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Internship / Working Student - Risk-and Business Continuity Management (f/m/d)

CompanyVolkswagen AG
LocationBerlin
Work ModeRemote
PostedJuly 30, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The role involves reviewing business impact analyses and continuity strategies while supporting the risk management team in conducting workshops and implementing new tools. You will also identify user needs to derive requirements and integrate them into project backlogs.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
100615
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
35 hours
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About The Company
The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group is made up of ten brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. Our group sells vehicles in 153 countries and operates 114 production plants worldwide. Each working day, around 675,000 employees worldwide produce cars, are involved in vehicle-related services or work in the other fields of business. Our goal is to make mobility sustainable for us and for future generations. Our promise: With electric drive, digital networking and autonomous driving, we make the automobile clean, quiet, intelligent and safe. At the same time, our core product becomes even more emotional and offers a completely new driving experience. It is also becoming part of the solution when it comes to climate and environmental protection. In this way, the car can continue to be a cornerstone of contemporary, individual and affordable mobility in the future. #Shapingmobility Imprint & Legal: http://vw.de/legal-notice DAT: http://vw.de/dat
About the Role

We are CARIAD, the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group. Our teams build automotive software platforms and digital customer functions for iconic brands like Audi, Volkswagen, and Porsche – supporting the Volkswagen Group in becoming the leading automotive technology company. With CARIDIANS in Germany, the USA, China, Estonia, and India, we are transforming automotive mobility for everyone.

Join us and be part of this exciting journey!

YOUR TEAM

To support our Risk Management team, we are currently looking for a intern / working student for the project “Risk- and Business Continuity Management”. 

We are the central risk management team - aiming to create transparency on risks for executive levels by guiding people to identify and manage risks. We develop and integrate risk management processes, methodologies and tool solutions for our company and tailor them to individual needs while always having the respective operating models (e.g. SAFe, classic waterfall project management,…) in mind. We interact closely with all departments and subsidiaries to create a holistic picture and support executive decision making. We are a diverse team with different backgrounds from automotive, risk management, banking and R&D. Open communication within the team and mutual support are important to us. We always ask ourselves what value we are adding with everything we do, challenge ourselves and push for outstanding results.  

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Review of business impact analysis as well as continuity strategies and test developed business continuity plans, – what happens in cases of crisis? Are we prepared? 
  • Evaluate and assess new risk management solutions (e.g.: process updates, methodologies, tools,…) 
  • Support the risk management team in preparing and conducting workshops internally and with our partners across the organization 
  • Assist with introduction of new risk management tools and visualizations to teams and organizational structures to benefit existing / help to establish new working routines 
  • Identify needs from users and derive requirements / key-results and embed them into a clean backlog

WHO YOU ARE

  • Enrolled student in the area of engineering, finance, risk management, economics, business administration or information technology / software development  
  • Fluent English and German
  • Strong analytical understanding and ability to work in a team while tackling tasks structured and self-organized  

NICE TO KNOW

  • Remote work options within Germany
  • Internship 
    • Duration: 6 months 
    • 35 hours/week 
    • Salary: 13,90€/hour    
  • Working Student         
    • Duration: 6 months (with the option to extend up to two years) 
    • 20 hours/week, up to 35 hours/week during the semester break 
    • Salary: 17,80€/hour    

At CARIAD, we embrace individuality and diversity because we believe our differences make us stronger. We actively seek to build teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability, please reach out to us at careers@cariad.technology - we are happy to support you.

Key Skills
Risk ManagementBusiness Continuity ManagementProcess ImprovementData VisualizationWorkshop FacilitationAnalytical SkillsProject ManagementSAFeWaterfall MethodologyRequirements EngineeringBacklog ManagementCommunication
Categories
Management & LeadershipSoftwareEngineeringFinance & AccountingTechnology