MBA/Master’s Intern in Corporate Development (m/f/x)

What's the role?

In Corporate Development, you will lead a workstream of one of Hilti’s key strategic projects. In this role, you will be working alongside a former strategy consulting project manager (ex-MBB). As such, you will also have substantial visibility to Hilti’s senior management team including Executive Board members and the opportunity to position yourself for a full-time career at Hilti.
Start date in early September, duration for at least 3 months.

What You'll do

You will be a full member of a small high-profile team that drives the company strategy and strategic engagements. You will receive day to day direction from a Corporate Development Manager and work closely with our experts to drive a workstream of one or more of our strategic projects. Thus, you will work in a strategy consulting mindset, atmosphere, and with people who have done strategy consulting successfully, but in a corporate setting. In this role, you will also have significant exposure to the Senior Executive Vice President who leads the areaHilti’s strategy work.
Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Interview experts and stakeholders to identify issues and form hypotheses on solutions
• Conduct analyses to test the hypotheses based on research and data collection
• Evaluate strategic options and recommend the way forward
• Present findings and recommendations to senior management
• Liaise with key stakeholders to keep them informed of progress and to make relevant decisions
• Identify key success factors and develop a roadmap for implementation.
  Examples of strategic projects that we work on are innovative business models, 10-year strategic plan implementation, Industry 4.0, M&A opportunities, regional and business strategies, market entry opportunities, etc.

What You’ll Bring

• Enrollment in a European MBA/Master’s program at a top school (MBA might be a plus) for the entire internship period
• Minimum of 1.5 years of work experience (incl. longer internships)
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Very strong conceptual and analytical skills with a sense for pragmatic solutions
• High confidence to push your own ideas and back it up with facts/analyses
• Experience in one of our customer industries and professional services is plus

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
• Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
• Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
• Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, fuel discounts, meditation/relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, and massage possibilities.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

Hilti is an equal opportunity employer.