Your personal AI career agent
Senior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & Experience(m/w/x)
Driving retail strategy and omnichannel experience for ZEISS Extended Reality's optical systems. Proven experience managing complex, multi-workstream programs in retail or B2B2C required. Professional development opportunities, hybrid work model.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Management, Marketing, or related field
- Proven experience managing project management, retail, transformation, or consulting initiatives, ideally within retail or B2B2C industries, with a strong track record of leading complex, multi-workstream programs
- Strong project and program management skills covering scoping, planning, execution, risk management, and governance in multi-stakeholder environments
- Solid understanding of retail operations and customer journeys, ideally in optical, healthcare, or premium consumer retail, with familiarity in omnichannel concepts integrating digital and physical touchpoints
- Ability to translate strategic directions into actionable workstreams, pilots, and initiatives, supported by data-driven continuous improvement using KPIs and qualitative feedback
- Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging both external partners and senior internal stakeholders, with a hands-on, results-oriented approach
- High accountability and ownership to independently manage topics end-to-end, make decisions within scope, and deliver results in a dynamic environment
- Fluent in English; German and/or additional languages are an advantage
Tasks
- Drive retail strategy with key partners and markets
- Execute initiatives for online optical retail
- Enhance omnichannel experience and insights
- Optimize end-to-end customer journeys
- Boost conversion across online and in-store channels
- Manage onboarding of new customers and partners
- Ensure smooth setup and stable multi-channel operations
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams
- Manage project timelines and risks
- Align leadership, IT, local markets, and external partners
- Establish KPIs and feedback loops
- Analyze results and identify improvements
- Standardize best practices for continuous improvement
- Lead pilot projects and store visits
- Conduct interviews to gather insights
- Synthesize findings to inform strategy and roadmap
Work Experience
- approx. 4 - 6 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
Benefits
Learning & Development
- Professional development opportunities
- Home
- Jobs in Germany
- Senior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & ExperienceSenior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & Experience at ...
Not a perfect match?
- Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHFull-timeOn-siteExperiencedAalen
- ZEISS Extended Reality (XRX)
End-to-End Project Manager(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteExperiencedAalen - Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Senior Projektmanager(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorOberkochen - Carl Zeiss AG
Manager Brand Partnerships Photonics & Optics(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteExperiencedOberkochen - Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
IP Strategy and Portfolio Management Expert(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorAalen
- Home
- Jobs in Germany
- Senior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & ExperienceSenior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & Experience at ...
Senior Project Manager – Retail Strategy & Experience(m/w/x)
Driving retail strategy and omnichannel experience for ZEISS Extended Reality's optical systems. Proven experience managing complex, multi-workstream programs in retail or B2B2C required. Professional development opportunities, hybrid work model.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Management, Marketing, or related field
- Proven experience managing project management, retail, transformation, or consulting initiatives, ideally within retail or B2B2C industries, with a strong track record of leading complex, multi-workstream programs
- Strong project and program management skills covering scoping, planning, execution, risk management, and governance in multi-stakeholder environments
- Solid understanding of retail operations and customer journeys, ideally in optical, healthcare, or premium consumer retail, with familiarity in omnichannel concepts integrating digital and physical touchpoints
- Ability to translate strategic directions into actionable workstreams, pilots, and initiatives, supported by data-driven continuous improvement using KPIs and qualitative feedback
- Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging both external partners and senior internal stakeholders, with a hands-on, results-oriented approach
- High accountability and ownership to independently manage topics end-to-end, make decisions within scope, and deliver results in a dynamic environment
- Fluent in English; German and/or additional languages are an advantage
Tasks
- Drive retail strategy with key partners and markets
- Execute initiatives for online optical retail
- Enhance omnichannel experience and insights
- Optimize end-to-end customer journeys
- Boost conversion across online and in-store channels
- Manage onboarding of new customers and partners
- Ensure smooth setup and stable multi-channel operations
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams
- Manage project timelines and risks
- Align leadership, IT, local markets, and external partners
- Establish KPIs and feedback loops
- Analyze results and identify improvements
- Standardize best practices for continuous improvement
- Lead pilot projects and store visits
- Conduct interviews to gather insights
- Synthesize findings to inform strategy and roadmap
Work Experience
- approx. 4 - 6 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
Benefits
Learning & Development
- Professional development opportunities
About the Company
Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Industry
Manufacturing
Description
The company is a leading manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, helping people achieve clearer vision sustainably.
Not a perfect match?
- Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Program Manager (XXL projects)(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteExperiencedAalen - ZEISS Extended Reality (XRX)
End-to-End Project Manager(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteExperiencedAalen - Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Senior Projektmanager(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorOberkochen - Carl Zeiss AG
Manager Brand Partnerships Photonics & Optics(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteExperiencedOberkochen - Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
IP Strategy and Portfolio Management Expert(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorAalen