Innovation Management

Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd.

Beijing, China (Hybrid)

Job Type Full-time

Experience Senior

Posted 3 weeks 1 day ago

Hybrid Senior Level

Tasks

Managing innovation strategy and projects in GRC/RDV in cooperation with local and global counterparts and partners. Boost innovation and innovative mindset in the division. Support and enact innovative ideas so they are reflected and realized in end products to maintain and elevate the brand’s leading position in technology, customer experience, and luxury.

Innovation strategy study and development

Connect to HQ innovation counterparts and join regular discussions on relevant topics.
Connect to China innovation-related stakeholders to study, analyze, and create China innovation strategy.
Collaborate with relevant external partners to develop up-to-date innovation strategy.

Innovation project design, implementation, and monitoring

Co-create China-fitted innovation strategy with counterparts.
Define and design China innovative projects.
Develop concepts and processes for transforming innovation into products.
Track projects and evaluate impact and risk.
Enrich innovation tools and methodologies.

Innovative mindset promotion and demonstration

Design, create, and organize programs and activities to promote an innovative mindset among colleagues.
Participate in detailed innovation discussions to understand colleagues’ needs and expectations.
Support inventors in realizing intellectual property and inventions in end products.

Additional responsibilities

Contribute to other team projects and link project elements to commonalities and core values supporting overall strategic targets.
Work with the team in an agile way on newly defined projects and deliver tangible outputs.
Embrace and promote agile and flexible ways of working.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering or a relevant major.
More than five years of experience in OEMs or institutes in development or strategy sectors; overseas experience is a plus.
Good knowledge of automotive development processes.
Intercultural competence and effective communication skills across levels and departments.
Native Chinese speaker with fluent English; German is a plus.
Flexibility for domestic travel to visit suppliers or attend forums and conferences.

Benefits

Events for employees, flextime, possible hybrid work, health benefits, mobility offers, employee discounts, possible parking, in-house doctor, good public transport, barrier-free workplace, canteen, and café.