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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Welcome to ZEISS - a company that combines innovation and responsibility!

Our corporate divisions are diverse and make a decisive contribution to the strategic orientation and sustainable success of the ZEISS Group.

Do you want to lead high-impact strategy projects across ZEISS? The strategic projects team, part of the Strategic Corporate Development department (CCD), advises top management on questions such as: Which new markets should ZEISS tap into? How do we best organise operating models? What are the strategic considerations behind our new acquisitions?

Your role

• Take charge of projects and act as a challenging partner in problem-solving.

• Identify and understand the key drivers of business challenges.

• Develop clear project approaches and define the scope of tasks.

• Coordinate and lead project teams, consisting of cross-functional members and external consultants.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all hierarchy levels, including the Executive Board, and present your recommendations.

• Conduct necessary analyses and derive data-driven recommendations.

Your profile

• A degree with excellent grades in natural sciences, engineering or business administration or a combination

• At least 4 years at one of the leading management consultancies, corporate strategy or other fast-paced strategy roles leading project teams

• Strong problem solving skills, results-orientation, project management, and communication skills

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

• Enjoy working in an agile way in networked, diverse, and interdisciplinary teams and passion for innovation and enthusiasm for new technologies

• Fluent English skills, German is a plus

​Become part of the fast, dynamic team and actively shape the future of our corporate strategy at ZEISS through effective strategy projects!

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