Internship: M&A Integration & Separation (non-thesis)

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Internship: M&A Integration & Separation (non-thesis)

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Start Date: July-September 2026
Duration: minimum 6 months
Type: Internship (non-thesis)
Weekly Presence: 40h
Location: Amsterdam (3x per week)

Please note, this internship is in the M&A Integration & Disentanglement team, this is not per se a Finance focused internship (such as deal modeling, valuation, comps analysis), but more related to Program Management of the Integration and Separation programs for Philips Acquisitions and Divestments.

Internship: M&A Integration & Separation (non-thesis)
In this role, you have the opportunity to apply project management methodologies by analyzing current practices, define best practices for the Program Management Office (PMO) and implement improvements in the Post-Merger-Integration & Disentanglement (PMI&D) team. This PMI&D team consists of program managers and functional experts who lead the post-merger integration and disentanglement activities for acquisitions, divestments or Joint Ventures to ensure a smooth transition into Royal Philips, ensuring value creation and business objectives

Your role:
* Providing a consultative role to projects and M&A PMI&D Post-Merger Integration team by identifying, setting, and maintaining best practices, effectively implementing changes in ways of working towards efficiency and continuous improvement.
* Supporting in ensuring quality control for project management across the PMI and the functional experts team.
* Supporting the proper maintenance of the PMO repository (OneNote, SharePoint etc.) and cross-projects communication (e.g. helping with preparing project meetings from the PMI leads' calendars, PMO account etc.).
* Helping the Program Management Officer and the program managers with organizing events, training's, workshops, project logistics etc.

You're the right fit if:
* You are currently studying towards your Bachelor or Master Degree in: Business Administration, (International) Business Management, Business Economics or Finance.
* You are fluent in oral and written English and you have excellent interpersonal/communication skills with a high attention to details and ability to multitask efficiently.
* You are familiar with MS Office suite ​

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company's facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company's main facilities, generally at the customers' or suppliers' locations.

Monthly full-time allowance between EUR500 - EUR700 gross, depending on educational level and if you would need to relocate to The Netherlands. If you will perform a part-time internship you will receive the allowance pro-rata.

Housing compensation, in case of relocating to the vicinity of the office, EUR300,- net if location is in the vicinity of Amsterdam, EUR255,- net for all other Philips locations. You need to provide a rental contract of the land lord, and your normal home-work travel distance need to be more than 50 km or travel time (one way trip) need to be more than 1.5 hours. Travel compensation, if you are not eligible for a free public transport card; you will receive max. EUR192,- net. Paid holidays per internship term.

About Philips
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If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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