Innovation Robotics Manager
To strengthen our innovation team, we are looking for an Innovation Robotics Manager with a strategic view and a sound understanding of robotics and autonomous systems.
In this role, you will identify, structure and evaluate robotics-related innovation fields along real customer and process needs - and translate them into decision-ready options for our innovation management and strategic decision-making processes of the company. You don't think of robotics as an isolated technology, but as a strategic lever for end-to-end processes in intralogistics systems - with a clear focus on customer added value, scalability and long-term differentiation.
What you'll be handling:
- Structured evaluation of robotics-related innovation initiatives along customer added value, process impact, strategic relevance and differentiation – including clear recommendations for action in the context of innovation management
- Rethinking end-to-end processes: Conception and moderation of interdisciplinary workshops to identify robot-based or hybrid process approaches with a system perspective
- Development and structuring of decision-ready innovation concepts (use cases, value propositions and central assumptions)
- Early validation of hypotheses together with customers, internal experts and external partners – including classification of business impact, scalability and strategic relevance (without responsibility for product development or implementation)
- Establishment and moderation of an internal robotics think tank to pool knowledge, classify technological developments and establish a consistent strategic view of robotics within innovation management
- Close cooperation with R&D, engineering, product management and external partners to evaluate robotics-related innovation topics in a structured way and to bring them into the innovation agenda
What you'll need:
- Degree in robotics, automation, mechatronics, industrial engineering or comparable field - alternatively studies in business or innovation management
- Several years of professional experience in the field of robotics, automation, intralogistics or complex technical system landscapes
- Ability to evaluate technological concepts from a process, system and business perspective and translate them into strategic options
- Experience in innovation, structured evaluation of initiatives, concept development or technology evaluation – ideally an advantage in the context of complex B2B system solutions
- Strong strategic and entrepreneurial thinking as well as confidence in dealing with uncertainty and open questions
- Sovereignty in the moderation of interdisciplinary workshops and in coordination with different stakeholders - even without formal authority to issue instructions
- Very good knowledge of German and English
What you'll receive:
- Appreciative working environment, motivated teams and an open feedback culture
- Varied areas of responsibility and a high degree of creative freedom in a strategically relevant future field
- Wide range of professional and personal development opportunities in the form of classroom training and e-learning courses
- Cross-departmental cooperation in international teams
- Secure and stable employer that acts in accordance with the philosophy of "people at the center – learn and grow"
We offer an attractive salary in line with the market, depending on qualifications and professional experience. The minimum gross basic salary based on full-time employment under the collective agreement is 60,963 euros per year.
