JOIN OUR DIGITAL PRODUCT OWNERSHIP TEAM!

During the period of your internship, you will support the team in the role of an Assistant Product Owner. As such, you are assisting a Product Owner who is responsible for the quality and strategic impact of a medium or complex digital product. Together with your agile team you work on continuously improving and evolving the assigned products to optimize the value for the consumer. Collaborating with IT and markets to define a robust product backlog, managing capability expansion increments and contributing to new functionalities & best practice definitions are a few examples of the activities that will be expected from this role. Additionally, you will be cooperating with various internal stakeholders, including Markets and other Digital areas to drive consumer engagement and satisfaction, as well as incremental revenues by delivering digital experiences.

GROW YOUR CAPABILITIES THROUGH MEANINGFUL TASKS & PROJECTS 

• Contribute to the optimization of the Digital product’s value for the consumer and the company.
• Monitor product delivery in line with the roadmap and committed delivery dates. Raise delivery issues on-time.
• Support the specification of user stories where required
• Communicate with stakeholders regarding the product, its features, etc.
• Monitor, optimize and enhance the configuration, features and functionalities related to the product.
• Use data sources and feedback loops to help the team to focus on the right enhancements

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU A MATCH

• Student of Business, eCommerce, IT or similar
• Fluent in English (written & spoken)
• Strong MS Office skills 
• Basic understanding of IT products and capabilities
• Basic knowledge of Agile working methods e.g. Scrum/Kanban
• Familiarity with A/B testing or other multivariate testing
• Basic Domain knowledge is a plus
• Attention to details, quick comprehension, good organizational skills 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Employee discounts on products
• Chances to attend and take part in on campus events and sponsored adidas events/games
• Structured training and development, access to LinkedIn Learning, Language Training and adidas Learning Portal
• Possibility to join our mentorship program, networking opportunities or employee resource groups
• International intern community and work environment
• Regular development conversations as part of your role
• Inspiring campus with canteens, cafes, reflection rooms and sport facilities including an on-site gym (25/month) and many more sports facilities
• Company sports program including classes and events focusing on sports and mental health
• Flexible and agile working arrangements (40% home office possible)
• Monthly gross allowance: non-compulsory internship 2.098,00, compulsory internship 1.590,00 (Difference due to different taxation, net will be the same)

ELIGIBILITY

• Enrolled as full-time student for the complete duration of the internship 
• Or in the so-called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (gap year regulation only applicable to EU citizens due to working permit regulations)
• Candidates in penultimate year of study preferred (following the internship, students should have maximum one year to graduate)
• Availability for the full duration of the internship from March 2025 - September 2025
• Ability to relocate to Herzogenaurach in Germany for the full duration of the internship

KEY FACTS

• Application Deadline: October 31st, 2024, 11:59 PM CET
• Start Dates: March 17th, 2025
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach (near Nuremberg)

NEXT STEPS

To apply to the role, please submit your CV. You don't have to write us a motivation letter, but if you have something to say, let us know. 

Please apply in the same language as the job description

If we feel like it is a match, you'll be invited to a video interview - don't worry we'll fully brief you on this.