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

Start Date: July-September 2026

Duration: minimum 6 months

Type: Internship (non-thesis)

In this internship, you have the opportunity to apply project management methodologies by analyzing current practices, defining best practices for the Program Management Office (PMO), and implementing improvements in the Post-Merger-Integration & Disentanglement (PMI&D) team. This team consists of program managers and functional experts who lead post-merger integration and disentanglement activities for Joint Ventures to ensure a smooth transition into Royal Philips while supporting value creation and business objectives.

Your role:

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

You're the right fit if:

• You are currently studying toward a Bachelor or Master degree in Business Administration, (International) Business Management, Business Economics, or Finance.
• You are fluent in spoken and written English and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to multitask efficiently.
• You are familiar with the 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.

About Philips

Philips is a health technology company built around the belief that every human matters, with a mission to expand access to quality healthcare everywhere.