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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Work closely with the Executive Board, especially the CTO, management and the business units to drive the strategic orientation of the ZEISS Group with a focus on the long term transformation of ZEISS
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Steer strategic initiatives and take over the management of projects with focus on the long-term strategic direction of the overall group focusing on e.g., overall operating model and governance structures of the ZEISS group
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Support, control progress and challenge strategic direction of core transformation programs (SAP, CRM) as enablers for the long-term development of a more scalable ZEISS organization with a major impact on processes and organizational structures at ZEISS
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You will work in a complex environment across many business units, country organizations and business supporting functions across the globe
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Apart from this you may also support the cultural development of ZEISS towards a process- and data-driven organization and support change management initiatives at corporate and segment level
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As a driving force, you will cooperate with the core team of the CTO area, segment and country leaders to identify current issues, evaluate new fields of technology, and derive market potential and trends
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Based on your results, you will develop trend-setting decision papers and have an impact in the strategic development of ZEISS' long-term strategic development
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an outstanding degree in natural sciences, engineering or business administration with a PhD or MBA
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at least several years of professional experience within one of the leading strategic management consultancies, experience in large transformation programs (digital, processes, data) a plus
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deep experience in setting strategic directions for long-term initiatives and steering initiatives
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enjoy working in an agile way in networked and interdisciplinary teams
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outstanding analytical competence, strategic thinking and implementation skills
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passion for innovation, business development and enthusiasm for new technologies
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very strong soft skills and empathy to lead multiple stakeholders through organizational change
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fluent in English, fluent German a strong plus