What we offer you
You have finished your studies or are about to do so and would like to contribute your acquired knowledge and creative ideas to us without committing yourself to a specific job?
Get to know an international specialty chemicals group from a wide range of perspectives during the 18‑month trainee program and prepare yourself for a management career at Evonik.
We will design the structure of the program together with you, individually tailored to your strengths and interests. Starting on November 1, 2026, you will work on exciting and challenging projects across various departments and business units of the company. In addition, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a project focusing on social and/or sustainability topics. These activities will take place together with other Evonik trainees. A three‑month stay abroad is also an integral part of the program.
Embedded in the company’s network, you will learn from the best and be supported by a senior leader who will act as your mentor. We look forward to embarking on this journey with you!
Please apply online by April 15, 2026 with complete application documents. This enables us to process your application quickly and protect the environment. For a complete application, in addition to a cover letter and CV, please also submit employer and degree certificates and as well as current grade transcripts from your studies. You can expect to receive feedback on your application by mid-May 2026 .
The final selection of applicants will take place on June 19, 2026 as part of a digital assessment center.
On November 1, 2026, the trainee program offers you the start of an exciting career in the Evonik Group. We look forward to receiving your application!
Find out more about the trainees in our other trainee programs here:
Responsibilities
1. Immerse yourself in practice: Discover both the operational and strategic side of our finance department and learn how we work with numbers and data
2. Get involved: Actively support our management in planning, controlling and analyzing our business – we want your ideas for strategic goals!
3. Take responsibility: Work on exciting projects in our finance department, accounting, controlling and M&A and get the opportunity to take responsibility early on
4. Shape the future: Contribute to the creation of management reports and decision templates – your opinion counts!
5. Grow together: Expand your skills together with trainees from other areas and build a valuable network within and outside of the finance department, accounting, controlling and taxes
Requirements
6. Academic background: You have completed your master's degree in business administration or industrial engineering with a focus on finance, controlling or accounting with above-average grades.
7. Practical experience: You have gained initial practical experience, e.g. through internships, and have knowledge in the areas of digitalization, predictive forecasting or big data analytics
8. International perspective: You can demonstrate your mobility through initial experiences abroad
9. Languages: You are business fluent in German and English, both orally and in writing
10. Overview of the big picture: You have a strong understanding of processes and end-to-end responsibility – you think outside the box
11. Creative problem solver: You take a holistic view of issues from different perspectives and develop creative solutions independently
Your benefits
With us, it's not just performance-related pay and support for your personal development and professional qualifications that are a matter of course. Discover your other benefits with us:
12. Permanent employment contract: After successful completion of the trainee program, you will be taken on as a permanent employee
13. Smart Work: Flexible working hours in the home office and the office (depending on the role, up to 60% remote work) – find the model that suits you best with us
14. Working hours: Standard 37.5-hour week and flextime
15. Vacation: 30 days’ vacation & additional vacation
16. Remuneration: Above-average remuneration, profit-sharing and employee tariffs & discount campaigns
17. Further development: Promotion & further development through mentoring programs as well as the assumption of responsible tasks that prepare you for your future specialist or management position
18. Future: company pension scheme & long-term account
19. Health: Health management with a wide range of offers. Promotion of the use of our in-house fitness studios and a wide range of sports and exercise programs
20. Catering: Healthy & balanced meals in our staff restaurants
21. Corporate culture: We promote an open culture with equal career opportunities for all employees in over 100 countries and focus on diversity as a success factor for more creativity, innovation and sustainability
22. Family & career: Support through childcare facilities, childcare allowance, children's holiday program and support services for caring for relatives (e.g. time off work)