Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? And would you like to work with a variety of high-priority strategic projects and solve complex business challenges across an international company? Then join our in-house Strategy & Consulting team as a Student Analyst. 

About the role

Be part of the movement - and play your part. 

We are currently looking for an ambitious Student Analyst to join our Strategy & Consulting (S&C) team 15–20 hours per week, starting in winter 2026. The position is based at our headquarters in Copenhagen. 

Our S&C team oversees Group Strategy and drives strategic projects, in an internal consultant capacity, on DFDS’ most critical projects. Our projects span across strategy, M&A, operations, commercial, green transition, digitalisation, and organisational topics, covering our Ferry and Logistics divisions as well as group-level initiatives. This gives you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across different parts of our business and build a strong foundation for your future career. 

As a Student Analyst, you’ll get to: 

• Work alongside experienced colleagues on projects that help shape the strategic direction of DFDS and support our executives in making key business decisions  

• Contribute to solving high-stakes strategic and operational challenges in close collaboration with our business. 

Among others, your responsibilities will include: 

• Conducting various analyses covering the industry, competitor landscape, and market, consolidating data and preparing reports

• Participating in workshops, preparing presentations and presenting findings 

• Support on different ad-hoc tasks for the Head of Strategy & Consulting. 

We are a team of passionate colleagues with backgrounds in management consulting. Your future teammates bring diverse experience from a wide range of industries and disciplines, all with a strong focus on professional development. We also value a positive team atmosphere and enjoy spending time socially together.  

We have a strong focus on your development of a broad management consulting toolbox and exposing you to different parts of the business. You can expect to grow within areas like problem solving, project management, data analysis, solution implementation, stakeholder management, and operational understanding. 

About you  

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we think it is important that you are collaborative, being a true team player, and have a strong personal drive with a high sense of responsibility for everything you do. Additionally, you are:

• After the Christmas break, enrolled as a student on your 2nd-3rd year of your bachelor’s (or 1st year of your master’s) 

• Studying at a university in Denmark, ideally within business, finance, economics or engineering, and can work from our location in Nordhavn, Copenhagen 

• Fluent in English, both verbally and written

• Dedicated to developing your skills in project management, problem solving, and data analysis, and you feel confident presenting and taking ownership of your work.

Ideally, you bring relevant prior experience from a student job or internship (, e.g. within shipping and logistics, consulting, private equity, M&A, banking or commercial roles such as sales and business development). 

Working at DFDS 

Join the movement and grow with us 

We’re proud that Strategy & Consulting in DFDS has been recognized by Graduateships.com as one of Denmark’s top consulting firms for graduates, progressing significantly over the past year.  

At DFDS, we promote a great workplace with a diverse and inclusive community, and a healthy work/life balance, with flexible work arrangements. Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique, modern workplace. Here, we enjoy our own game room, fitness facilities, cantina and café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view, all just 5 minutes from the nearest train & metro station.

You’ll get to join our vibrant student network, connecting with peers across our departments from diverse programs and universities. The student network hosts a range of social and professional events throughout the year, offering opportunities to grow and have fun together.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.   

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply as soon as possible and latest by Sunday 4th of January, 2026 by uploading CV and grade transcripts from university. The transcripts give us insights into your development and the subjects and courses you have worked with.

If there is something you need to know, we haven’t covered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to Cornelius, Head of Strategy & Consulting, at +45 22 71 68 89 (noting that there will be limited responses during the holiday period).