Head of Innovation and Development

Headquarters \ Darmstadt \ Germany

Anmeldeschluss für Bewerbungen:
31.05.2020 23:59 CET

Kategorie:
Administration, Sales & Business Support
We combine 40 years of experience in high-technology markets, where trust and quality are needed. With more than 380 employees in Germany, we build the future of aerospace together – and beyond. Our staff plays a crucial role in resolving our success through their expertise, motivation, passion, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of collaboration.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

The Position

As a member of the executive committee and Head of Innovation and Development, you will lead the department for the development of innovative products and services.

This position is based at our Head Office in Darmstadt. It is full-time and permanent and intended to start around July 2020.
We are looking forward to meeting you!

Your Role

• You will craft and handle the innovation process within TPZV-D resulting in the selection and management of projects (from scouting to launch) in alignment with the company’s global strategic positioning
• You will be responsible for definition and validation of Product Business Plans and Product Life Cycle Management
• Building and maintaining strong cross-functional relationships at all levels throughout the organization will be a key part of your role, in order to understand customers’ needs and prioritize to achieve the best results
• Within the innovation process, you will involve all relevant partners and enable a fast and professional decision-making process to select and staff the development projects
• You will interact frequently with external partners to represent TPZV-D and its innovation activities
• You will act as a project manager for high-priority and strategic projects, ensuring its execution timely and on-budget
• As a leader, you will actively develop your product managers and their teams, constantly assessing and supporting them to improve their capabilities and performance
• You will make sure that the latest knowledge regarding innovation management and its tools are accessible to the entire organization and thus act as an ambassador for agile working and state-of-the-art business development methods

Your Experience

• Masters’ degree in a relevant field related to Technology and/or Space/ Aerospace
• 10+ years of dynamic, multi-disciplined work experience with shown leadership regarding management of sophisticated situations/environments
• Proven deep technical know-how and experience of product and service development strategies in a related technical field
• Shown experience leading and developing teams, using agile methods, scrum and lean innovation in multidisciplinary contexts
• Strong problem solving, customer service, interpersonal, decision making, leadership, presentation and presentation skills
• High level of customer/business operations knowledge applied to the translation of requirements into product and service development
• Excellent critical thinking and execution capabilities with sophisticated management and technical business analysis skills, financial profitability assessments and value Analysis

Your Additional Skills

• PMP and/or PPMC certification, or equivalent;
• Business level proficiency in English - written and spoken;
• Basic German language skills

Your Benefits of Joining Us

By joining the Telespazio family, you will enjoy a multicultural and multilingual working environment, in which passion, team spirit and engagement play a key role.

We offer flexible working time models, diverse advancement and training possibilities not only for technical, but also for language and soft skills.
Furthermore, you will profit from all the benefits of a competitive salary in a balanced work environment, a generous holiday package as well as a company pension scheme. We can also support you and your family with your relocation and, if needed, we can help your partner in finding a new job through our wide network.

Application

Are you equally passionate about our visions and dreams? We'd love to hear from you today and receive your application!
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