Job Description
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.
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About us
At Zeiss Digital Partners (ZDP), we have a clear goal: Enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of ZEISS @speed and @scale. We develop digital solutions jointly with the ZEISS business units and accelerate innovation that delivers a future value for our customers and our company.
Digital Business Innovation within ZDP is a cross-functional team that builds digital solutions, implements new business models, and drives 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 Working Student for Digital Technology Innovation, supporting our efforts to ignite a technology push from digital trends at ZEISS with the Digital Technology Trend Radar. Focused on customer-facing, digital technologies emerging in the market, you will support the Manager for Digital Technology Innovation in scouting activities, the qualification of use-cases for relevance and finally the building of strong Proof-of-Concepts that bring value to the strategic business units of ZEISS.
Your role
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Support the continuous process of our Digital Technology Trend Radar in close collaboration with the radar owner
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Assist in conducting extensive research on the latest digital technology trends contributing to our collective understanding of them
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Support the integration of these trends into our innovation roadmap
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Help organize, prepare for, and participate in cross-departmental workshops to identify and prioritise technologies
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Contribute to the creation of decision proposals and to compelling presentations to communicate these trends and next process steps to our internal stakeholders
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Collaborate closely with our cross-functional team ranging from digital experts and software developers to business owners
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Currently enrolled and successfully completed at least 3 years of study, preferably in business, natural sciences, informatics, or (business) engineering, with excellent university grades
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Initial experience (e.g. via internships) in the corporate world, tech industry, or management consulting
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A passion for digital technologies, market trends, innovation management, and a keen interest in our products and markets
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Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate both corporate and technical environments
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Strong MS Office skills (especially PowerPoint and Excel); experience with Azure DevOps is a plus
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You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German
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You're proactive, with the ability to work well in a supporting role and contribute positively to team. processes, with a goal-oriented and output-oriented approach, and a "can do" attitude
Why ZEISS?
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We experience the best of both worlds: Agile and fast working mode in a corporate environment
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We have modern office spaces creating an open and collaborative environment
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We are an open-minded team with a strong team spirit
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We live a flat hierarchy and empower individuals
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We make an impact within and beyond ZEISS