Strategic Program Manager (f/m/x) Technology & Innovation - Fixed Term (2 Years)
Zeiss · Oberkochen, Germany
Your Role
Experience the innovation power of a global technology leader. Join a dynamic, stable, and future-oriented environment where you can shape impactful solutions and drive meaningful change. We offer a modern workplace, an open and inspiring culture, and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate and talented colleagues. You will play a key role in shaping and driving strategic technology and transformation initiatives across ZEISS. You will provide structure, transparency, and coordination in complex, cross-functional environments while supporting leaders, experts, and stakeholders in turning ideas into impact
Your tasks:
- Coordinate strategic technology, innovation, and transformation initiatives across ZEISS
- Design and coordinate innovation events, community activities, and communication initiatives
- Drive projects and cross-functional activities from planning to execution, ensuring that agreed actions and decisions are implemented
- Organize and facilitate workshops, steering committees, and stakeholder engagements
- Prepare analyses, presentations, and recommendations, identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities to support informed decision-making.
- Shape and improve strategic tools, processes, and digital collaboration platforms
Your Profile
You are passionate about turning strategy into action and thrive in complex, cross-functional environments. You enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity, connecting stakeholders, and driving initiatives from concept to execution
What you bring:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, business, technology, innovation management, or a comparable qualification
- 2–3 years of experience in project management, governance support, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional collaboration
- Strong analytical thinking with excellent problem-solving and structuring capabilities
- Outstanding communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- A proactive, collaborative, and execution-focused mindset
- Experience in knowledge management, community building, and digital collaboration platforms, for example SharePoint or comparable tool
- Experience with technology roadmapping, strategic planning, and portfolio-oriented thinking
- A high degree of technical affinity and openness to modern technologies, including practical experience with or a strong interest in AI-supported ways of working.
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Friederike Kirklar-Harms