Who we are
OTIV is a Ghent-based company leading the autonomous revolution in rail. We are on a mission to increase safety and efficiency of railway operations by teaching rail vehicles to drive autonomously. By making trains more efficient and safer, we actively contribute to a modal shift and a greener future. We bring this vision to life by a unique focus on the most challenging environments such as cities, shunting yards and industrial sites. Thanks to high-profile partners and world-leading clients such as Deutsche Bahn, SNCF Group, ArcelorMittal and CAF we deliver the future of railway operations today.
OTIV is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic. OTIV strives to create an environment in which all employees feel confident in their ability to bring their authentic selves to work and secure collaborating with colleagues and customers.
What you will do
As a Customer Success Intern at OTIV, you will immerse yourself in the dynamics of client management and deployment coordination, while working closely with our Customer Success team. You will play a hands-on role managing French-speaking client accounts, supporting live rollouts and pilots at customer sites, and identifying new prospects across the French-speaking market. Acting as our eyes and ears in the field, you will gather customer feedback and operational insights that shape how we grow. Your contributions will directly support our commercial efforts and help strengthen relationships that drive OTIV forward. Are you in for the challenge?
Tasks and responsibilities
- Customer success management: Support the success of our French-speaking client accounts.
- Rollouts, deployments & pilots: Coordinate and monitor ongoing rollouts, deployments and pilots at customer sites.
- Prospecting & outreach: Support identification of and outreach to French-speaking prospects.
- Field monitoring: Act as our eyes and ears in the field by actively gathering and relaying customer feedback, operational insights and commercial opportunities to the team.
- Keep accurate records of client interactions, sales activities and deployment progress.
Requirements
- Working towards Master or Bachelor Degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Management or a related field.
- Fluent in French and English (spoken & written), any other language is a plus.
- Hands-on / self-driven mentality
- Enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology.
Benefits
- International environment in a disruptive scale-up with opportunities to grow.
- An office in beautiful Ghent (Belgium).
- Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving office culture.
- Monthly team events.
Skills Required
- Currently working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Business, Economics, Management, or a related field
- Fluent spoken and written French
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Hands-on and self-driven mentality
- Enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology
- Additional language skills
What We Do
OTIV develops assistance, remote control, and autonomous technology for rail, improving safety, increasing efficiency, and contributing to the modal shift. Our solutions enable industrial players, rail operators, and infrastructure managers to transition from manual handling to assisted, remote-controlled, or fully autonomous rail operations. We collaborate with major industry players such as CAF, DB Cargo, ArcelorMittal, Green Cargo, ProRail, and SNCF to address critical socio-economic challenges, including incident costs, labor shortages, and the environmental impact of transportation.
