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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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
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Lead large digital innovation projects from idea to MVP and provide ZEISS business segments with scalable digital solutions and business models
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Drive strategic cross-ZEISS digital transformation projects to lay the foundation of our future digital ecosystem success
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Identify and define value propositions and key functionalities of digital solutions that create business value and provide exceptional customer experience
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Design and implement processes and structures to ensure continuous success of the solutions
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Act as a thought leader and trusted advisor on digital business innovation and digital transformation topics at ZEISS
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Collaborate with the ZEISS business units as well as our Design, Data Analytics and Cloud Engineering colleagues at ZEISS Digital Partners
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Excellent university degree, preferably in natural sciences, engineering, informatics, or business
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5+ years of experience in in top management consulting or in digital transformation, innovation or product management for digital solutions in B2B industries
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Track record of successfully leading large projects and teams in dynamic agile set up
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Sound understanding of the digital economy and data-enabled business models paired with a passion for ZEISS' products and markets
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Strong communication skills and the empathy to easily communicate with people from diverse backgrounds
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Fluency in English (fluency in German would be a plus)