Top 20 Italian Graduate Programmes – 24/25

Navigating the landscape of current graduate job openings can be overwhelming. We’ve compiled the 20 most thrilling graduate roles in Italy. These positions span across Italian cities, with many programs offering opportunities in multiple locations. Act quickly and apply before deadlines close in! The list includes graduate programs from:

 

  1. EssilorLuxottica
  2. Amplifon
  3. Nexi
  4. British American Tobacco
  5. Marsh
  6. UniCredit
  7. UNIQLO
  8. Swisslog
  9. Mondi Group
  10. Hilti
  11. Tenova
  12. Tetra Pak
  13. Scania
  14. BNP Paribas
  15. Amcor
  16. Avery Dennison
  17. ING
  18. GSK
  19. Tenaris
  20. Maersk

 

We have also assembled a graduate guide with all the graduate programmes in Denmark. You can find it here. Many accepting European nationals.

EssilorLuxottica

Manufacturing
We are a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. We are driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. As an open network company, we offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products, iconic brands that consumers love, as well as cutting-edge digital services and solutions. With a portfolio of proprietary and licensed brands that cover a wide range of market segments, we tap into the needs and desires of consumers everywhere, offering a strong pipeline of innovation that raises the standard of excellence across the industry.
  • Application Deadline: Open: - Close: September 30
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, R&D, Sourcing, Quality, New Product Introduction
  • Duration: 2 years
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
Amplifon is an Italian multinational company that has become a market leader over time. Thanks to continuous research in the field of hearing aid technology and in-depth knowledge in audiology, otolaryngology, and phoniatrics, we are able to provide our customers with an excellent formula, which is a combination of distribution, application, and customization of hearing products. Continuity in service, high quality, and innovative solutions allow us to satisfy an ever-increasing number of people, improving the quality of their listening and their lives. The application method we use daily ensures the excellence of our service and has allowed us to achieve the quality certification of the British Standard Institution, one of the main certifying bodies, for the adaptation and personalization of acoustic solutions.
  • Application Deadline: Open: - Close:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: HR, Sustainability, Manufacturing
  • Duration: 18 months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Nexi

Banking
Nexi is the European PayTech with the scale, capabilities and proximity to provide the simplest, fastest and safest payment solutions to People, Businesses and Financial Institutions. Nexi Group comes from the merger and integration of Nexi, Nets and Sia, among the biggest European players in digital payments, and is now present in more than 25 countries. Nexi Group can support even the smallest companies with high-tech solutions and technology platforms, combining international experience with specialized services locally. Ranking among the biggest European players in digital payments, Nexi aims to drive the transition to a cashless Europe by making every payment digital, thanks to a range of highly versatile and innovative products. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent in English and Italian (any additional language is beneficial).  
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: STEM, Psychology, Law, Economics
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • International Rotation: No
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
Founded in 1902, BAT is a leading consumer goods business. Our corporate purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™. For us, this means Building a Smokeless World and becoming a predominantly smokeless business by 2035. By providing smokers with access to smokeless products, we can drive forward Tobacco Harm Reduction and, ultimately, make cigarettes a thing of the past. We are a leading FTSE company with truly international credentials. Spread across six continents, our regions are the United States of America; Americas & Europe (AME); and Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA). There are about 50,000 BAT people worldwide. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and in Italian.  
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Logistics, Procurement
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Marsh

Banking
We help our clients, colleagues and communities grow by empowering them with the confidence to thrive. We seek better ways to manage risk and define more effective paths to achieve the right outcomes. We go beyond risk to rewards for our clients, our company, our colleagues, and the communities in which we serve. With offices in more than 130 countries, Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor. We provide industry-focused brokerage, consulting, and claims advocacy services, leveraging data, technology, and analytics to help reduce our clients’ total cost of risk. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and in Italian.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Finance
  • Duration: Permanent
  • International Rotation:
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
UniCredit is a pan-European Commercial Bank with a unique service offering in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. Our purpose is to empower communities to progress, delivering the best-in-class for all stakeholders, unlocking the potential of our clients and our people across Europe. The UniCredit Graduate Program is how you kickstart your career throughout a stimulating and exciting journey in one of Europe’s leading financial institutions.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Economics, Business Management, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
UNIQLO is a leading brand of the Fast Retailing Group, one of the largest apparel retailers in the world. UNIQLO respects the individuality and lifestyle of all customers and takes pride in creating high quality, long-lasting, innovative clothing at an affordable price. As UNIQLO continues to open new stores every year, hundreds of graduates around the globe join the “UNIQLO Management Candidate” programme (UMC). In Europe, we are present in France, UK, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Luxemburg, Italy and Poland. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and in Italian.
  • Application Deadline: Open: November 2 - Close: May 31
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Business Development and Project Management
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • International Rotation: No
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Swisslog

Manufacturing
Swisslog is a global company with Swiss roots and one of the world’s leading logistics automation companies. We are headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland and stand for innovation, quality, industry-leading software and robotics technologies developed in-house. Swisslog delivers data-driven & robotic solutions for your logistics automation alongside reliable, modular service concepts. Collaborating with forward-thinking companies, we are committed to setting new standards in warehouse automation to provide future-proof products and solutions. As part of the KUKA Group, our customers trust the competence of our passionate employees – more than 15,000 people working across the globe.
  • Application Deadline: Open: - Close:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Software Engineering
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
The International Graduate Programme (IGP) at Mondi gives you full insight into how we create sustainable packaging and paper solutions. Over the course of 18 months, you will gain experience in different locations, different departments and become part of our Mondi team. You can apply for the full-time programme in multiple Mondi locations. Dive deep into our world of sustainable packaging and paper solutions Within the next 18 months you will get to know different Mondi locations and work in various departments and teams to get the full Mondi experience and grow together with us. The first 6-9 months will be about grasping your area of responsibility and getting to know the tasks. Together with the support of your mentor you will take the lead on short term tasks and projects. As a next step you will change to a different Mondi location and go abroad. You will follow an individually designed rotation path that brings you good understanding of the business area and your profession with the best support from your colleagues and manager. Ready for another move? So are we. More networking? Yes, please! You can spend the last months of the programme by going back to your first location or changing to a third Mondi site. It will depend on your individual rotation path, which will be set at the beginning of your International Graduate Programme.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Finance, Sales, Operations (Supply chain, Procurement etc.), Engineering, Sustainability
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Hilti

Manufacturing
We help our customers build more efficiently and safely, providing a better future for construction businesses, building occupants and the wider community.  We want to build a company where every team member is valued, grows and does well in their career. Our culture is the foundation that has made this possible for almost two decades. We are committed to taking responsibility for society and the environment tangibly – whether that’s helping build affordable housing or traveling to provide disaster relief in person. Take a look at our social responsibility efforts to learn more about how our team members can get involved. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and in Italian.
  • Application Deadline: Open: - Close: October 30
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Economics, Business Administration, International Management, Engineering
  • Duration: 2 years
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Tenova

Manufacturing
At Tenova, we partner with our stakeholders to design and develop technological solutions for metal processing that cut costs, save energy, decarbonize production processes and reduce environmental impact. From Direct Reduction Iron to Electrical Arc Furnaces, from reheating and heat treatment furnaces to cold mills, processing lines and roll grinders, we offer premium solutions that are the result of responsible, reliable, environmentally-friendly innovation.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Materials & Nanotechnology and Energy
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Tetra Pak

Manufacturing
You might be wondering where our name, Tetra Pak, comes from. In 1952, our founder, Dr. Ruben Rausing, together with Swedish engineer, Erik Wallenberg, developed a tetrahedron-shaped paper packaging carton as an alternative to the heavy glass bottles used for packaging and distributing milk. This inspired the name of our company and marked the start of our ground-breaking contribution to the safe distribution of food around the world. Since day one, we have been rooted in our determination to help make food safe and available, everywhere. This belief that we can always do things better has been and continues to be the driving force behind our innovations and our company. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and in Italian.
  • Application Deadline: Open: July 1 - Close: July 15
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Engineering
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation:
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
By combining smart transport solutions, technological innovation and a partnership approach, we’re working to make sustainable transport a reality. Our offering includes trucks and buses for heavy transport applications combined with an extensive product-related service offering. Scania offers vehicle financing, insurance, and rental services to enable our customers to focus on their core business. Scania is also a leading provider of industrial and marine engines. We are determined to continuously align our operations with the vision of a sustainable development. By managing our impact across the value chain, we are confident that we are building the foundation for today’s and tomorrow’s business success. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills both in Italian and in English. Knowledge of other languages will be considered a plus.
  • Application Deadline: Open: November 6 - Close: January 7
  • Location: Italy, Sweden
  • Areas: Economics, Management, Engineering
  • Duration: 15 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
The BNP Paribas Group was formed by banks that have been deeply embedded in the European and global economies over the last 200 years. They have adapted to the challenges of their times and helped clients and other stakeholders during moments of great change. BNP Paribas’ mission is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards. We offer secure, sound and innovative financial solutions to individuals, professional clients, corporates and institutional investors while striving to address the fundamental challenges of today with regard to the environment, local development and social inclusion. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and Italian.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Banking, Finance
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation:
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Amcor

Manufacturing
The people of Amcor are at the heart of our success and progress as a global leader in responsible packaging. Discover how you can become part of our diverse and dynamic team, dedicated to creating a more sustainable world through innovative solutions. We’re present in over 40 countries worldwide. But we operate as one team – guided by our safe culture, strong values, and quality leadership, driven by our mission to redefine the packaging industry for a better tomorrow. This is how we work with each other and our partners every day. This is Being Amcor.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Finance, IT
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here
Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. At Avery Dennison, we value your unique skills and talents. Here, you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA and is helping create a more sustainable world. You’ll have the strength of a global market leader behind you as you make an impact in an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected.
  • Application Deadline: Open: April 1 - Close: October 1
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Engineering, Manufacturing
  • Duration: 2 years
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

ING

Banking
ING is a leading European bank. Our more than 60,000 employees serve more than 38 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries. Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. Our products include savings, payments, investments, loans and mortgages in most of our retail markets. For our Wholesale Banking clients, we provide specialised lending, tailored corporate finance, debt and equity market solutions, sustainable finance solutions, payments & cash management and trade and treasury services. To be eligible to apply for our Graduate Program, you must be fluent English and Italian.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Management engineering and Computer Science
  • Duration: 2 years
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

GSK

Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Future Leaders Graduate Programme, Italy 2025. Our two- to three-year Future Leaders Programme will help develop your leadership skills as part of a company whose purpose is to get ahead of disease, together. If you are hardworking and dedicated, the programme will provide you with many of the vital tools required to boost your career. You’ll be immersed in your chosen area, but also have plenty of opportunities to discover how other areas of our business work. Get the support you need  We will help you thrive throughout the programme, but the ultimate responsibility for shaping your career will be yours. You and your manager will have open, frank conversations about your progress – and your future. There will be no shortage of mentors and coaches to share their insights and advice. Become a Future Leader  The best leaders inspire others with their values and their actions. The Future Leaders Programme will challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally, so you can become one of tomorrow’s great leaders.
  • Application Deadline: Open: September 2 - Close: November 1
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Business Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, R&D, Technology, Manufacturing
  • Duration: 24 - 36 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Tenaris

Manufacturing
We are the leading manufacturer of pipes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications. We also supply pipes and tubular components for low-carbon energy applications. Through our integrated, worldwide network of seamless and welded manufacturing facilities, service centers and R&D centers, we work with customers to meet their needs, upholding the highest standards of safety, quality and performance.
  • Application Deadline:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Management Engineering, Economics or Business Administration
  • Duration:
  • International Rotation:
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here

Maersk

Shipping
Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence. At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve. With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.
  • Application Deadline: Open: - Close:
  • Location: Italy
  • Areas: Supply Chain, Logistics, Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, or equivalent
  • Duration: 18 Months
  • International Rotation: Yes
  • Language Requirement: Fluent in English
  • To Apply: Click here