Transformation & Integration Intern – Remote-First

EPI Company; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

European Payments Initiative (EPI) is seeking a Transformation & Integration Intern to help shape the future of European payments. You will work on M&A integration, corporate strategy, governance, and operating model design across EU hubs in a hybrid, international environment.

You will collaborate with the Transformation & Integration Management Office (TIMO) reporting to senior leaders, contributing to TOM development and cross-functional initiatives with Legal, Finance, HR, Product &

Qualifications

• Final-year student or recent graduate in business, economics, finance, or related fields.
• Strong interest in corporate strategy, M&A, and transformation.
• Prior internship(s) in consulting, corporate strategy, or financial services.
• Skilled in PowerPoint and Excel; able to structure ideas clearly and visually.
• Fluent in English (C1/C2); additional European languages are a plus.
• Analytical mindset, detail-oriented, and proactive in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working hybrid across borders; occasional travel (0–2x/month).

Responsibilities

• Support strategic transformation projects: help coordinate initiatives related to M&A, strategic partnerships, corporate restructuring, and governance alignment.
• Assist in strategic planning: consolidate inputs from business units for group-level plans and prepare materials for management and supervisory boards.
• Research & analysis: benchmark operating models, analyze organizational structures, and summarize insights for decision‑making.
• Prepare executive materials: craft clear, impactful presentations for C-level and steering committees.
• Monitor progress: maintain KPI dashboards and risk trackers for transformation programs.
• Contribute to special topics: geographic expansion, intercompany structuring, and organizational design.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

English (C1/C2)

Education

Business/Economics/Finance

Job description

Be part of a movement to change the way Europe pays

In today’s digital Europe, payments still feel too complicated. Random delays, confusing rules, extra apps and accounts make it harder than it should be to pay and get paid.

The European Payments Initiative is changing that with Wero, a proudly European digital wallet to make payments easier, clearer and more secure. Online, in store, at home and across borders, with your money and data protected under European laws and regulations.

Wero is live in Belgium, France and Germany and launching very soon in Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Backed by 16 major banks and the two largest European acquirers, we’re building a brand new, proudly European payment system. Why not join us?

What's In It For You

Join us as a Transformation & Integration Intern and gain hands‑on experience in shaping the future of European payments. You’ll work on strategic initiatives that matter: M&A integration, corporate strategy, governance, and operating model design. This is your chance to learn how large‑scale transformations are executed across multiple countries and entities.

• Exposure to strategic transformation and post-merger integration at group level
• Work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Learn how to structure complex topics and communicate at C-level
• Hybrid, international environment with colleagues across EU hubs

About the team

You’ll join the Transformation & Integration Management Office (TIMO), reporting to our Chief Integration Officer and collaborating with Legal, Finance, HR, Product & Engineering and Risk teams. The IMO drives EPI’s Target Operating Model (TOM) and coordinates strategic transformation topics across the group.

Your impact

• Support strategic transformation projects: help coordinate initiatives related to M&A, strategic partnerships, corporate restructuring, and governance alignment.
• Assist in strategic planning: consolidate inputs from business units for group-level plans and prepare materials for management and supervisory boards.
• Research & analysis: benchmark operating models, analyze organizational structures, and summarize insights for decision‑making.
• Prepare executive materials: craft clear, impactful presentations for C-level and steering committees.
• Monitor progress: maintain KPI dashboards and risk trackers for transformation programs.
• Contribute to special topics: geographic expansion, intercompany structuring, and organizational design.

If you had joined us last month, you might have…

• Supported the integration roadmap for Payconiq and Currence iDEAL into EPI’s TOM.
• Consolidated inputs for group-level strategic planning and prepared for Board level decisions on different market strategies.
• Helped prepare governance materials for the Supervisory Board on corporate restructuring.
• Joined our annual Team Gathering and connected with peers across EPI.

To succeed, you should meet at least 70% of these requirements

• Final-year student or recent graduate in business, economics, finance, or related fields.
• Strong interest in corporate strategy, M&A, and transformation.
• Prior internship(s) in consulting, corporate strategy, or financial services.
• Skilled in PowerPoint and Excel; able to structure ideas clearly and visually.
• Fluent in English (C1/C2); Fluency in additional European languages are a plus.
• Analytical mindset, detail-oriented, and proactive in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working hybrid across borders; occasional travel (0–2x/month).

Our commitment to equal employment opportunities

EPI offers the same job opportunities to all, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. EPI promotes the development of an inclusive work environment that mirrors the diversity of the clients our product is serving.