Working Student - Digital Portfolio & Transformation Support (f/m/d)

Help shape the digital portfolio of the Elia Group – at the intersection of strategy, financial steering, coordination, and communication.

We are looking for a motivated working student to support our Digital Portfolio Management team, within the Finance & Controlling department. Together, we manage and steer the digital initiatives that drive the transformation across Elia Group. 
You will gain hands-on experience in how digital initiatives are prioritized, tracked, and communicated across the organization, and how financial and strategic perspectives come together to enable impactful transformation. 

Your tasks:  

• Support the financial and strategic coordination of digital portfolio initiatives, including tracking budgets and forecasts.
• Assist in the preparation of portfolio reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management to inform about the status and progress of digital projects. 
• Contribute to the ongoing development and optimization of our portfolio management tools and processes. 
• Conduct research and analysis on digital initiatives, you will investigate their potential business impact and synthesize findings for decision-making.  
• Collaborate with colleagues from Finance, IT, Strategy and Transformation Execution to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Contribute to internal communication efforts around digital portfolio topics.

What we’re looking for... 

• You are pursuing an advanced Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Informatics, or a related field.
• You are genuinely interested in digital transformation, project portfolio management, and financial steering.
• You like to work in a structured, analytical, and independent way and enjoy taking on responsibility. 
• You are proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• You have very good English (C1) skills, both written and spoken.
• Ideally, you have some initial experience in controlling, project management, IT, or strategy – not a must, but a plus.

Experience with tools such as Power BI, Miro, or SharePoint, as well as a basic understanding of agile methods, digital transformation, or project portfolio management, is not required – but would make your application even more compelling.