Data Catalog Assistant (Intern)

Overview

Hermès Sellier is the leather goods division of Hermès, a Parisian luxury house renowned for artisan craftsmanship and timeless design. As part of Hermès’ broader organization, the division combines meticulous savoir‑faire with contemporary operational and digital transformations, offering a workplace that values excellence, creativity and respect for materials and métiers.

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, enrichment and maintenance of the division’s data catalog, ensuring consistent definitions, structures and usage documentation.
• Collaborate with business data correspondents and IT stakeholders to formalize metadata and record data lineage in a single authoritative repository.
• Ensure accuracy and currency of catalog entries and participate in governance forums to track catalog progress and deliverables.
• Produce clear presentation materials and documentation to translate data mapping and metadata for non‑technical audiences.
• Support user onboarding and training on new tools and methodologies; document best practices and propose process improvements for data governance.
• Undertake occasional data quality analyses and other ad hoc tasks related to divisional SI transformation projects.

Qualifications

• Current student in an engineering school, business school or university programme with a specialization in Data Management, Big Data or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical ability with capacity to synthesize complex information; demonstrated rigor and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and pedagogical skills to liaise with diverse stakeholders and facilitate adoption of data practices.
• Curious, proactive and team‑oriented; motivated by a formative, project‑based internship in a transformational IT context.

Skills

Experience

Designed for current students; no minimum professional experience required. Prior academic or project exposure to data management, metadata modelling or data governance is advantageous.

Education

Enrolled in an engineering school, business school or university programme with specialization in Data Management, Big Data or an equivalent curriculum.

Culture

Hermès cultivates a culture of artisanal excellence, meticulous attention to detail and long‑term stewardship of craft. The workplace emphasizes cross‑disciplinary collaboration between métiers and corporate functions, supporting learning and ethical practices while maintaining a discreet, high‑quality approach to innovation.