Manager IT Strategy Management (f/m/d) (Berlin (am Hauptbahnhof))

IT Innovation Services Manager (process and
technology services) (f/m/d)

Place of work: Berlin (main
station)
Permanent Contract | Full-time (37 hours per
week)
Published: 29.06.2020 | Job ID: 1653 |
Please apply by: 26.07.2020

Elia Group,
Berlin

The Elia Group encompasses two major transmission
system operators in two European regions: Elia Transmission in
Belgium and 50Hertz Transmission, one of the four German TSOs in
northeast Germany. Both TSOs operate at the heart of the European
electricity system as they provide vital links between the various
electricity producers and their 30 million end users.
Digitalization breaks down our boundaries: the Transmission System
Operator (TSO) of the future will rely on a fully operated digital
system where borders will fade away both between different business
units as well as between different links in the energy value chain.
To enable the growth of key initiatives, we are assessing and
introducing new digital technologies such as: blockchain, AR/VR,
drones, robots, 3D printing.

For the Elia Group, the digital transformation is a strategic
choice to ensure the management of the electricity system of the
future and this is why we offer you the above mentioned position at
our Headquarters in Berlin (main station).

Identify the innovative service needs
and steer and realize objectives for the assigned activities, in
order to support the ideation, prototyping, testing and learning of
innovative solutions.

You will be in charge of:

• Innovation idea accelerator: In line with Innovation
  strategy, set-up and steer a lab incubating disruptive business
  ideas coming from intrapreneurs across the Group, in order to host
  a place for bottom-up digital innovation,
• Technology speedboat strategist: Identify relevant
  transversal technologies and structure a strategy to develop
  competences, develop supporting use cases and plan a
  roll-out/transfer to Digital/IT department,
• Innovation as a service development: In the context
  of the support of the innovation idea accelerator and the overall
  strategy of decentralization of innovation: provide expertise,
  facilities, tools and methodologies to innovation speedboat users,
  in order to provide an optimal environment for the incubation and
  development of business ideas,
• Manage Innovation stage-gates: Support innovation
  projects and accompany the different innovation stage-gates
  (ideation, prototyping, testing, scaling) for innovative solutions,
  in order to maximize ROI on business ideas entering the
  Lab,
• Stakeholder management: Establish and maintain
  relationships with key business and technology stakeholders, Lab
  sponsors, external partners & vendors, in order to embed the
  Business Incubator in a supportive professional environment, both
  within and outside Elia Group boundaries,
• Project management: Within the Elia Project
  portfolio, manage a selection of strategic and/or transversal
  projects, to ensure assigned projects are delivered on time,
  according to set quality standards &
  methodologies.

Required skills and
experience:

• Bachelor or Master in IT, engineering or
  business,
• Several years of experience, sound project
  management experience with proven success,
• Successful experience in operating an incubator or
  accelerator (internally or for start-ups) + experience in open
  innovation,
• Excellent presentation, communication and synthesis
  skills,
• Business fluent German and English spoken and
  written (both C1). Additional languages ​​are an advantage (French,
  Dutch),
• Innovative technology background (IoT, Artifical
  Intelligence, Blockchain, virtual reality,
  etc.),
• Innovative, agile, pragmatic and
  result-oriented.
• You will spend a few days per month abroad to work
  out projects in collaboration with international partners and
  companies of the Group.

If you find these characteristics in yourself and if you have
entrepreneurial experience in either a start-up or a larger
company, or if you are at least an entrepreneur at heart, you might
be our future Innovation Services Manager.

Benefits

• Work in a company that contributes to make
  the energy transition happen,
• A multicultural
  environment,
• Individual training
  opportunities,
• A modern working environment in the city
  centre (directly at the main station),
• 30 days holiday,
• A company restaurant with fresh prepared
  meals,
• Free beverages (coffee, cocoa, tea,
  water),
• A company Kindergarten and a parent &
  child office for short-term care
  bottlenecks,
• Company pension
  scheme,
• An award-winning employer: „The best
  employers for women“ – grade: very good (Brigitte, 2019); “Best
  career opportunities for women” (Focus Money, 2020); „Germany’s
  best jobs with future prospects“ (Focus, 2019); „Germany’s Best
  Employer – High Attractiveness“ (Die Welt, 2019); „Germany’s Best
  Apprenticeship 2019“ (Capital, 2019); “Germany’s best
  apprenticeship companies” (Focus Money,
  2020),
• … for more details visit our career
  Website.

Flexi Compass – see how flexible this vacancy
is

• Working hours per week: 37 hours (full
  time),
• Flexible working hours and a long term
  working time account supporting your
  work-life-balance,
• The number of flex days is not
  limited,
• No core working
  hours,
• Mobile working, also from home, is
  possible.

Your application

We have adapted our recruiting process according
to the current situation (Corona pandemic) and we are conducting
any upcoming job interviews in the form of telephone and video
interviews if needed.

We are therefore looking forward to your application in English
(including your salary expectations and your earliest possible
start date or your current notice period). Please send your
application by 26.07.2020 using our online application
form.

We welcome applications from people with
disabilities. The 50Hertz representation for employees with
disabilities (Schwerbehindertenvertretung) will be happy to advise
you in a confidential manner. You can reach them by e-mail:
sbv@50hertz.com.

50Hertz Transmission GmbH – part of the European Elia Group
Human Resources, Kati Jaich, phone: +49305150 2806
www.50hertz.com/career