Corporate Co-Innovation Manager (m / f / d)

BRYCK GmbH & Co. KG; Essen; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading innovation hub in Europe is seeking a Corporate Co-Innovation Manager to develop and manage strategic partnerships with startups and corporate stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in innovation management, excellent communication skills, and a strong network within the startup ecosystem. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape an international innovation hub in Essen, Germany, with flexible working hours and an inspiring co-working space.

Leistungen

Corporate benefits portal

Personal development budget

Agile working environment

Flexible working hours

Inspiring co-working space

Qualifikationen

• Experience in innovation management, business development, or a comparable role.
• Proven track record in developing and implementing partnerships.
• Strong communication, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Solid understanding of startups, markets, and business models.
• Analytical and structured way of working with high self-initiative.

Aufgaben

• Manage and develop strategic partnerships with companies and stakeholders.
• Identify and implement co-innovation projects and programs.
• Build and maintain innovation ecosystems with corporate partners.
• Conduct market analyses to identify trends and opportunities.
• Organize strategy meetings to ensure goal achievement.
• Measure success indicators of innovation projects.

Kenntnisse

Innovation management

Business development

Partnership management

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Networking

Fluent in German and English

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

About us

The BRYCK Startup Alliance is a joint venture of leading universities, corporates, and investors in the Ruhr region, designed to become a European deep-tech hotspot. With strong academic roots, significant investment power, and a unique ecosystem, the BRYCK Startup Alliance drives innovation, builds scalable ventures, and creates international impact from its home at the Colosseum in Essen.

As one of Germany’s official EXIST Startup Factories, the BRYCK Startup Alliance supports science-based startups in fields such as energy, materials, health, and intelligent systems, helping to turn the Ruhr region into a European innovation hub.

Be part of shaping the future of innovation and startups — we look forward to receiving your application.

We're looking for you :

Do you have a passion for innovation, collaboration, and shaping new business opportunities?

As a Corporate Co-Innovation Manager (m / f / d), you will develop and manage strategic partnerships with companies, startups, and relevant stakeholders. You will initiate co-innovation projects, build ecosystems, and shape the future through joint product developments, pilot projects, and innovative programs. With your sense for trends, strong network, and execution power, you will drive sustainable growth and visibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage and further develop strategic partnerships with companies, startups, and stakeholders
• Identify, plan, and implement co-innovation projects (e.g., consulting, pilot projects, product developments, innovation programs)
• Build and maintain innovation ecosystems with corporate partners
• Conduct market and competitor analyses to identify trends and opportunities early on
• Organize and facilitate strategy and status meetings to ensure goal achievement
• Ensure and measure success indicators (e.g., pilot projects, marketing activities, events, knowledge transfer formats)
• Co-design and implement marketing and communication activities to increase the visibility of partnerships

Requirements

• Experience in innovation management, business development, partnership management, or a comparable role
• Proven track record in developing and implementing partnerships, co-creation, or consulting projects
• Strong communication, persuasion, and negotiation skills
• Solid understanding of startups, markets, and business models
• Analytical, structured, independent way of working with high self-initiative
• An existing network within the innovation and startup ecosystem is an advantage
• Excellent German and English skills complete your profile

At BRYCK, we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion – and we welcome applications from people of all genders, ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, and people with disabilities.

Benefits

• The unique opportunity to build an international innovation hub in the Ruhr area from the very beginning with huge ambition and strong shareholders with long-term funding power.
• Corporate benefits : e.g., Corporate benefit portal, personal development budget, etc.
• An agile working environment, flexible working hours.
• An inspiring co-working space with exciting members from the startup and innovation scene in a central location in Essen, Germany.