Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager

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At Ayvens we have an opening for an Experienced Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager.

What are you going to do

As our new Experienced Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager you will play a leading role in shaping the future of mobility. Working within the Innovation & Strategic Programmes Team you will drive innovation initiatives across the Group identify new growth and margin opportunities and help accelerate the adoption of emerging mobility solutions. With an immediate focus on electrification charging connected vehicles autonomous mobility and robotaxi you will transform market insights into scalable business opportunities and support the development of a future-ready mobility ecosystem.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and driving the innovation roadmap by monitoring mobility trends identifying market opportunities country best practices and providing strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Leading innovation acceleration initiatives by identifying successful local innovations supporting pilot projects and scaling best practices across the Group.
• Managing cross-functional and international innovation projects including business case development pilot design governance KPI definition and implementation planning.
• Manage senior stakeholders when it comes to project development and sponsorship on a central and local level.
• Building and engaging a global innovation community fostering collaboration between local entities and sharing innovation insights and learnings.
• Driving the autonomous mobility and robotaxi workstream by assessing business models use cases ecosystem partnerships and pilot opportunities.
• Preparing executive-level presentations analyses and decision-making materials while supporting innovation governance and strategic programme deployment.
• Supporting the launch and management of strategic mobility products and services

Who are we looking for

The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with a hands-on approach and has a genuine passion for innovation in mobility. You are comfortable navigating complex international environments building relationships across multiple stakeholders and transforming ideas into scalable business opportunities.

You will have relevant experience in a similar role preferably holding a Masters degree in Business Administration Management Innovation Strategy or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in mobility automotive leasing fleet management strategy innovation consulting business development partnerships or operations.
• Strong understanding of mobility ecosystems including fleet services connected vehicles EV charging data-enabled services and emerging mobility models.
• Proven experience developing business cases innovation pilots and scalable solutions with clear financial operational and strategic outcomes.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional and international initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills including exposure to senior leadership and matrix organizations.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate market insights into actionable strategies and recommendations.
• Experience in innovation ecosystems partnership development autonomous mobility robotaxi ride-hailing or advanced mobility solutions is considered a strong advantage.
• Fluent English is required. Additional languages are considered an asset.

What do we offer

Wereon this journey together. By investing in professional growthrewardsand incentives plus plenty of training and experience on the job we create an inspiring environment for our colleagues that fosters high performance with positive impact.

Enjoy comprehensive rewards and recognition.

We believe in rewarding you holistically through compensation competitivebenefitsand rich development opportunities.

Discover your talent.

We enable you to reach your full potential by offering you the opportunities and support to reach the next level in your career.

Benefit from a healthy positive work atmosphere.

We offer a wide variety of benefits to help keep you mentally and physically strong and to find the perfect worklife balance.

Find a shared sense of belonging.

We create an engaging environment where you can be your authentic self and harness your commitmentcuriosityand collaboration.

Build a sustainable future.

Wereconscious of our environment and the societieswerepart of and we work together to drive electrification and lead the way to decarbonisation.

Make your Move at Ayvens

Ayvensprovidesa unique opportunity: the chance to accelerate the transition to electric lead the way to decarbonisation and shape the industrys digital transformation. Behind the wheel our people make the difference driving us towards our home to the best talent in the industry so ifyourelooking for a fulfilling career with positive impactwedlove to discuss your opportunities with us!

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Our commitment

Werecommitted to building a culture where everyone can be themselves and where everyone gets an equal chance to make their journey count. Ifyoudlike to learn more about our DE&I journey and how you can contribute please find out more onCareer pages of our website.

Why Ayvens

With over 3.1 million vehicles managed across more than 40 countries we provide full-service leasing flexible subscription services fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes including large corporates SMEs professionals and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

At Ayvens we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. Were committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our everything we do were guided by the principles of authenticity curiosity commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation thats diverse in people and ideas where everyone can thrive and be themselves no matter who they are.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates news and insights.