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

Your Profile

• 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

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Sabrina Rieker, Vanessa Reißle