Yves Saint Laurent Data Reliability & Governance Intern
Saint Laurent — Data Reliability & Governance Intern (6‑month internship) in Paris. Improve data governance, quality and platform reliability.
Overview
Saint Laurent (Yves Saint Laurent) is an iconic French luxury fashion house and part of the Kering group. Renowned for its modern, elegant aesthetic and rigorous standards, Saint Laurent combines creative direction and heritage craftsmanship with global retail and digital operations. The company fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration between creative, commercial and technical teams in an international luxury environment.
Role & Responsibilities
- Document and enrich metadata in the company data catalog: describe datasets, tables, fields and KPIs to improve discoverability and reuse.
- Collaborate with data engineers and product managers to ensure metadata accuracy and alignment with governance standards.
- Design and implement data quality testing strategies, including automated tests to detect anomalies, schema drift, missing data and inconsistencies.
- Deploy and maintain preventive monitoring practices to reduce incidents and improve platform stability.
- Support incident management workflows by tracking, documenting and facilitating resolution of incidents affecting pipelines or dashboards.
- Contribute to feedback loops and post‑incident documentation to prevent recurrence and improve operational processes.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Master's program (Engineering or Business school) and seeking a 6‑month internship.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python with practical experience from coursework or projects.
- Interest in data governance, data quality and operational reliability for analytics platforms.
- Familiarity with cloud data environments — ideally Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery.
- Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, proactive work style and intellectual curiosity.
- Fluent in English and French (written and spoken).
Skills
Experience
Academic or project experience working with SQL and Python in data contexts; prior exposure to data governance, data quality testing, or cloud data platforms is preferred. Experience collaborating with engineers and product managers in cross‑functional teams is advantageous.
Education
Master's degree student in Engineering or Business school (required).
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. 3.333 luxury roles are listed in Paris on Cerulean, 90 posted in the last 48 hours. Across the Île-de-France region, Cerulean lists 3.743 open positions — 97 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 4.297 open roles in France, including 120 added in the last 48 hours.
Culture
Saint Laurent offers a high‑performance, design‑led culture rooted in luxury craftsmanship and creative innovation. Employees operate within international, cross‑disciplinary teams where discretion, attention to detail and excellence are expected. As part of the Kering group, the brand places value on collaboration and professional development across technical and commercial functions.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.