Program Manager – Digital Transformation Projects (f/m/x)

ZEISS

Jobbeschreibung
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 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 as part of a ZEISS-wide board-sponsored strategic program to shape the digital transformation at ZEISS. Your role

  • Lead strategic cross-ZEISS digital transformation programs that determine the success of our digital ecosystems

  • Identify, structure, and implement measures for ZEISS to deliver scalable digital solutions with a superior customer experience

  • Manage large, cross-functional project teams in an agile set-up and collaborate with our Design, Data Analytics and Cloud Engineering colleagues at ZEISS Digital Partners

  • Act as a thought leader and trusted advisor on digital transformation at ZEISS

  • Partner with ZEISS Business units and central functions (e.g., Sales, Service or Digital Solution Operation Teams) to enable their digital transformation

  • Manage diverse senior stakeholder groups across the ZEISS group


  • Excellent University degree, preferably in natural sciences, engineering, informatics or business
  • 5+ years of experience, preferably in management consulting, IT consulting or in digital transformation projects in a B2B industry

  • Track record of successfully leading large projects or programs using agile methodology

  • Strong drive to impact

  • Sound understanding of change management mechanics and tools for digital transformation

  • Very strong communication skills and the empathy to productively collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds

  • Business fluent German and English language skills

We offer

  • Munich based permanent job with 40-60% hybrid work option

  • Great colleagues and a lead to support your professional development from day one

  • Modern technology stack - with room for you to try things out in a high-tech group

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