Intern Product Management (f/m/d)

smart Europe GmbH; Leinfelden-Echterdingen; Vor Ort; EUR 12.000 - 17.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

smart Europe GmbH is seeking a Product Management Intern to support analysis of competitor vehicles, feature sets, and connectivity services. You will help prepare launch materials, track milestones, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of new vehicle features.

As an enrolled student in business or engineering, you will gain hands-on experience in product launches, EU projects, and documentation while developing analytical and organizational skills in a vibrant,

Qualifikationen

• Currently enrolled in university in business, engineering, or a related field.
• First experiences in the automotive industry and/or product management are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Conduct research on competitor vehicles and analyze features, options, and pricing.
• Benchmark competitor vehicles and their connectivity services.
• Prepare presentations and optimize launch templates.

Kenntnisse

Automotive BEV knowledge

Connectivity products

English writing

German language

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Team player

Ausbildung

Enrolled university student (business/engineering)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

We are the brand for forward-thinkers. We celebrate challenging conventions and shaping the future of electric mobility. We focus on the essentials to bring perfection to customers. We make urban life more enjoyable and entertain our customers with new impulses.

Ever since smart exists, we rewrite the automotive industry’s rulebook. In the 1990s, we undermined the predominant philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ and designed a revolutionary car. Since 2020 we are the first car enterprise that switched to 100% electric! We aim to transform into a leading player in urban premium, electric & connected mobility provider.

Are you a forward thinker too?

The Product Management unit is responsible for managing the smart products reaching from the vehicle to its accompanying e-mobility, digital and connectivity services. As a Product Management Intern, you will actively support the product managers in analysing competition, as well as potential features, to ensure a smooth launch of our future vehicles.

Your responsibilities

• You conduct research on competitor vehicles and analyse these with respect to their features, optional packages, on-demand features, prices, sales forecasts, etc.
• You benchmark competitor vehicles, as well as their features including connectivity services
• You prepare presentations and optimize current templates

Product Launch

• You support the planning and coordination of product launch timelines and key milestones
• You follow up with cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time
• You support Product Launch Managers by tracking project status, risks, and action items across ongoing launches
• You assist with the preparation and maintenance of launch documentation, project trackers, and management presentations

General Tasks

• You support daily business e.g. by analyzing features or assisting with the preparation of the launch of our vehicles
• You support in EU product management projects, e.g. by tracking the project status
• You assist with the organization and coordination of meetings

What you bring along

Education

• You are an enrolled university student in the fields of business, engineering, or similar

Professional Experience

• First experiences in the automotive industry and/or product management would be a plus

Knowledge / Functional Expertise

• You have knowledge about the automotive industry, particularly the BEV segment
• You have knowledge about connectivity products
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills in English, fluent in German is a plus
• You are passionate about cars
• You have excellent analytical and organizational skills with a results-oriented personality
• You have the ability to multi-task, as well as to work independently
• You are a team-player and motivated to work in an intercultural environment

We're building a workplace where amazing people like you can do their best work. Together with us, you enjoy the agile working atmosphere with cross-European responsibilities.

We're creating a culture where personal and professional growth are as important as business growth. Together with us, you will build a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong to.

We empower you to have ownership over work!