Digital Strategist Operations(m/w/x)

# Digital Strategist Operations (f/m/x) **Oberkochen** | **Full time** # Your role As a Digital Strategist Operations, you are responsible for the Digitalization Strategy of Operations and preparing a long-term digitalization target picture together with the respective Operations Leadership Team. In your role you will define & run the regular Digitalization Strategy process, the governance structure, preparing decision making for the strategy and implementing project initiatives. In more detail you are responsible of the following tasks: * develop the MED Operations Digitalization Strategy, its design principals and the implementation roadmap in alignment with the company’s overall business objectives * regularly conduct research, provide insights and assess digital trends and opportunities with application for ZEISS MED to improve regularly Operations Digitalization set-up * create roadmaps for digital transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with operational goals * define and roll-out a regular digitalization strategy process, respective committees and communication of results into the organization * implementing a governance structure for the Digitalization Strategy to give guidance and structure to the Operation & IT Teams * lead cross-functional teams in the execution of digital projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget * calculate benefits and synergies that shall be achieved with the Digitalization Strategy and regular tracking & reviews of its realization * prepare business cases for investment decisions and prepare management decision presentations for MED Board * lead & moderate Operations Management Workshops on Digitalization Strategy * being the first point of contact for the IT department on the Operations Digitalization Strategy and implementation roadmap to secure long term IT resources for Operations * you will be involved in M&A activities for operations # Your profile * Master’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, industrial manufacturing with a focus on digitization in operations, or related fields * <5 years’ experience in Digitization Strategy, Operations Strategy and/or in a strategic department or consultancy / or any other similar roles * experience in global operations environment with focus on Digitalization, industry 4.0 or factory of the future concepts * strong experience in IT tolls and their application in operations, e.g. SAP R3 & SAP 4HANA, MES, Power Apps, low code tools, power BI etc. * very good Excel and PowerPoint skills for management presentations * strong collaborative and teamworking skills, structured and results-oriented working methods * high level of communication skills - very good knowledge in English and German