Program Manager - Digital Business Innovation (f/m/x)

Your Role

At Zeiss Digital Partners (ZDP), we have a clear goal: Enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of ZEISS @speed and @scale. We are developing digital solutions jointly with the ZEISS business units and accelerating innovation that delivers a future value for our customers and our company. Digital Business Innovation within ZDP is a cross-functional team building digital solutions and business models as well as driving strategic digital programs. We apply customer-centric methodologies like Design Thinking and Voice of the Customer and combine those with our business and strategy acumen. Join us as a Program Manager to shape and contribute towards the success of the digital transformation at ZEISS.

Your role

• Lead large digital innovation projects from idea to MVP and provide ZEISS business segments with scalable digital solutions and business models

• Drive strategic cross-ZEISS digital transformation projects to lay the foundation of our future digital ecosystem success

• Identify and define value propositions and key functionalities of digital solutions that create business value and provide exceptional customer experience

• Design and implement processes and structures to ensure continuous success of the solutions

• Act as a thought leader and trusted advisor on digital business innovation and digital transformation topics at ZEISS

• Collaborate with the ZEISS business units as well as our Design, Data Analytics and Cloud Engineering colleagues at ZEISS Digital Partners

Your Profile

• Excellent university degree, preferably in natural sciences, engineering, informatics, or business

• 5+ years of experience in in top management consulting or in digital transformation, innovation or product management for digital solutions in B2B industries

• Track record of successfully leading large projects and teams in dynamic agile set up

• Sound understanding of the digital economy and data-enabled business models paired with a passion for ZEISS’ products and markets

• Strong communication skills and the empathy to easily communicate with people from diverse backgrounds

• Fluency in English (fluency in German would be a plus)

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