Strategic Innovation Consultant, Industrial & Digital Tech

Catalyze Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

27 vacation days

8% holiday allowance

Pension plan

Lease bike plan

Job summary

Catalyze Group seeks an Innovation Consultant to guide technology-driven firms from breakthrough ideas to market impact. You’ll shape development, commercialisation and funding roadmaps, challenge assumptions, and lead client engagements with founders, researchers and executives.

Join a collaborative team focused on Industrial & Digital Technologies, Life Sciences & Health, and Green & Sustainable Innovations, with hybrid working, a strong benefits package, and clear career growth.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in engineering, applied sciences, computer science, industrial design, technology and innovation management, business innovation or another relevant field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a commercial, advisory, or client-facing role.
• Proven understanding of technology development, product development, commercialization, innovation strategy, technology transfer, R&D management or related advisory work within the field of IDT.
• Native-level Dutch and professional fluency in English.
• Strong affinity with technology-driven start-ups, scale-ups, research organisations and innovation ecosystems.
• The ability to lead projects independently, manage stakeholders and provide clients with clear direction.

Responsibilities

• Assess where an innovation stands and translate complex ambitions into a clear route forward.
• Develop technology, product, validation, commercialisation and funding roadmaps.
• Explore market potential, value propositions, business models and routes to scale.
• Connect strategic choices across technology development, financing, partnerships and market entry.
• Lead client projects independently from scoping and kick-off through delivery and follow-up.
• Guide founders, scientific leaders and innovation teams through strategic decisions.
• Challenge assumptions, create structure and provide direction when the path ahead is not yet clear.
• Translate complex technical information into clear narratives, business cases and strategic recommendations.
• Develop high-quality strategic documents and, where relevant, funding or grant proposals.

Skills

Project leadership

Strategic consulting

Analytical thinking

Storytelling

Communication skills

Dutch and English fluency

Education

Master's degree or PhD

Job description

Catalyze Group seeks an Innovation Consultant to guide technology-driven firms from breakthrough ideas to market impact. You’ll shape development, commercialisation and funding roadmaps, challenge assumptions, and lead client engagements with founders, researchers and executives.

Join a collaborative team focused on Industrial & Digital Technologies, Life Sciences & Health, and Green & Sustainable Innovations, with hybrid working, a strong benefits package, and clear career growth.