Are you passionate about driving integrated photonic technologies into innovative products? Then, leverage your experience to help us unlock the immense business potential of photonic integrated circuits (PIC) – a market that is growing rapidly due to the demand for AI, faster communication, and novel types of sensors. ZEISS has started a major strategic initiative to establish an interdisciplinary team in a dynamic and agile startup environment. The corporate-backed startup will benefit from ZEISS’s ecosystem and its expertise in the field of photonics. You will play a crucial role in advancing PIC technology towards business success, providing expert advice, forming commercial offering, establishing relationships with key customers, and leveraging existing networks to build necessary partnerships. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders is essential and maintaining proximity to the R&D teams will ensure customer-oriented product development. Responsible for establishing and independently running innovation processes to support the buildup of new SBUs/Field of Business in the long run.

Design, establishment, and implementation of required organizational and operational backbone for the corporate-backed startup

Independent and continuous evaluation of all ongoing innovation activities in terms of budget, timing, and impact

Identifying and evaluating new potential business opportunities leading to directional decisions within the field of photonic integrated circuits

Independent development of strategic roadmap and oversee strategic initiatives

Independent orchestration and coordination of stakeholders within innovation ecosystem especially with Senior Expert Team and CRT Leadership Team

Analysis of and key account towards business partners

Coordination of multiple strategic projects within PIC

Master’s degree with excellent grades in natural science, life science, engineering, or economics

MBA as a plus

Proven experience Years of professional experience in dynamic working environments (e.g. in a start-up)

Multi-year experience in leading and steering complex projects as a project manager

Outstanding analytical competence and outside the box thinking

Experience in lateral leadership in medium and large project settings

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Very good written and spoken German and English skills

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