Beyond Innovation is ZEISS' vehicle for building long-term growth opportunities beyond today's business. It enables the development of high-potential, high-risk ventures in new markets and technologies through dedicated funding, governance and management attention.
A Beyond Field is a strategically relevant innovation domain with the potential to create significant future business for ZEISS, either in adjacent markets, entirely new markets, or emerging technologies.
Your Role
- Defining the organizational and operational setup of Beyond Fields
- Help to define and structure strategy and approach for new Beyond Fields and establish OKR set-up to align campaign goals
- Independently collaborating with all team members on Key Results and associated initiatives
- Deriving action items from OKRs and moving the team into action
- Accountability for preliminary financial planning
- Organizing and structuring governance meetings incl. board presentations
- Project specific stakeholder management
- Challenging and structuring ideas to enhance their communicability
- Coaching team members and facilitating team formation
- Moderating the communication between team and management
- Continuous support for ongoing Beyond Fields
Your Profile
- A degree in natural science, life science, engineering, or economics with outstanding grades. An additional PhD or MBA degree is a plus
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in dynamic working environments such as Consulting, Venture capital, etc.
- Proven ability to thrive in highly ambiguous environments and transform ideas into actionable business plans
- Executive-level communication and presentation skills
- Comfort working across technical and commercial topics
- Excellent commercial acumen and financial planning skills
- Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-structuring capabilities
- A resourceful team player with a willingness to help others succeed
- Proficiency in English and German, both in written and spoken communication
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Markus Repp
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Beyond Innovation Manager (f/m/x) in Oberkochen Arbeitgeber: zeissgroup
ZEISS ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern die Möglichkeit bietet, an der Spitze der Mikro- und Nanoelektronik zu arbeiten. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit fördert das Unternehmen eine offene und kollaborative Arbeitskultur, in der Teamarbeit und persönliche Entwicklung großgeschrieben werden. Zudem profitieren Mitarbeiter von umfangreichen Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten und einem inspirierenden Arbeitsumfeld in einer der fortschrittlichsten Branchen der Welt.
