Your tasks
1. Support of our Venture Architects in identification and validation of new business opportunities including, market overview, market potential, competitor landscape, competitive business models, and best practice examples
2. Evaluation of new market opportunities and enabling decision making on new topics by conducting desk research, data analysis and reporting to management
3. Conduct customer and internal interviews to understand full market potential of new business opportunities
4. Independently drive working packages in the area of identification and monitoring of market trends
5. Participate in developing holistic new Business concepts including value proposition, target customer, revenue model and value chain together with the project teams
6. Leverage customer centric design and innovation methods to identify and validate new ideas and resolve critical uncertainties in an interactive process
7. Closely collaborate with Sustainability, Business Development, Digital Business, Product Management, Operations, Sales and other R&D groups
8. Taking care of general organizational and administrative tasks within the New Ventures team
Your profile
9. Bachelor or Master's studies, preferably in Business Administration, Business Innovation, Strategy and International Management, Industrial Engineering, Digital transformation or any other related fields
10. Strong interest in business modelling and innovation
11. Knowhow of innovation methodologies such as Design Thinking or agile and/or previous work experience in innovation agencies startups or corporate innovation is a plus
12. Skills for analysing and reporting
13. Good social and communication skills
14. Fluent in English (oral and written), plus any other European language
15. Very good working experience of Microsoft Office, esp. Power Point and Excel
16. Enjoying collaboration with interdisciplinary teams across the globe
17. Self-driven, well organized yet curious mindset. Willingness to think beyond the status quo
18. Flexibility to travel internationally
19. Work permit for Switzerland and/or EU
20. Work pensum: 80%- 100%
21. Start date 1st June or later