IT Strategy & Operations Intern

About FIFA Clearing House

The establishment of the FIFA Clearing House (“FCH”) is a key element of the first reform package of the transfer system adopted by the FIFA Council in 2018, to promote solidarity, transparency, and integrity in professional football.

The FCH is established in France and operates independently from FIFA. The FCH will act as a payment service provider and intermediary in the worldwide payments relating to Training Rewards (solidarity mechanism and training compensation), deriving from the FIFA Regulation on the Status of Transfer of Players.

The Position: IT Strategy & Operations Intern

As an IT Strategy & Operations Intern, you will be responsible for a variety of key tasks:

• Structure and monitor Build to Run processes: incidents, releases, changelogs, alerting, SLAs.
• Implement governance routines: IT/Run committees, roadmaps, indicators.
• Participate in drafting and formalising IT procedures (changes, incidents, DRP, BCP).
• Consolidate technical and functional documentation (Confluence, SharePoint).
• Contribute to IT fleet management (orders, inventory, onboarding).
• Support budget monitoring (forecasts, accruals, monitoring tables).
• Contribute to the implementation of dashboards for the IT department.
• Contribute to the definition of the Product roadmap, in coordination with different users.

Your Profile

FIFA Clearing House seeks dedicated, ambitious, and innovative individuals who embody an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset. For this specific IT Strategy & Operations Intern position, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and a strong desire to join a start-up team.
• Readiness to contribute to business expansion and improvement of IT processes and tools.
• Motivation by ethics, excellence, and a results-oriented approach, aspiring to be part of a major change in the football industry.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (engineering school, business school).
• Structured thinking, rigour, and autonomy.
• Interest in IT organisation and complex environments.
• Proficiency in collaborative tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, JIRA).
• Fluent in professional English.
• Proficiency in French is an asset.
• No work experience is needed but could be profitable.

Perks & Benefits

A career at FIFA offers the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters. Alongside this, FIFA also provides:

• Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits, plus a home office allowance.
• Language courses: Offered to all staff for personal and professional growth.
• Continuous learning: Encouragement for internal mobility and a variety of training and education opportunities.
• Relocation assistance: A dedicated team to support your relocation process.
• Sustainability: Support for employees using public transport.
• Vacation: Policies designed to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
• Volunteering: Opportunities to make an impact beyond your role and bond with colleagues.

Key skills/competency

• IT Operations
• Strategy Development
• Process Monitoring
• IT Governance
• Documentation Management
• Budget Tracking
• Product Roadmap
• Dashboard Implementation
• Fleet Management
• Collaborative Tools (JIRA, Confluence)