Beyond Innovation Manager; f​/m​/x

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.

• 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

• 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

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme.

All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow. Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.