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You just got your bachelor’s degree but you are unsure of what exactly you would like to do next? We feel you! You probably want to have it all: See the world, improve your language skills, take the time to explore the best masters program for you, get hands-on insights by gaining relevant work experience and grow your network. If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place - thanks to our unique global innovation platform you can have it all!
Become part of our great team and gain valuable international experiences! Apply for our PreMaster program and boost you career while having fun!
Innovation Management & Venturesclick here
Community & Communication Managerclick here
Corporate Innovation Managementclick here
Open Innovation Consultantclick here
This is an exemplary schedule.
Based on your skills, availability and current projects you will be involved we will adjust the timeline accordingly.
During the last semester of your degree or even after you graduated
anytimeStartup Autobahn — our most successful platform located in Stuttgart, Germany. Be part of our Technology Scouting and Investment Team.
5 monthsBe actively involved in setting up one of the largest Mobility EXPOs in Europe. Get a glimps here.
2 weeksJoin one of our European Offices and get insights into a different vertical like Sustainability, Maritime, Travel or Smart Cities etc.
2 weeksChange perspective by joining our corporate partner Mercedes-Benz
3 monthsGet insights into another team within STARTUP AUTOBAHN and support our Corporate Innovation or Marketing & Communications Team for a specific project and get an even more comprehensive perspective.
1 monthsThis is an exemplary schedule.
Based on your skills, availability and current projects you will be involved we will adjust the timeline accordingly.
During the last semester of your degree or even after your graduation. We are always open for applications.
anytimeSTARTUP AUTOBAHN — our most successful platform located in Stuttgart, Germany. Be part of our Community Management & Communications Team
6 - 7 monthsInterested in a change of scenery and industry? Get insights into and support one of our European teams in industry verticals such as Supply Chain and Logistics, Insurtech, Healthtech, Sustainable Fashion, Smart Cities etc.
2 weeks‘Change perspective by joining our corporate partner Mercedes-Benz. Support their PR & Communication team at Startup Autobahn and gain insights into the other side of the aisle: Corporate innovation from the perspective of one of our most engaged partners.’
2 monthsGet insights into another team within STARTUP AUTOBAHN and support our Corporate Innovation or Marketing & Communications Team for a specific project.
1 monthBe actively involved in setting up one of the largest Mobility EXPOs in Europe. Get a glimps here.
2 monthsThis is an exemplary schedule.
Based on your skills, availability and current projects you will be involved we will adjust the timeline accordingly.
During the last semester of your degree or even after you graduated
anytimeSTARTUP AUTOBAHN — our most successful platform located in Stuttgart, Germany. Be part of our Corporate Innovation Management Team.
6 monthsJoin one of our European Offices and get insights into a different vertical like Sustainability, Maritime, Travel or Smart Cities etc.
2 weeks‘Change perspective by joining our corporate partner Mercedes-Benz. Support their PR & Communication team at Startup Autobahn and gain insights into the other side of the aisle: Corporate innovation from the perspective of one of our most engaged partners.’
2 monthsGet insights into another team within STARTUP AUTOBAHN and support our Community & Communication or Ventures Team for a specific project to get an even more comprehensive perspective.
1 monthThis is an exemplary schedule.
Based on your skills, availability and current projects you will be involved we will adjust the timeline accordingly.
Working for Plug and Play EMEA in the office of our most successful platform so-called STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play, located in Stuttgart, Germany. Be part of our Open Innovation Service Team serving whole EMEA.
6 monthsJoin our EMEA HQ in Valencia and work closely with our product and Open Innovation Service Team there or join our office in Vienna, working closely in our Corporate Education Program.
3 monthsBe fully responsible for one consulting project with one partner of Plug and Play. Let’s see what will come up when you are with us.
2 monthsGet insights into another team within STARTUP AUTOBAHN and support our Community & Communication or Ventures Team for a specific project to get an even more comprehensive perspective.
1 monthYour chance for a
12-month Deep Dive into the
biggest and fastest growing
automotive focused
innovation platform
in Europe
Be part of Plug & Play - the biggest and fastest growing startup innovation platform globally with locations worldwide such as Silicon Valley, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin, Singapore and Beijing.
Be at the forefront of innovation and get access to groundbreaking technologies
Be part of a dynamic, international and open-minded team
Get access to and communicate with leading international startups and investors
You will work closely with our corporate partners on a daily basis and grow your network
After your masters degree we will have various opportunities for your career development at our 20+ locations worldwide - we will keep growing
Contribute and realize your own ideas and have room for self-development
All our offices are located in great co-working spaces such as ARENA2036
For more than over a decade, we have built the worldwide largest innovation platform, bringing together startups, corporations and investors. Our core objective is to boost technological advancement and innovation. We are now active in 22 locations globally, including U.S., China, Germany, Singapore, and Mexico. With over 6,000 startups and 126 corporate partners, it is the ultimate startup ecosystem in many industries. Since inception, we have raised over $6 billion in venture funding and made over 160 investments globally every year. Some of our success stories incl.: Dropbox, PayPal and SoundHound.
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Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With its Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Financial Services divisions, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium cars and is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles over six tons. Daimler Financial Services offers financing, leasing, fleet management, investments, credit card and insurance brokerage as well as innovative mobility services. The company founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler sees shaping the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable way as both a motivation and obligation. The company’s focus therefore remains on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that both captivate and inspire. Daimler continues to invest systematically in the development of efficient powertrains – from high-tech combustion engines and hybrid vehicles to all-electric powertrains with battery or fuel cell – with the goal of making locally emission-free driving possible in the long term. The company’s efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts. Daimler regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to its responsibility to society and the environment. Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, the world’s most valuable premium automotive brand (source: Interbrand study, 4 Oct. 2018), and Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes me, its brand portfolio includes smart, EQ, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses as well as the brands of Daimler Financial Services: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Daimler Truck Financial. The company is listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges (ticker symbol DAI).
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STARTUP AUTOBAHN is our flagship innovation platform, located in Stuttgart. The platform is the largest in Europe and one of the latest programs of Plug and Play. STARTUP AUTOBAHN unites global young tech companies with the unrivalled tech expertise of Silicon Valley and the best of German engineering.
Founded by Plug and Play, Mercedes-Benz AG, ZF, Porsche, DPDHL, Webasto and BASF we - together with our 20+ corporate partners - accelerate startups which develop innovative solutions in the fields of Future Mobility and Smart Production.
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What happens during your studies:
You will start your masters degree with a bigger network, more experience, insights in different industries and a boost of motivation. And we will continue to be on your side! This is in for you as PreMaster Alumni:
We know that we are all individual human beings and as such our capabilities, our knowledge and our interests highly diverge from each other. Taking that into account we created two different programs which are united in the underlying idea and structure but separate each other regarding the business sector they focus on.
Now it is your turn. What are you going to choose?
Innovation Management & Ventures
StartUp Scouting
Find interesting startups from all around the world and build relationships with them
Create detailed profiles about interesting startups
Source and evaluate new investment opportunities
Provide solid consult to portfolio companies and schedule deal review sessions
Develop and drive new initiatives together with our corporate partners
Corporate Innovation Management
Business Development
Manage and strengthen the relationship with our corporate partners like Porsche, BASF, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Mercedes-Benz AG, ...
Identify potential new strategic partners to join our platform
Build and design our new service offering in our corporate facing documents
Prepare reports for our headquarter in Silicon Valley
Community & Communication Manager
Support and take responsibility in organizing and operating national and international events inside and outside of STARTUP AUTOBAHN
Manage local and global community relations
Create relevant and engaging content for use on STARTUP AUTOBAHN’s media channels – online and offline
Proactively schedule, develop, update and enhance the communications within our digital communication channels
Support in drafting and executing an effective program and content strategies
Be responsible for relationships with media and community partners to gain exposure for the Plug and Play and the STARTUP AUTOBAHN brand
Open Innovation Service Consulting
You will work on various tasks of the strategy and management consultants
Defining and implementing our partner’s open innovation strategy and processes
Development and visualization of result presentations for the customer
Product and Pricing Strategy
Ideation workshops
Corporate education sessions
Research and market analyses
Preparing and following up on customer workshops
You just received your Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Marketing, Engineering, Informatics or similar from a leading university and you would like to start a masters program within the next 18 months
Exceptionally strong analytical, research, and writing skills and an innate curiosity
Ability to work with all levels of management is crucial
Excellent German and English skills
Highly motivated work style, strong people skills and positive mindset
Good organizational, collaborations, and communication skills
Analytical, structured, and independent approach to work
Strong interest in all kinds of technologies
Ideally experience at a management consulting firm and/or corporate environment
You can apply at any time - we do our best to adapt the program to your needs as long as the duration stays between 10 to 18 months.
PLEASE NOTE: The fastest way to get your application reviewed is to apply via the link below. You might have read about this program on external job boards including Daimlers/Mercedes-Benz career site. Those applications will not be lost but if you want to reach us with out any detours, click below.
We are always looking for interns in all fields of business as well as talents for a special position in the interdisciplinary area between graphic design, coding and economics.
If you think you are a fit please address your application to Tamara (tamara@pnptc.com).
We are thrilled to get you on board.