Manager Innovation

About the job

Manager Innovation

80-100%

Bern, Emmen

What you can achieve

• Analyse procurement projects of the Swiss Army and derive strategic innovation priorities together with the business units.
• Build and maintain an innovation pipeline: identify, evaluate and prioritise new technologies, business models and growth areas.
• Lead cross-business unit innovation projects of strategic importance and anchor innovation methods within the company.
• Initiate and lead innovation projects according to the venture client approach, from startup identification and selection through proof of concept to business case and integration into the line organisation.
• Lead project teams professionally and collaborate with internal stakeholders, startups, universities and other external partners of the innovation ecosystem.

What you bring with you

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Industrial Engineering / or technical studies with further education, e.g. MBA
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in innovation management, product management, business development or similar
• Solid understanding of the Swiss defence environment, procurement processes (armasuisse, VBS) and relevant technology fields
• Methodological competence in innovation management (venture clienting, design thinking)
• Experience in business case development, market analysis and project management (especially innovation projects)
• Entrepreneurial, strategic and networked thinking with structured prioritisation
• Persuasiveness, leadership without formal hierarchy, discretion and willingness to undergo a personal security check

Do you not meet all the requirements one hundred percent? Apply anyway. We are always looking for talented and motivated people who want to enrich our team. We place great value on diversity and equal opportunities and our goal is to build a diverse team in which everyone can fully develop their personal strengths. We especially encourage all people, regardless of gender, who may have concerns about accepting a position in a military-related environment, to apply.

About the department

The central innovation management of RUAG strengthens innovation capability and bundles our company-wide innovation initiatives and programmes. It promotes bottom-up innovation or intrapreneurship and integrates external knowledge through collaboration with startups and universities.

Your benefits

Salary and benefits

We place great importance on our employees finding a healthy balance between work and private life. Therefore, we offer flexible working hours and home office options, among other things.

We offer you a performance-oriented and market-appropriate salary, 13 monthly salaries as well as generous bonuses and allowances. Together with other benefits, this results in an attractive overall package.

Flexible working

Discounts

At RUAG, you benefit from discounts in the areas of mobility and catering. In addition, you benefit from attractive offers on our benefit portal and have fleet discounts with various renowned car brands.

Advancement and training opportunities

It is important to us to promote and develop the potential of our employees. Through training, courses and further education, we support them in continuously expanding their skills to achieve their professional goals.

Leisure activities

Our employees are close to our hearts. That is why we give them a day off on their birthday, offer a diverse range of sports and the possibility to take additional days off with salary deduction in addition to the annual holiday entitlement.

Your contact person

Stefanie Pascarella

Talent Acquisition Specialist

+41 58 461 75 62