft, UCL, Oxford, Cambridge)

Diplomas matter to an extent but if you don’t have one and have built a project or a company, we’d love to hear from you so please send your application!

🙌 Perks & Benefits

At Alan, we believe that being in good health is a basic need, and it starts with our employees. This is why Alaners are provided with a stimulating environment and perks ensuring they are happy, efficient and spend only high-quality time with co-workers.

Therefore, we offer:

• All the tools you need. Top of the range equipment: Macbook Air, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-canceling headphones.

• Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours. Organize your time as you wish.

• Transport. Generous transit benefit

• Learning & Training opportunities. A highly flexible Training policy free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises.

• Personal growth through coaching: At Alan, coaching isn't just a perk - it's core to who we are. Every Alaner is paired with a dedicated coach from day one, who helps maximize their impact, nurture engagement, and navigate Alan's values to develop their full potential. Learn more about our coaching culture.

Important note: we hire people, not roles.

If you're excited about this opportunity but don't check every box, we'd love to hear from you. Everyone, no matter how underrepresented, should feel free to apply as it can only bring learnings or success.

If you identify yourself as a woman: Did you know that research shows women often apply only when meeting 100% of requirements?

Remember, this is just a guide, not a checklist.

We'll be thrilled to receive your application!

🔖 Check out our About Alan and Career pages, as well as our Medium, blog and Glassdoor page for more info.