Student Assistant - Innovation & Strategy Execution

DFDS A/S; København; On-site; DKK 110,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

DFDS A/S in Copenhagen is seeking a dedicated Student Assistant to join the Innovation & Strategy Execution team. The role is based at our headquarters in Copenhagen, requiring 15–20 hours per week, with opportunities to learn across Agile Chapter, PMO CoE, Tech M&A and Innovation & Partnerships.

You will help drive quarterly forecasting (QFP), gather input, prepare leadership materials, and maintain the portfolio of innovation projects.

Qualifications

• Master's degree student currently enrolled in Denmark.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Interest in strategy execution, innovation management and portfolio and project management.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Structured, independent and able to handle multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate the quarterly forecasting process across the Technology & Innovation division.
• Gather, validate and consolidate forecast input from stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations and leadership materials; track overviews and status reports.
• Maintain the portfolio overview of innovation projects.
• Support project management and potentially run your own projects.
• Conduct analyses on industry, competitors and market; prepare reports.
• Assist Head of Innovation & Strategy Execution with ad-hoc tasks.

Skills

Fluent in English

Structured and proactive

Education

Master's degree student (enrolled) in Denmark

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

About the role

Be part of the movement - and play your part.

Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction for how we execute on our strategy and help shape our future company? If so, then you could be the newest addition to our CTO office as Student Assistant in our Innovation & Strategy Execution team.

We are currently looking for a dedicated and structured Student Assistant to join our Innovation & Strategy Execution team. The position is based at our headquarters in Copenhagen and the position requires 15-20 hours a week.

Our team sits at the heart of Technology & Innovation (T& I), where we drive the quarterly forecasting process (QFP) and manage the portfolio of innovation projects across the organisation. In this role, you'll help facilitate and support the QFP — making sure the right input is gathered at the right time and materials are produced and ready when leadership needs them.

You'll be working closely with the Innovation & Strategy Execution team, spanning our Agile Chapter, PMO CoE, Tech M&A and Innovation & Partnerships. There's a huge opportunity to learn from the different areas, giving you a broad and practical foundation in how we execute on strategy and how innovation is planned, governed, and delivered at scale.

What kind of exciting challenges can you expect to meet in this role?

• Drive and coordinate the quarterly forecasting process across the Technology & Innovation division

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to gather, validate, and consolidate forecast input

• Participate in meetings and workshops, preparing presentations and presenting findings together with (and not excluding to) tracking overviews, status materials, reporting for leadership etc.

• Maintain our portfolio overview of innovation projects together with the team

• Support our project management and potentially also run your own projects

• Conduct various analyses covering the industry, competitor landscape, and market, consolidating data and preparing reports

Additional tasks

• Support on different ad-hoc tasks for the Head of Innovation & Strategy Execution

• Support knowledge-sharing across the Agile Chapter, PMO CoE, Tech M&A, and Innovation & Partnerships

About you

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we think that you are structured, proactive, and take ownership of your work with a strong sense of responsibility.

The ideal person for this position will have the following qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a master's degree program at a university/business school in Denmark, ideally within business, finance, communication, economics or engineering, and can work from our location in Nordhavn, Copenhagen

• Fluent in English, both verbally and written, as this is our company language and used across all internal communication and workshops

• An interest in strategy execution, innovation management and portfolio and project management

• Strong in PowerPoint and Excel is a requirement

• Structured by nature, dedicated, independent and comfortable working with multiple stakeholders, tasks, and deadlines in parallel

• Dedicated to developing your skills in project management and strategy execution, and you feel confident presenting and taking ownership of your work

Prior experience from a student job, internship, or project work involving planning, coordination, or facilitation is a plus, but not a requirement.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

At DFDS, we promote a great workplace with a diverse and inclusive community, and a healthy work/life balance, with flexible work arrangements. Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique, modern workplace. Here, we enjoy our own game room, fitness facilities, cantina and café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view, all just 5 minutes from the nearest train & metro station.

You’ll get to join our vibrant student network, connecting with peers across our departments from diverse programs and universities. The student network hosts a range of social and professional events throughout the year, offering opportunities to grow and have fun together.

Department Careers in technology Locations DFDS Headquarter (Marmorvej 18, Copenhagen) Employment type Part-time People manager position No

About DFDS Denmark

We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 16,000 full-time employees.

We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary and related transport and logistics solutions.

We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.

DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.

Be part of DFDS and be part of the movement.