Manager Innovation 80-100% (w/m/d)

What you can achieve

• Analyze procurement projects of the Schweizer Armee and derive strategic innovation priorities together with the business units.
• Build and maintain an innovation pipeline: identify, evaluate, and prioritize new technologies, business models, and growth fields.
• Lead cross-business unit innovation projects of strategic importance and anchor innovation methods within the company.
• Initiate and lead innovation projects using the Venture Clienting approach, from startup identification and selection through to proof of concept, business case, and transition into line operations.
• Provide functional leadership to project teams and collaborate with internal stakeholders, startups, universities, and other external partners of the innovation ecosystem.

What you bring with you

• Master or Bachelor in Business Administration / Industrial Engineering / or technical studies with further training e.g. MBA
• Min 5 years relevant experience in innovation management, product management, business development, or similar
• Sound understanding of the Schweizer Rüstungsumfeld, the procurement processes (armasuisse, VBS) and relevant technology fields
• Methodological competence in innovation management (Venture Clienting, Design Thinking)
• Experience in business case creation, market analysis, and project management (especially innovation projects)
• Entrepreneurial, strategic, and networked thinking with structured prioritization
• Persuasiveness, leadership without formal hierarchy, discretion, and readiness for a personal security clearance

Salary and benefits

Around 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to the security of Switzerland every day. They ensure that the Schweizer Armee as well as other operational and security organizations can fulfill their tasks comprehensively at all times.

• Master or Bachelor in Business Administration / Industrial Engineering / or technical studies with further training e.g. MBA
• Min 5 years relevant experience in innovation management, product management, business development, or similar
• Sound understanding of the Schweizer Rüstungsumfeld, the procurement processes (armasuisse, VBS) and relevant technology fields
• Methodological competence in innovation management (Venture Clienting, Design Thinking)
• Experience in business case creation, market analysis, and project management (especially innovation projects)
• Entrepreneurial, strategic, and networked thinking with structured prioritization
• Persuasiveness, leadership without formal hierarchy, discretion, and readiness for a personal security clearance