MKT Finance and Procurement Operations Intern

Company Overview

DiDi Global Inc. is the world’s leading mobility technology platform. It offers a wide range of app-based services across markets including Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch and other forms of shared mobility as well as auto solutions, food delivery, intra-city freight, and financial services.

DiDi provides car owners, drivers, and delivery partners with flexible work and income opportunities. It is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry, the automobile industry and the communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges through the use of AI technology and localized smart transportation innovations. DiDi strives to create better life experiences and greater social value, by building a safe, inclusive and sustainable transportation and local services ecosystem for cities of the future.

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Team Overview

We are looking for a motivated and detail oriented Marketing Operations Intern with a strong focus on finance and procurement processes. In this role, you will support budget management, financial analysis, and vendor coordination to ensure smooth operations between marketing, finance, and procurement teams. You will also contribute to process automation that would help generate business insights that improve decision making. 

This role is a great opportunity to understand how a large Marketing organization operates behind the scenes, gain exposure to different stakeholders and develop strong operational, analytical and problem solving skills.

Role Responsibilities

• Supporting budget management and tracking, helping maintain accurate visibility of marketing spend, commitments, pending items and budget execution 

• Managing key procurement and vendor processes, including purchase requests, POs, contracts and approval follow-ups.

• Supporting billing, reconciliation and payment processes, ensuring invoices are correctly matched against POs, approved scopes and previous billings.

• Maintaining accurate operational controls and trackers, proactively identifying pending items, aging, deadlines and potential risks.

• Working closely with the Senior Marketing Operations Analyst and cross functional teams such as Finance, Procurement and Legal to solve operational issues and keep processes moving on time.

• Identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate processes, using data, technology and AI to make our ways of working more efficient.

Role Qualifications

• You are currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Business or a related field.

• You are comfortable working with numbers and data and have strong interest in forecasting processes, accruals/amortization, P&L statements, and budget management tools. Have strong attention to detail and good knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets.

• You are highly organized, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines at the same time.

• You are curious, enjoy solving problems and challenging existing ways of working, and are always looking for opportunities to improve.

• You are comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day work and are curious about how AI can be used to analyze information, automate repetitive tasks and improve productivity.

• You are comfortable communicating in English and Spanish in a professional environment.

• Previous internship or work experience is a plus, but not required — we care more about your learning agility, ownership and willingness to grow.

EEO Statement

• We create customer value – We strive to always create valuable experiences for our users in everything we do. Our focus is to always innovate new experiences that are safe, pleasant, and efficient.
• We are data-driven – We are strong believers in making informed decisions, that’s why we are data-driven. We can better navigate the business landscape strategically by analyzing valuable metrics.
• We believe in Win-win Collaboration – Success is a team sport. When we work to help our partners and colleagues win, we win, too. While keeping everyone's best interest at heart, we communicate with candor and execute with excellence in all we do.
• We believe in integrity – Integrity is at the very core of our business. We are people who always want to do the right thing. Our intentions are sincere, we speak our minds and listen to each other.
• We always strive to do better. That means venturing beyond our comfort zones, learning from our mistakes, and helping each other grow.
• We believe in Diversity and Inclusion – Diversity is one of our biggest strengths. Our differences are what makes us distinct. We respect each other and believe in equal opportunities for all.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams.

At DiDi, we believe that our differences are our biggest source of strength. That‘s why we are committed to promoting equal opportunities to all candidates and employees as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment and advancement decisions at DiDi are always made based on the needs of the position and the qualifications of the candidate. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on their gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, disability, race, religion and beliefs, or any other status protected by applicable laws wherever we operate.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams, and a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment, because that’s how we create better products and services, make better decisions and better serve the communities we’re a part of.

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