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As a Working Student within the Professional Development teams across the Global Energy & Materials, McKinsey Transformation and Sustainability practices, you will support initiatives for the growth and development of our European consultants. You will assist with maintaining and updating key people data across internal systems like SAP and Tableau, manage 'people lists', and ensure data accuracy for timely decision-making. You will contribute to survey creation and refinement, analyze results (e.g., Qualtrics) and translate insights into Excel-based reports, while owning consultant newsletters, content, design, and timely delivery. The role offers approximately 20 hours per week during regular working hours with flexibility to align with your academic schedule, and provides broad exposure to people topics across the cluster in Munich and Europe; you will work both in the office and remotely.
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Working student - Professional Development Intern
Job ID: 105909
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Do you want to work on complex and pressing challengesthe kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, youve come to the right place.
Your Impact
As a Working Student within the practices Global Energy & Materials, McKinsey Transformation and Sustainability, you will support our Professional Development team shaping and delivering key initiatives for the growth and development of our European consultants.
The Professional Development team at McKinsey supports the growth, coaching, and career progression of consultants, enhancing their development, mentorship, and overall experience. As a Working Student, you will assist the team with various operational and strategic initiatives tied to people priorities. Your responsibilities will include maintaining and updating key people data across internal systems like SAP and Tableau, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting for decision-making. You will also manage people lists by gathering and verifying information, liaising with stakeholders, and ensuring data consistency across the cluster.
Additionally, you will contribute to survey creation and refinement, track response rates, and support communication strategies to drive engagement. This includes analyzing survey data using tools like Qualtrics, translating results into Excel, and identifying insights related to consultant experience and satisfaction. You will take full ownership of consultant newsletters, managing content, structuring messages, designing banners, organizing updates, and ensuring timely delivery.
Your role will also involve preparing presentations, reports, and visuals for leadership, transforming complex information into clear and compelling materials. Furthermore, you will assist in advancing key people-agenda topics such as diversity, sponsorship, affiliation, and connectivity by coordinating and providing hands-on support for high-impact initiatives. Your position requires approximately 20 hours of work per week during regular working hours, with flexibility to structure half or full working days based on your academic schedule and the teams needs.
In this role, you will gain broad exposure across people topics in the practices Global Energy & Materials, McKinsey Transformation and Sustainability by supporting projects that strengthen professional growth and talent development across the whole cluster.
Your contributions will influence the experience and long-term success of our consultants. By driving operational excellence, supporting key people initiatives, and helping shape the projects that sit at the heart of our talent strategy, you will enable our teams to focus on what matters most: developing exceptional leaders who create meaningful impact for clients.
As a Student Worker, you will receive regular guidance and coaching to help you grow your capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience, deep exposure, and the professional foundation to accelerate your own career in an international environment.
As part of our Professional Development cluster team, you will be closely working with the Professional Development teams of the three practices, comprising 10 very open-minded colleagues with a great passion for people topics. Our team sits across Germany, Spain, Poland, Ireland, Stockholm and UK, mainly collaborating remotely. We are looking for a Working Student to support us in Munich. You will work both in the office and remotely.
In addition to working with us as your core team, you will have the opportunity to work with Professional Development teams and Student Workers from other industries and functional practices in Europe.
Your Growth
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, well provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. Youll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firms diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, youll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
Your qualifications and skills
- Pursuing a Bachelor or Masters degree with a focus or high interest in people topics (like business administration, social sciences, psychology)
- Outstanding organizational skills; detail-oriented; able to prioritize and multitask; strong ownership evident through responsibility and accountability for end product; highly proactive mindset, diligent and highly reliable in your work
- Ability to expand role beyond responsive support to proactive contributions and ownership for administrative tasks; ability to work independently
- Able to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, complex and deadline-driven environment
- Highly professional presence on telephone, email, and all other work-related communications platforms, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels
- Strong in analytical and creative thinking
- Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. High interest in working with various IT systems
- Strong typing and proofreading skills, ability to produce documents quickly and accurately
- Enjoying working in an international team environment and eager to learn
- Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written
- Ready to commit to 6 months with us
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
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Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Munich
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Germany
LinkedIn Job Title - Working student - Professional Development Intern
LinkedIn Function - Administrative;Human Resources;Writing / Editing
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship
