Director* Innovation Hub

HARTING stands for strong connections - around the world. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connection technology, we connect customers with their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at the Espelkamp headquarters and locations worldwide. With great employees, new opportunities and innovations around IoT and artificial intelligence. We remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family company that never loses ground adhesion despite high-tech.

Your tasks in detail: Encourage new ideas and concepts beyond current products and business & set up and cultivate methods and tools for an efficient and effective working mode Actively activities seek out opportunities to support the of your team through projects, partnerships, external funding, and other mechanisms Enabling the team to successfully develop new ideas up to an advanced prototype level in collaboration with customers and partners Leading and continously developing a team of innovation-focused engineers to co-create with external partners Set goals and expectations for the Innovation Hub and external partners Manage the daily work of the Innovation Hub and its projects

Your skills: Master's degree or Ph.D in a technical direction Experience in leading a team in an innovation environment High affinity, experience and interest in railroad industry Ability to forge strategic partnerships with a wide variety of technical investors and stakeholders; Fundraising and pitching skills in an entrepreneurial environment Technical business development skills to sell new projects, products, or services Excellent business and organizational skills including budgeting, program management, etc. Very good language skills in German and English Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills JOBV1_EN