Group Strategy Intern

Group Strategy intern

e-Quarter (Issy-les-Moulineaux) - Starting in Jan. 2027

What is Edenred?

Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than 2 million partner merchants in 44 countries via 1 million corporate clients. Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). True to the Group's purpose, "Enrich connections. For good.", these solutions enhance users' well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies' attractiveness and efficiency, and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and sustainable mobility.

Edenred's 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day. In 2024, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed close to €45 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards. Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe Index, DJSI World Index, and MSCI Europe.

Context

The Group Strategy & Innovation team is based in Edenred e-Quarter in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It is part of the Strategy & Transformation department. The team oversees group strategic studies, innovation strategy, assessment of strategic opportunities and M&A due diligence, competitive intelligence, coordination of group strategic processes (e.g. 3-year plans) and special projects requested by the CEO.

Your Mission

The intern will be expected to work on a wide range of topics encompassing both strategy and development. The intern will report to the 'Strategic Project Manager'.

* Strategy & Innovation

• Support team on competitive intelligence topics

• Support in strategic studies (Business Line strategy, adjacency study, etc.)

• Support in defining the group's development strategy in key adjacencies (data, new technologies, etc.)

* M&A

• Participate to strategic due diligence of M&A targets

• Update target pipeline

* Ad hoc support: assist strategy team members on ad-hoc topics (e.g. business development projects, etc.)

Our Requirements

* Bac +5, Business or Engineering school (internship agreement mandatory)

* Interest in strategy and finance

* Ability to effectively collaborate in a cross-functional role

* Strong analytical and communication skills

* Fluency in French and English

* Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Internship details

* Internship contract (6 months, flexible), Full-time

* Start date: January 2027

* Based at Edenred HQ, 16 Boulevard Garibaldi, 92310 Issy - Les - Moulineaux

What's in it for you

* A global perspective on Edenred operations, focusing on the future of the Business

* Exposition to Edenred top managers

* A good work-life balance

* HR benefits:

• Competitive remuneration

• Meal vouchers and access to collective restaurant

• 60% transport reimbursement