Trainee Corporate Functions - Global Legal Operations

Trainee Corporate Functions - Global Legal Operations at Deutsche Post und DHL

The GROW graduate program at Deutsche Post und DHL offers interesting opportunities in Bonn, Germany, starting October 1st, 2026, for 18 months, with the aim of retaining you after program completion.

About the Role

Legal Services is committed to delivering practical, solution-oriented legal advice to business partners around the globe. Our team provides broad support across contract management, negotiations, and processes involving customers and suppliers, as well as general commercial and litigation matters.

The Legal BPO team focuses on continuously improving how legal services are delivered. By standardizing processes, increasing efficiency, and enhancing service quality, we help our business partners work more effectively. We make strong use of digital tools, streamlined workflows, and the First Choice methodology to drive sustainable transformation.

Team & Mission

Our Legal Operations & Innovation (LOI) teams are small, international, and highly motivated. A core team of four works closely together and is part of an agile global community of around 17 colleagues. Together, we support regional legal teams and contribute to exciting global initiatives.

Our main mission is to support lawyers in their day-to-day work by taking over tasks that can be standardized, automated, or digitized. This allows our legal experts to focus on what truly requires legal judgment. In addition to running global corporate processes (such as satisfaction surveys), we play a key role in shaping and implementing the digitalization and innovation strategy of the Legal Department (around 470 employees in more than 50 countries).

Key Projects

This includes projects such as:

• Implementing Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools
• Developing and applying GenAI solutions for various use cases
• Building meaningful KPI dashboards
• Supporting employee engagement initiatives

In short: we actively shape the future of Legal – and we genuinely enjoy what we do.

Your Tasks

• Project management support for regional and global technology projects, contributing to planning, coordination, and successful delivery
• Designing and delivering trainings as well as providing hands-on support and consulting for lawyers, for example on MS Office and digital tools
• Supporting and managing administrative corporate processes, ensuring smooth and efficient execution

Your Profile

• Minimum Bachelor Graduation in Informatics, Natural Science, Media & Communications, Engineering, Economy, Controlling, IT Development, Programming, Statistics, Social Studies before October 1st, 2026
• First professional experience (up to 3 years) in Project and teamwork experience, minimum 3 months international exposure, consultancy experience of advantage
• PowerBI, PowerAutomate, Forms, Sharepoint of advantage
• Fluid English skills is a must, German is nice to have
• Team player, pragmatics, positive, can-do attitude, open and honest, creative, flexible, explorer spirit, frustration tolerant
• We are looking for a self-motivated Trainee who enjoys working globally with spread virtual teams and who is willing to take on “ownership”, be creative and solution oriented

Your Benefits

• Appealing salary package: With us you will earn an annual salary of € 57.000 gross – including Christmas and vacation allowance as well as an annual bonus.
• Individual career development: After an induction week, you will dive into the world of logistics in three individual program phases in Germany and around the world.
• Training and support: We support you in your individual career development through integrated training, personal support and regular feedback.
• Network: Build up a valuable network in one of the leading mail and logistics service provider.
• Diverse opportunities: Work on varied and challenging projects that will enhance your professional development.

Key skills/competency

• Legal Operations
• Project Management
• Digital Transformation
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Generative AI (GenAI)
• Process Optimization
• Stakeholder Communication
• Global Collaboration
• MS Office Suite
• PowerBI