Digital Excellence Business - Graduate Programme 2027

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

The opportunity:

Digital Excellence brings together the capabilities that help shape MBDA's digital environment from managing change and delivering projects to defining business architecture and exploring how AI and data can support better decisions and new ways of working.

Over two years, you'll complete four six-month placements, giving you broad exposure to different areas of Digital Excellence while developing your business, strategic and stakeholder management skills within a complex international organisation. Some of these placements could include: Change Management, Project Management, Business Architecture, Digital Factory, AI & Data Strategy.

Throughout your placements, you'll work alongside experienced specialists and contribute to real business and digital challenges. You could be supporting a major change initiative, coordinating project activity, analysing business needs, helping shape a digital product or contributing to the development of MBDA's AI & data strategies.

With support from experienced colleagues, you'll develop skills in:

• Managing and supporting digital change
• Planning and delivering projects and programmes
• Understanding business needs, capabilities and processes
• Developing business architecture and strategic thinking
• Working with digital products, innovation and emerging technology
• Understanding the opportunities and challenges of AI and data
• Collaborating with technical specialists, business teams and senior stakeholders
• Presenting and communicating ideas clearly
• Building relationships across an international organisation

The scheme is designed to give you the breadth to discover where your strengths and interests lie, alongside the experience to build a long-term career within Digital Excellence. More important than already knowing exactly which business or digital career you want is having the curiosity and ambition to explore different areas and develop your expertise.

What we're looking for from you:

Degree qualified in one of the following disciplines, to a minimum 2.2:

• Business and Management
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Economics
• Engineering (any specialism)
• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Mathematics

We're looking for graduates who are curious about how organisations work and passionate about using digital capabilities to create positive change.

This role is ideally suited to someone who:

• Enjoys solving problems and understanding how things work
• Is interested in technology, business and emerging digital trends
• Has strong analytical, organisational and planning skills
• Is curious and willing to learn
• Can communicate ideas clearly to different audiences
• Enjoys collaborating with others and building relationships
• Can manage competing priorities and take ownership of your work

Digital capability plays a critical role in enabling our people and our business to succeed. Within Digital Excellence, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, learn from specialists across a wide range of disciplines and help shape the change, projects, strategies and digital solutions that will support MBDA now and into the future.

What we can offer you

• 2 year Programme: starting September 2027
• Annual Salary Review
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Excellent career progression & development opportunities
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

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