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Graduates

Direct entry & trainee

Growing together. As a graduate at ERGO.

ERGO. Grow together.

We offer exciting development opportunities for graduates looking for an interesting environment as a basis for a successful future. We are open to new talent in sales, in the commercial sector and with a digital mindset and energy to make a difference. We look forward to getting off to a flying start with you.

Job profiles

Job profiles at ERGO

Grow with us. We offer many exciting areas in which you can develop. Explore the areas that interest you and discover where your next career step might lie. Find the job profile that suits you best. Whether in business development, data, finance, IT & digital, innovation, marketing, risk management, strategy, underwriting or many other professions, There are many opportunities for you to grow in a range of different professional fields. Interested? We offer exciting professional opportunities in a range of fields, including:

Business Development

In this area, the focus is on identifying and developing new business opportunities. Strategic thinking and negotiation skills are required here.

Data

Data is an important part of the insurance business. The Data department is concerned with analysing and interpreting data in order to gain insights for the company.

Finance

In this area, everything revolves around numbers. Experts in finance work here to keep the company on course financially and minimise risks.

IT & Digital

Digitalisation has also reached the insurance industry. In the IT & Digital department, experts are working on developing and implementing innovative technologies.

Innovation

Digitalisation has also reached the insurance industry. Experts in the IT & Digital department are working on developing and implementing innovative technologies.

Marketing

Successful marketing is an important part of a company's success. Experts in the field of marketing work to strengthen the ERGO brand and acquire new customers.

Risk management

Insurance is a business based on risk management. In the area of risk management, experts work to identify and minimise risks in order to protect the company from losses.

The following jobs may interest you

Your role

You are good at grasping complex issues and deriving the next steps from them? You are familiar with business and liquidity plans? We are looking for exactly you to strengthen our CFO department in Düsseldorf. 

Your profile

Self-motivated expert in finance and controlling.

  • You have a master's or diploma degree in economics, ideally with a focus on finance, controlling or accounting.
  • Your personality is characterised by a high degree of initiative and motivation, with a results-oriented approach to work and an ability to work in a team.
  • You have an analytical mind and a strong understanding of numbers, coupled with the ability to assess complex business issues.
  • Your confident use of MS Office products and good English language skills complete your profile.
Our offer
  • An environment in which you can apply your knowledge and your expertise is valued.
  • With us, you will find a broad spectrum of topics in which you can apply your entire range of expertise and in which your potential is given the leeway you desire. And we appreciate that very much. Let's take the next steps together. Our common goal: to offer our stakeholders exactly what they want.

Your role

Do you want to use numbers to create a solid foundation for business decisions? Do you want to use your broad expertise in a national and international environment? If so, we can offer you a varied challenge in Düsseldorf that should interest you.

Your profile

Analytical skills combined with a solution-oriented personality.

  • You have a degree in natural or economic sciences with a focus on financial mathematics and have already gained initial professional experience in the insurance industry in at least one of the areas of risk management, actuarial services, statistics or ALM.
  • You are aiming to train as a (DAV) actuary, are in training or have completed such training.
  • You have the ability to provide technical guidance, very good communication skills and a strong team spirit.
  • Your personality is characterised by strong analytical thinking, an independent way of working, a high level of commitment and integrity.
Our offer
  • An independent role with a great deal of room for initiative.
  • You can expect a dynamic environment and a range of challenging tasks in diverse projects and with highly trained managers.
  • But we have much more to offer: look forward to an open working atmosphere and a respectful culture of cooperation in a national and international environment. Grow with us: we promote your professional and personal development with tailored training and continuing education programmes. Modern technology and flexible mobile working and very flexible working hours give you individual freedom.

University graduate or young professional?

Trainee programme

Trainee

Customise your career with EXPLORE

With the international cross-company trainee programme of Munich Re, ERGO, and MEAG, you will lay a very individual foundation for your career in the insurance business.

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Sales representatives

Your chance in sales

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Grow together, with a career in sales

We are looking for you as a sales partner because you respond enthusiastically to the personal needs of our customers and find individual solutions. Would you like to grow with us? Then find out here what opportunities are available to you.

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Would you like to get to know us?

What exactly do we do at ERGO? What opportunities are there for students? Find the answers to your questions in a personal conversation with us. Visit us at a career fair and get to know us. 

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Contact ERGO

Our team is happy to answer any questions you may have about your career opportunities at ERGO! Find your personal point of contact here!

Working at ERGO

A typical working day

  1. Group leader
  2. Trainee

Dr Manuel Herbst, Mathematician, Database Development

Group Leader, Business Controlling – Databases & Statistics

Find out what a typical working day of a group leader at ERGO might look like.

Group leader at ERGO
Daily routine
  1. 07:30 a.m. 
  2. From 9:00 a.m. 
  3. 11:00 a.m. 
  4. 12:00 p.m.
  5. From 14:00 p.m.
  6. 18:00 p.m.
Start the day
  • Get up, shower and get dressed.
  • Have breakfast: muesli with oat milk.
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Organising the day
  • Check who is around today.
  • Make initial phone calls.
  • Find out what the day will look like and what is on the agenda today.
  • Attend initial meetings.
Jour fixe
  • Regular work meetings (Jour fixe).
  • Favourite appointment: cross-departmental efficiency jour fixe.
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 Lunchtime & time to catch up with colleagues
  • Lunch with colleagues (favourite spot: the Italian restaurant at the ERGO canteen food court).
  • Coffee afterwards, either at home or with my team, preferably in the stylish courtyard of Café Central @ ERGO. This is important for team spirit and for feeling part of ERGO. Thoughts, concerns and personal matters are discussed over coffee.
Meetings
  • Work discussions, agreements between departments, allocation of tasks.
  • Objective: Together with colleagues, advance topics in the team and the department – optimise processes and achieve progress.
  • Frequent topic: Optimisation of data processes.
  • Once a week: Fixed meeting of all group leaders with the head of department.
End-of-day meeting
  • An end-of-day telephone call with my direct manager. When most meetings are over for the day, around 6 p.m., we usually still have some time to discuss important topics (or less important ones) or to review certain appointments.
Group leader at ERGO

Jamina Grum, trainee at Operations

Talent Management and Leadership Programme

Find out what a typical working day of a trainee at ERGO might look like.

Trainee at ERGO
Daily routine
  1. 7:30 to 8:00 a.m.
  2. 08:30 a.m.
  3. 10:00 a.m.
  4. 10:30 a.m.
  5. 12:30 p.m.
  6. 13:30 p.m.
  7. 15:00 p.m.
  8. 16:30-17:00 p.m.
Arrival at the office
  • First exchange with the team.
  • Checking e-mails and structuring the day.
Trainee at ERGO
First tasks to be completed
  • Analysis of a topic.
  • Brainstorming & research on possible solutions.
  • Collaboration within the team.
Networking
  • Networking within ERGO – exchanging ideas with colleagues.
Trainee at ERGO
 PC work
  • Preparation and processing of (executive board) documents/presentations.
Lunch break
  • Lunch together in the ERGO Food Court, followed by a visit to our Café Central. Here we will continue our exchange over a hot chocolate or coffee together.
Trainee at ERGO
Jour fixe
  • Regular jour fixe that takes place twice a month.
  • Status update and discussion of important topics and/or new methods/processes.
Trainee at ERGO
Organisation and follow-up work
  • Planning further trainee phases (exchange, establishing contacts, making arrangements).
  • Follow-up and/or preparation of conferences and workshops.
End of work
  • The end of the working day, the journey home, time for sport, friends and family.
Trainee at ERGO

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ERGO. Grow together.