Senior Manager Strategic Projects (f/m/x)

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 6-7 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!

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

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