Innovation Project Manager DACH (f/m/d/x)

Full Time
Berlin, Germany
3 months ago
Your role
  • First things first: You will be taken seriously from day one and will play an important role in our mission. Because “we want to change the way people eat, forever!”
  • We are looking for a Project Manager for our Customer Domain to help us take our product strategy to the next level by raising the bar for E2E planning and executional excellence
  • You will oversee the planning and deployment of key strategic product development & innovation projects in an E2E cross-functional environment with local and global stakeholders
  • You will work in the Strategic Product Development Team and contribute to strengthen our innovation pillar by bringing efficiency and creativity to the product innovation journey from concept to market
  • You will support the development and implementation of processes & frameworks that bring efficiency and agility across strategic product management, culinary development & optimization, design & innovation, marketing, operations and tech teams
  • You will learn by working together with experts in your field and have the opportunity to continuously develop personally and professionally.

This role is available on a 2 years contract as a parental leave cover. An unlimited contract extension is possible. 

Your area of responsibility
  • End-to-end responsibility for the implementation of key strategic product development projects to increase customer and business value
  • Support product development scoping by assessing feasibility, capacity and capability planning
  • Partner with Product Managers for effective translation of product innovation strategies into comprehensive product implementation plans
  • Coordinate and execute projects with DACH (Product Strategy, Culinary Development, Menu Planning, Customer Experience, Marketing, Operations) and global stakeholders (Tech teams, Product Ops) with strong adherence to strategic brief, budget and timelines
  • Ensure project delivery excellence and efficiency, including governance, continuous improvement and capability implementation
  • Provide regular updates to the Program Management Team Lead on the status of assigned projects, excelling in structure, stakeholder alignment, timeline management, risk & escalation management
  • Develop and consolidate a solid alliance with our Innovation Hub to create innovative and agile ways of working to increase speed to market and gain a competitive edge
  • Support facilitation of innovation workshops across business domains and enabling functions with the Innovation Hub lead
  • Actively contribute to the Project Management Chapter of DACH organization
Your profile
  • You have at least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role
  • You have a university degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Marketing or a related field. PMP, Prince2 or Agile Project Management certificate is a plus
  • Ideally, you will bring experience in an entrepreneurial role in product development, innovation management and/or project management in e-commerce. Food experience is a plus
  • Excellent team, project and stakeholder management skills
  • Proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget and high quality
  • You are Entrepreneurial: you thrive in fast-paced environments, make sense of ambiguous situations, and enjoy taking on new responsibilities. You generate new ideas that make a measurable business impact
  • You are collaborative & influential: you can work with multiple stakeholders to influence them toward a winning strategy that achieves a common goal
  • You are data-driven & analytical: you can work with data to identify business insights and then translate them into action
  • You are result-oriented: you’re careful and thorough in accomplishing tasks and have great project management skills
  • You are a doer with a hands-on mentality and a zest for action
  • You are ready to take on responsibility in a dynamic working environment starting on day one
  • You speak English fluently, speaking German is a plus
What we offer you
  • Modern and comfortable working space with great co-workers in Berlin-Kreuzberg
  • Discount for HelloFresh boxes and Convini products
  • Development possibilities along with internal trainings and a yearly Learning & Development budget
  • Flexible working hours including Work From Home/Work from Abroad/Sabbatical Policy, as well as a home office set up budget
  • Extensive Onboarding and Buddy Program
  • Social events including team events, Friday beers, company runs, book club, etc.
  • Discounted fitness offers with our Urban Sports Club and John Reed partners, as well as yoga classes
  • Well-being initiatives in cooperation with Headspace and Spill
  • Childcare and company pension scheme benefit
  • Monthly transportation budget via NAVIT
Are you up for a new challenge?

Apply now with your complete application documents, also without a photo and without stating specific personal characteristics such as nationality or gender if you choose to do so. German or English language certificates and documents regarding residence and work permits are welcome.

We look forward to hearing from you!