DIGITAL GRADUATE, CARLSBERG GROUP

Pave the way for Carlsberg’s digital transformation - and ignite your career!
We are looking for 3 Digital Graduates to join us in Copenhagen.

THE CARLSBERG GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The Carlsberg Graduate Programmes are all 2-year programmes with a steep learning curve and lots of exciting projects and tasks. You will be taken through three job rotations during the programme. Some of our programmes offers a rotation abroad.

In Carlsberg Group we offer the following programmes:

  1. International Commercial Graduate, Carlsberg Group Central Office
  2. Digital Graduate, Carlsberg Group Central Office
  3. Finance Graduate, Carlsberg Group Central Office

Learn much more about being a Carlsberg Graduate at our career site and watch videos of our current Graduates sharing their experiences and good advice for future Carlsberg Graduates.

You can also join our live presentation at the Graduate Virtual Career Fair on the 18th of January 2023 from 12.00-17.00 CET and get the opportunity to get into live conversations with us. You can sign up for the event here.

Join our Digital Graduate Programme

Carlsberg Integrated Information Technology (IIT) is looking for graduates who are full of healthy curiosity, have an entrepreneurial mindset, and a persistent desire for personal and professional development. We want to attract talented digital natives, with a skill in business development and innovation, to join our skillful team of vibrant business enablers!

If you are ready to make a difference with one of the largest (and frankly, coolest) brewers in the world, by championing digital, then we want to hear from you!

The Digital Graduate Programme is a rewarding opportunity tailored towards top-class students fresh out of university. As a skilled individual with the right mindset, the programme offers you a unique way of gaining hands-on experience in what it really takes to enable professional quality in a multinational company of +40.000 employees. We designed the programme in such a way that you will be empowered to make a difference from day one. You’ll partner with our functional counterparts (e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, or Commercial) to pave the way for new exciting digital opportunities. In other words - sharing your insights and ideas, “can do” attitude and curiosity are nice to see from the very beginning! “

The Digital Graduate Programme runs for two years where you’ll experience at least three different types of roles in Carlsberg IIT. After the programme, we anticipate that you will have learned and grown, and will continue as an important enabler of Carlsberg’s digital future either as a people leader, project leader or subject matter expert.

About Carlsberg IIT

IIT provides a multitude of business services to Carlsberg’s markets and functions while injecting efficiency and new thinking into the solutions and processes run in Carlsberg. These business services include the following areas; data, analytics, process management, technology, security and digital innovation.

It is our mission to always improve the performance of Carlsberg. Consequently, we strive to optimize, challenge and rethink today, so that we can sustain a better tomorrow. Our Central Office is located in Copenhagen, but we cover all the Carlsberg regions. Carlsberg IIT currently employs approx. 450 people worldwide.

What we’re looking for with our future Digital Graduates

You are determined and creative, when you work to realise your digital ideas, when you engage in complex problem solving, and when you secure our rock-solid-run operations. You’ll like to see things through to completion, so you’ll take the lead on any assignment you are given and deliver the outcomes until you see the benefit.

You’re not a huge fan of failure, but you know that sometimes it’s a stepping stone towards growth. You are open-minded and embrace change. We assume that you’re an experienced user of the Microsoft O365 suite. Maybe you even have some experience with PowerApps, Power BI, and Power Automation.

Furthermore, the role requires you to have some of the following qualifications and features:

  • Curiosity about and basic insight into modern technologies – e.g. IoT, Intelligent Automation, AI, digital twins, blockchain etc.
  • Understanding of the importance of data to today’s enterprise and the ability to transform findings into value-adding activities
  • Insight into the design of user interfaces and user experience (UI/UX)
  • Vision for innovation – understand how technology enables business innovation
  • Experience with the toolboxes of project, process and product management
  • Understanding of agile ways of working
  • Solid business understanding and a desire to make a difference
  • A great ambassador for technology

It’s a requirement for all our global programmes that you:

  • Have a relevant master’s degree (or will obtain it this coming Summer)
  • Speak and write English at a high level
  • Have relevant working experience from e.g. student jobs

How to apply and what to expect in the application process

APPLY HERE FOR THE DIGITAL GRADUATE PROGRAMME

Below you can get an idea about the steps that you will go through and the overall timeframe.

Step 1 - Applying
Once you have decided which programme is the right fit for you, the first step is to start your application. It’s important that you apply via this link, otherwise you will not be taken to the next step in the application process. The link will lead you to our external partner’s platform SoftFactors, where you’ll be guided through various steps covering:

  • Contact info
  • Online screening questions and some light assessments of your understanding of the role, your personality profile incl. emotional intelligence and decision-making style
  • Submitting your documents (we expect you to include minimum your CV, motivational letter and transcript of your latest grades)

Deadline for applying is Thursday the 30th of November 2023

It is a prerequisite that you apply through Softfactors, and all required documents are uploaded, as well as all assessments completed.

Step 2 – Online Assessment
We will review all candidates and come back to you at the latest on Friday the 22nd of December to let you know if you have been selected to go further in the hire process. Selected candidates will be invited to do a thorough online assessment which amongst others include a conflict assessment, and assessment of your communication style. It takes approximately 1 hour to fill out all assessments. You should complete these as soon as possible when you receive them. The exact deadline will be communicated to you together with the invitation, but we currently expect that deadline will be 8th of January 2024.

Step 3 – Assessment Day, Interviewing & Signing
Successful candidates from the online assessment step will receive an invitation for an Assessment Day no later than the 5th of February. The Assessment Day will be on site in our Central Office in Copenhagen, and we expect it to be between the 28th and 29th February. Further details about the Assessment Day will be communicated together with the invitation. Candidates who are not invited for an Assessment Day will be notified by email.

Based on the Assessment Day and all past results in the hiring process, our preferred candidates will proceed to an extended interview. Details about the interview will be communicated together with the invitation.
Following this interview round there will be a final interview for the top candidates with an Executive VP or other senior stakeholder within the function before you are offered a contract. We expect to have signed contracts with all our future Graduates before the 1st of May.  
The official start day for all our Graduate Programmes is the 1st of September 2024.

Questions?

We kindly ask you to take an extra look at the job ad or visit our career site for questions. If, however, there is something we’ve missed that you need to know before being able to apply with us you are welcome to reach out. For general questions about the Graduate Programmes or questions about the application process please contact Carlsberg.Graduate.Programme@Carlsberg.com

We look forward to getting to know you!