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Intern Product Management (f/m/d)

SMART GmbH · Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany

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We are the brand for forward-thinkers. We celebrate challenging conventions and shaping the future of electric mobility. We focus on the essentials to bring perfection to customers. We make urban life more enjoyable and entertain our customers with new impulses.

Ever since smart exists, we rewrite the automotive industry’s rulebook. In the 1990s, we undermined the predominant philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ and designed a revolutionary car. Since 2020 we are the first car enterprise that switched to 100% electric! We aim to transform into a leading player in urban premium, electric & connected mobility provider.

Are you a forward thinker too? Then join us now!

The Product Management unit is responsible for managing the smart products reaching from the vehicle to its accompanying e-mobility, digital and connectivity services. As a Product Management Intern, you will actively support the product managers in analysing competition, as well as potential features, to ensure a smooth launch of our future vehicles.

Your responsibilities

Market Intelligence

You conduct research on competitor vehicles and analyse these with respect to their features, optional packages, on-demand features, prices, sales forecasts, etc.

You benchmark competitor vehicles, as well as their features including connectivity services

You identify market trends

You prepare presentations and optimize current templates

Product Launch

You support the planning and coordination of product launch timelines and key milestones

You follow up with cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time

You support Product Launch Managers by tracking project status, risks, and action items across ongoing launches

You assist with the preparation and maintenance of launch documentation, project trackers, and management presentations

General Tasks

You support daily business e.g. by analyzing features or assisting with the preparation of the launch of our vehicles

You support in EU product management projects, e.g. by tracking the project status

You assist with the organization and coordination of meetings

What you bring along

Education

You are an enrolled university student in the fields of business, engineering, or similar

Professional Experience

First experiences in the automotive industry and/or product management would be a plus

Knowledge / Functional Expertise

You have knowledge about the automotive industry, particularly the BEV segment

You have knowledge about connectivity products

You are proficient in Microsoft Office programs

You have excellent written and oral communication skills in English, fluent in German is a plus

Key Competencies / Soft Skills

You are passionate about cars

You have excellent analytical and organizational skills with a results-oriented personality

You are detail-oriented

You have the ability to multi-task, as well as to work independently

You are a team-player and motivated to work in an intercultural environment

We're building a workplace where amazing people like you can do their best work. Together with us, you enjoy the agile working atmosphere with cross-European responsibilities.

We're creating a culture where personal and professional growth are as important as business growth. Together with us, you will build a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong to.

We empower you to have ownership over work!