Lead Business Ideation - Munich, Deutschland - BMW

BMW

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Munich, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

INNOVATION IS IMAGINING WHAT NO ONE ELSE CAN.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.
At the BMW Group, everything starts with passion. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued.

It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work unite that we can shape the future together.

At BMW Open Innovation, we're the architects of future mobility, transforming new ideas into tomorrow's mobility products, services, and business models.

We harness the collective genius of innovators worldwide - from our own engineers in China to designers in California, startups in Tel Aviv or PhD students in Cambridge.

As the lead for business ideation and crowd innovation, your mission is to scout these brilliant minds, both within and beyond our walls, and unite them in turning visionary ideas into reality with us.

What awaits you?

Lead BMW's ideation and crowd innovation activities, from vision and strategy development to requirement definition and execution.
Conduct market research and trend analysis to identify new ideation opportunities, explore new technologies, and translate complex issues into accessible problem descriptions for external experts.
Build, expand, and maintain a robust network within the crowd innovation platform's community, emphasizing collaboration with internal stakeholders and managing external partnerships.
Oversee the IT platform's management, budget planning, procurement of suppliers, and financial transactions across BMW business units.
Regularly communicate with management about the progress, outcomes, and success stories of ideation and crowd innovation efforts.
Present the ideation and crowd innovation offerings to business units and oversee marketing efforts, including collaborations with external suppliers for promotional content.
Mentor project managers and lead the creation of innovative, international crowd innovation campaigns to foster innovation in key areas and enhance customer experiences.

What should you bring along?

Master's degree in business administration, economics, marketing, business informatics, design, communication or a similar field.
Minimum of 3 years in roles related to open innovation, intrapreneurship, trend research, lean startup, or crowdsourcing, with a strong foundation in ideation methods, community management, and experience as a product owner.
Strong analytical, problemsolving abilities, coupled with a high level of creativity for innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Exceptional presentation, marketing, and communication skills, with proven experience leading fastpaced teams and collaborating effectively across departments.
Entrepreneurship coaching, experience with large language modelbased ideation, and a curiositydriven, openminded attitude are preferred.
Fluency in English and German (minimum C1 level) and robust IT skills, including MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, database management, and ideation software.
Demonstrated interest in working within a diverse, international team environment and a passion for driving software quality and innovation.

What we offer?

Challenging projects with which we are shaping the mobility of tomorrow together.
Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.
Attractive and performancerelated remuneration.
High level of job security.
Annual special payments such as vacation pay, Christmas bonus, and profit sharing.
Flexible working hours including 6 weeks annual leave and overtime compensation.
Discounted BMW & MINI conditions.
Many other benefits at

At the BMW Group, we see diversity and inclusion in all its dimensions as a strength for our teams.

Equal opportunities are a particular concern for us, and the equal treatment of applicants and employees is a fundamental principle of our corporate policy.

That is why our recruiting decisions are also based on personality, experience and skills.

Find out more about diversity at the BMW Group at

Start date:
from

Type of employment:
unlimited

Working hours:
fulltime

Contact:
Melani Merella
BMW Group HR Team

Lead Business Ideation & Crowd Innovation (f/m/x)

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