The main career opportunities for International Management graduates are described below.
Management Specialist in (international) companies
Role in the workplace:
According to the personalization of their study plan, graduates are involved in management activities usually within one of the organizational units – e.g. marketing dept, accounting/finance dept, planning & control dept, human resources dept, operations dept, etc. – in companies, operating in global markets and/or multicultural contexts. Taking advantage of their knowledge and skills, graduates effectively contribute to carrying out current business activities as well as to designing and implementing new projects in fast paced and ever-changing competitive systems.
Examples of potential macro-activities are:
- Business Development: Supporting the company's growth/competitiveness by identifying and evaluating new business opportunities/threats in international markets and providing insights to drive strategic decision-making and strategy implementation.
- Marketing management: Developing and implementing marketing strategies in global markets, managing international marketing campaigns, coordinating product launches, developing and implementing sales strategies.
- Accounting/Financial management: Contributing to preparing and finalizing financial statements in compliance with (international) accounting standards; analyzing financing and investment opportunities/threats and providing insights to support the company's financing/investment decisions in multinational markets.
- Performance measurement: Designing and implementing performance measurement and control systems to set financial and non-financial targets and check the level of achievement.
- Human resources management: Developing and implementing HR strategies and employer branding, managing global recruitment and talent acquisition, handling employee relations at international level, and ensuring the compliance with labor laws.
- Global supply chain management: Assisting in optimizing the global supply chain by analyzing the logistics process, identifying areas of improvement and coordinating with suppliers, distributors, and internal teams.
Skills associated to the role:
The main competences (in terms of qualified knowledge and skills) enacted by graduates are:
- leveraging challenges and opportunities deriving from the external as well as the internal environment to make decisions and to act in operational contexts, thus contributing to the effective development and implementation of current/new business activities;
- collecting, processing, analyzing, and properly interpreting data and information (by applying advanced quantitative methods and tools);
- applying critical and innovative thinking, both in recurring and in new tasks;
- drafting and presenting well-structured working documents;
- conducting meetings and properly interacting within multicultural teams.
Career opportunities:
Graduates will work in companies of any size (small, medium, large), any institutional structure (private or public), as well as in start-ups or established businesses. They are particularly fit for companies with an international outreach and a strong focus on international markets and international organizations.
Consultant for (international) companies
Role in the workplace:
Graduates are involved in analyzing the unique characteristics and attributes of companies, delving into their internal processes and assessing the competitive landscape of the international markets they operate in. Based on these analyses, graduates contribute to supporting companies in several projects, such as, for example:
- Defining competitive strategies: Conducting market research, analyzing industry trends, identifying growth opportunities and providing recommendations for expanding into new markets.
- Defining organizational structures and processes: Redesigning the organizational structure of the company (revising job roles, reallocating responsibilities and redefining internal procedures), and supporting the company in the development and implementation of business restructuring processes.
- Optimizing the supply chain: Identifying areas of inefficiencies by reviewing the entire supply chain process (from sourcing and procurement to production, distribution, and customer delivery), and developing actionable strategies to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the company’s operations.
- Enhancing the accounting and control systems: Assessing the effectiveness of internal control systems and procedures and identifying areas for improvement, assisting in the development and implementation of financial planning and budgeting processes, analyzing the cost structure of the company and recommending strategies for cost reduction or optimization, assisting in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of financial systems (such as enterprise resource planning - ERP) and providing guidance on compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and other financial and non-financial reporting requirements.
Skills associated to the role:
The main competences (in terms of qualified knowledge and skills) enacted by graduates are:
- adapting quickly and flexibly to different business/industry contexts;
- assessing challenges and opportunities deriving from the external as well as the internal environment to support successful company decisions and promote their efficient/effective implementation;
- collecting, processing, analyzing and properly interpreting data and information (by applying advanced quantitative methods and tools);
- applying critical and innovative thinking to make proposals and to effectively pitch them to customers;
- drafting and presenting well-structured documents with a clear description of the “as is” and “to be” situation;
- conducting meetings and properly interacting at all organizational levels, especially the top ones.
Career opportunities:
Graduates will work in management consulting firms operating at national/international level to support strategic, marketing, financial, organizational, … decisions as well as setting up their implementation.
