(Senior) Innovation Manager (f/m/d)

E.ON Group Innovation GmbH | Permanent | Part or Full time | Jobsharing possible

E.ON is one of the strongest operators of European energy networks and energy-related infrastructure, as well as a provider of advanced customer solutions for more than 50 million customers. With a total of over 75,000 employees we are represented in 15 countries. By focusing on two sustainable growth areas and with the acquisition of innogy, we are ideally positioned to drive the energy transition in Germany and Europe.

Developing the future building blocks of the energy transition is what drives us at E.ON Group Innovation. Supporting our B2B & B2C customers to get there fast, leveraging everything the innovation space has to offer and making it financially sound is how we do it. This includes in-house developments, projects jointly with market leading partners, or with startups from all over the world. E.ON Group Innovation is the central innovation unit of E.ON.

We are looking for team playerswho are willing and capable of joining our team within a corporate environment with all pros and cons. It goes without saying, that we welcome diversity in every way, believing it is one of the driving forces of innovation.

Do you see yourself in that context? Than please read on for more details about the position - If you are interested, please apply by28/09/2021.

Your responsibilities:

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  As an innovation manager, you’ll either focus on ideation, testing and delivering innovation projects OR managing and connecting startups to our business units that have a specific innovation need, being the link between two potentially very different worlds
• Being a central innovation unit, all of our innovation activities are linked to E.ON’s business. For this specific position that’s B2B and B2C retail units
• You’ll be managing projects in complex stakeholder environments, merging various interests into solutions, supporting our int. & ext. customers on their journey through the energy transition. All while being financially sound and scalable across our core markets
• You’ll need to strike the balance between managing the development of cutting edge technological/digital solutions while being aware of sales aspects, financial implications and the "big picture", i.e. scalability and internationalization. Same is true for connecting startups to our business
• You connect with customers, external networks and internal stakeholders to identify new topics and potential partners, to verify hypothesis or MVPs
• You’ll take ownership of the innovation business case and guide your projects through a stage-gate-process, preparing go/no-go-decisions
• You’ll cover the whole innovation journey from idea, MVP, testing to product. To do so you’ll need to use a wide variety of ideation, testing and development skills and tool, picking the right ones for each project and phase - however we support each other across our teams, if a certain phase is especially challenging

Still interested? If so, this is what we’d expect from you:

You are:

• curious, visionary, motivated, positive
• strong communicator, good listener, empathic
• able to have fun and laugh at work
• willing to ask for help and to offer help
• able to give and take feedback
• tech-savvy

Your qualifications:

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  University Diploma, Master’s degree or equivalent in business/ industrial engineering, computer science, electrical/mechanical engineering, natural science or similar relevant path
• Professional experience and proven track record within the innovation field, i.e. project and or partnership management
• Experience in the field of business model development/ business models that build on new digital technologies/ data analytics or energy assets
• Ability to manage stakeholders across all levels in English and German
• Expert in innovation management and/or specialized innovation
• Ability to recognize new business opportunities related to new solutions, ideas and growth opportunities
• Excellent professional communication and stakeholder management skills – able to understand complex arguments, engage with stakeholders across all management levels, influence and explain challenging decisions as well as new opportunities
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills with the ability to produce clear and concise reports and communications to internal teams and external stakeholders
• Strong resilience, i.e. quickly and positively managing changing priorities in uncertain situations, while proactively thinking forward
• Willingness to travel to different E.ON sites as part of your work

What’s in it for you?

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  An environment where your competences, but especially your spirit and your ideas will be highly appreciated.
• We take personal development very seriously, and support your journey with possibilities to learn, but especially help you to apply your newly acquired skills (human skills as well as hard skills).
• Possibility to work internationally, among diverse cultures and mindsets
• Possibility to work flexibly and independently

We want the job to fit your life situation. Therefore, you can choose to apply in part or full time and have the opportunity to share your role with another person in a tandem principle.

Do you have questions?

For information of the recruiting process please contact Alica Braun, alica.braun@eon.com, +49 151 463 590 40 Are you already convinced that this is the next step in your career? If yes, we would be happy if you would register and apply online!

What you need to know:

Contract type: Permanent
Working time: Part or Full time
Company: E.ON Group Innovation GmbH
Location: Essen
Function area: Project/Program Management