Your role

In close cooperation with the management, business units and corporate functions, you will

• lead strategic projects at ZEISS Group

• act as initiator for project roadmaps along the ZEISS strategy

• evaluate new fields of technology, together with the research & development departments and the business units

• analyze ZEISS core competencies and identify market potentials and trends

• lead key strategic projects, and implement core initiatives to grow, internationalize, and digitize our business, to make ZEISS a global market shaper

Your responsibilities will also include planning, controlling, structuring and budgeting of the projects as well as top leadership communication and management of stakeholders

Your Profile

• A degree with excellent grades in natural sciences, engineering or economics. A PhD or MBA are a plus

• At least 4 years of professional experience at one of the leading management consultancies, or in corporate strategy

• Profound experience in market and competition analysis, technology and innovation management

• Proven success in lateral leadership of large teams and responsibility for complex projects

• Outstanding analytical competence, strategic and outside-the-box thinking

• Enjoy working in an agile way in networked, diverse, and interdisciplinary teams, and strong communication skills

• Passion for innovation and enthusiasm for new technologies

• Fluent English skills, German is a plus

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