Start date: We prefer students able to start as soon as possible ( September / October 2021 )
Duration: minimum of 6 months, available for a minimum of 24 hours / week
Thesis support: possible, please discuss your requirements in your first interview
Location: homeworking / Eindhoven
In this role, you have the opportunity to
Support the transition of Philips into a data driven organization and enable your Philips colleagues in making informed business decisions in line with the privacy standards and regulations.
You are responsible for
- Work closely with countries and business process owns to ensure key controls are timely executed.
- Support in preparation for external and internal audit and work closely with process/control owners to ensure that audit findings are timely resolved
- Support in preparation of periodic reporting to key stakeholders such as (senior) management.
- Identify opportunity to increase efficiency and continuously improve on the existing internal control framework
- Assist to drive change and support in implementation of process improvements
- Support automation of payroll controls using Robotic Process Automation
- Supporting and participating in the development of corporate-wide privacy and data protection principles, policies and practices as well as their implementation within the Corporate Human Resources function.
- Supporting the Corporate Human Resources and the Philips Head of Risk Management and Compliance with all privacy matters globally that affect Philips related to Corporate Human Resources.
- Provide support to other Global Privacy Officers on compliance of any vendor relationship with applicable Privacy and Data Protection laws and Philips Binding Corporate Rules
- Assist Corporate Human Resources function in implementing privacy and data protection requirements throughout the life-cycle of internal system development and usage, including Privacy by Design architecture
- Collaborate with other Privacy Officers and lawyers within Philips on Philips wide projects such as implementation of Binding Corporate Rules
- Assist in development and implementation of privacy awareness and training activities for staff within Corporate Human Resources.
- Work Cross functionally with multi-discipline groups on privacy matters, to monitor laws, regulations, and our contracts associated with the management and control of personal data.
You are a part of
The internship position will reside within the HR Compliance & Privacy team managing financial, operational and privacy compliance activities globally for HR Function.
To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience
- Bachelors or Masters degree, ideally related to Finance, HR or Business Management
- Good written/oral communication skills, analytical skills, critical thinking, problem solving and sound judgment
- Knowledge of MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Willingness to dive into Internal control and compliance tools.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
- Highly motivated and flexible in a multi-cultural international team setting.
- Team player as well as able to work independently
In return, we offer you
We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore at Philips and the opportunity to work alongside and be supported by professionals in this area. in addition to this you will receive a market related internship salary and benefits.
Recruitment Process
Please submit your detailed resume for immediate consideration as well as a motivational statement. Recruitment process will include video interviews with the Recruitment team and the HR Compliance team.
Please note: in order to be considered for an internship, you need to be registered as a student during the entire internship period. Formal documentation of which may be requested at any time. Students from outside the EU need to fill in an NUFFIC agreement, which needs to be signed by the student and the university.
Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. Learn more by watching this video.
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