PhilipsProduct Management Assistant Intern
Job Title
Product Management Assistant Intern
Job Description
Objective:This internship is designed to provide a hands-on, immersive experience in global product management. You will work alongside senior Product Managers to learn the end-to-end product lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to legacy product management. The role is structured to progressively increase your responsibility, starting with foundational tasks and evolving into cross-functional collaboration and independent project ownership.
Key Responsibilities:
Months 1-3: Learning & Foundation
- Process & Tool Mastery: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the standard processes, methodologies used by the product management team.
- Operational Support: Assist senior product managers with core tasks including product catalogue management, consolidation of program deliverables, and product validation checks.
- Project Monitoring: Track and report on the progress of critical activities and projects as assigned, ensuring timelines and milestones are met.
Months 4-6: Application & Collaboration
Cross-Functional Communication: Begin to facilitate communication for simple tasks across departments (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, R&D), acting as a point of contact for regional requests and escalations under close guidance.
Data Analysis & Support: Process and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data (e.g., market trends, sales figures, customer feedback) to support strategic decision-making by the product team.
Stakeholder Updates: Assist in preparing updates for key stakeholders on product status and market performance.
Beyond 6 Months: Growth & Impact
- Project Ownership: Take on ownership of a small-scale, end-to-end project; assisting senior product managers with projects
- Strategic Contribution: Conduct independent market or competitive analysis to identify new opportunities or inform product roadmap decisions
- Roadmap Development: assist senior product managers on the creation and maintenance of product roadmaps
You're the right fit if:1. Active student status/enrollment at the University.2. Fluent in English (CET6)
How we work togetherWe 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.Indicate if this role is an office/field/onsite role.About PhilipsWe are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.• Learn more about our business.• Discover our rich and exciting history.• Learn more about our purpose.If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.