IT Graduate Programme 2027 - Gdansk

Curious about how technology powers everything we do at Arla Foods, from farm to fridge? Join our IT Graduate Programme and kickstart your career with hands-on experience, real projects, and guidance from experienced colleagues and mentors.

Over two years and two rotations, you’ll build a strong foundation in IT & Digital, develop your ability to work closely with the business, and gain broad experience across our organisation while helping shape the digital future of Arla.

About our IT Graduate Programme

The IT Graduate Programme is a two-year opportunity designed to kickstart your career after graduation. Through two different rotations, you’ll gain a broad and well-rounded experience across Arla’s IT & Digital organisation, build your professional and personal skills, and explore different areas of IT & Digital.

The programme opens up broad career possibilities and will help prepare you for future opportunities within Arla IT & Digital after completing the programme.

“The IT Graduate Programme provides a unique opportunity to experience different areas of the business, build a strong network, and grow both professionally and personally. Besides building your technical skills, each rotation also offers a new perspective on the business, helping you understand how different teams collaborate to create value. The strong support network of mentors, buddies, development managers, and fellow graduates makes the journey both rewarding and fun, while helping you build connections across the entire organisation”, says Gergana Biserova Atanasova, IT Graduate in IT&Digital Foundation Operational Technology Infrastructure.

How will you make an impact as an IT Graduate?

As an IT Graduate, you’ll become part of a highly competent and diverse IT & Digital organisation, contributing to both daily operations and projects that help move our global business forward.

Throughout the programme, your two rotations will give you different perspectives and opportunities to develop

First rotation

Before joining Arla, you’ll already know where your graduate journey will begin and who your manager will be. Your first rotation will focus on building a strong foundation in core IT & Digital capabilities.

• Depending on your role, this could mean working with data to identify trends or improve reporting, supporting the development or implementation of an IT solution, helping strengthen the reliability or security of our systems, improving an existing digital process, or contributing to a technical project together with experienced colleagues.

Second rotation

Your second rotation will focus on developing your business co-creation skills, giving you the opportunity to work closely with the business and strengthen your stakeholder engagement capabilities. You’ll see how Arla’s IT & Digital organisation supports the business from end to end, including areas such as Supply Chain, Commercial and Cross-functions.

• Here, the challenge might be understanding a problem faced by colleagues in Supply Chain, Commercial or Cross-functions and helping shape a technology solution, exploring how a manual process could be automated, using data to support better decision-making, or helping introduce a new digital solution for users across the business.

As part of your graduate journey, we’ll provide you with broad and well-rounded experience across Arla’s IT & Digital organisation. Your rotations could take you into areas such as data science, solutions consultancy, network consultancy, cybersecurity, or others.

By experiencing different parts of IT & Digital, you’ll start to understand not only the technology behind a global organisation, but also the people and business needs it supports. You’ll leave the programme with broader experience, a strong network and a clearer understanding of where you want to take your career at Arla.

What will make you a successful IT Graduate?

We’re looking for curious, motivated individuals with a genuine interest in IT and a strong desire to learn and grow. While we welcome graduates from diverse educational backgrounds, your mindset and motivation matter most.

You are

• Aspiring to build a career in IT
• Living in Poland
• Holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a STEM field, completed within two years before the programme starts in September 2027
• Analytical and structured in your approach, with strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn, explore, and take on new challenges
• Curious about how technology and digital solutions can support and create value for the business
• Open to new people and perspectives, comfortable communicating with others, and motivated to be an active part of the graduate community

Why join Arla’s IT Graduate Programme?

As part of our IT Graduate Programme, you’ll receive a variety of development opportunities every step of the way. To support your professional and personal development, you’ll benefit from

• Responsibilities from day one, enabling on-the-job learning across two different rotations
• Graduate development camps taking place in different markets together with your graduate colleagues
• One-to-one mentoring and sparring with senior leaders
• A supportive graduate community across Arla’s graduate programmes
• Exposure to different areas of IT & Digital and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across our global business

Important information before applying

Join Arla’s IT & Digital Graduate Programme and take the first step towards a meaningful, dynamic career in a global company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth.

The application period for the IT Graduate Programme runs from 2nd November 2026 to 3rd January 2027.

Before applying, please make sure that you have prepared your CV in English. Cover letter is optional. You will be asked different questions on the application page, so we recommend that you start the application process from a computer rather than a mobile phone.

For additional information, read more about the IT Graduate Programme on our website. Here, you can get inspiration from some of our previous and current graduates and learn more about the programme. You can also read more about what to expect from the recruitment process.

Read more about the programme here

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.