Internship Opportunity: Startup & AI Operating Model @ ZEISS (f/m/x)

As a student, you work with your colleagues on an equal footing and create ideal conditions for your future career.

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application silence of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.

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Your role We are looking for a curious, hands-on internal for 6 Months to support the development of a ZEISS startup initiative with a strong focus on AI — It's not just about using a few AI tools, but designing ways of working where AI increasingly takes over parts of day to day execution. What you'll work on:

Supporting the setup and development of a ZEISS internal startup approach

Contributing ideas on how to define guardrails for “Startup @ ZEISS”

Supporting the design of an AI first Operating Model

Bringing in fresh perspectives, challenging existing approaches, and engaging new structures

What's in it for you:

Direct engagement in building something new at ZEISS

High visibility and meaningful ownership from day one

Collaboration with experienced stakeholders in entrepreneurial setup

A unique opportunity to help design how startups and AI can work at scale in a global company Interested? Let's talk.

You are currently enrolled as a student (Bachelor's or Master's)

Ideally, your studies include a focus/specialization in Entrepreneurship, AI, Innovation, Startups, Digital Transformation, Business/Tech, or a field related

Strong interest in startups, innovation, and corporate entrepreneurship

Curiosity and enthusiasm for AI and digital transformation

A structured but creative mindset – you like to think big and make things concrete

Proactive, hands on attitude and confidence in sharing ideas

Very good communication skills in English

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.). .