Introduction
Join us in shaping the next generation of growth opportunities across our test and measurement portfolio. As Director New Business & Incubation (m/f/d), you will drive the identification, validation, incubation, and scaling of business opportunities beyond established organizational boundaries.
In this key leadership role, you will be accountable for our cross-subdivisional innovation portfolio, strategic governance, and the development of new business opportunities that strengthen our position in a rapidly evolving technology landscape. Working closely with division management, product groups, customers, and internal and external partners, you will accelerate innovation from idea generation to market-ready solutions, with a clear focus on commercial viability and business impact.
Tasks
- In this role you own and continuously develop the cross-subdivisional innovation and new business portfolio.
- You identify emerging customer needs, new markets, and growth opportunities across industries, leveraging existing and emerging R&S capabilities.
- You drive opportunities from ideation through validation and scaling, including customer validation, business model development, and initial commercialization.
- You are accountable for a dedicated budget, investment decisions, and stage-gate governance across innovation phases.
- You represent strategic innovation and cross-subdivisional topics within Division Management and other steering forums.
- You build and maintain a strong external innovation ecosystem across customers, research, funding, startups, and technology partners.
- You build, lead, and develop a high-performing interdisciplinary team, combining technological expertise with entrepreneurial and commercial capabilities.
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Qualifications
- You have a university degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a comparable engineering discipline, or an alternative background with relevant technology-driven business experience.
- You bring extensive experience in Test & Measurement or comparable high-tech industries, ideally combined with experience in developing new markets, products, or businesses.
- You have a proven track record in building and commercializing new businesses, products, or technology-driven ventures.
- You combine a strong technology vision with business and customer focus and proven success in driving innovation with measurable and sustainable business impact.
- You have a strategic, growth-oriented, and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies, industries, and customer groups and translate opportunities into business propositions.
- You are a strong networker with the ability to establish strategic partnerships internally and externally.
- You have demonstrated success in attracting, developing, and retaining interdisciplinary talent.
- You are business-fluent in English with excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.