Director New Business Ventures

Vor 4 Tagen


Berlin, Deutschland Lufthansa Innovation Hub Vollzeit

**About us**:
The Lufthansa Innovation Hub (LIH) - named „Germany’s Best Digital Lab“ - is the digital transformation spearhead of the world’s largest aviation corporation Lufthansa Group based in Berlin, Singapore and Shanghai.

The LIH discovers, evaluates and implements new technologies in the context of Travel & Mobility Tech with and for industry-leading airlines such as Lufthansa, Eurowings, SWISS and Austrian Airlines, the frequent flyer program Miles & More as well as other renowned Lufthansa Group entities.

Our growing team of tech, design, market intelligence, venture capital and digital transformation experts engages in ongoing trend and market research, holistically incubates digital ventures, fosters strategic partnerships with existing players as well as invests strategically across the travel and mobility chain.

Creating and capturing value for Lufthansa Group beyond its core business of flying, the unit works closely with aviation experts of Lufthansa Group as well as field-proven talent from the Travel & Mobility Tech ecosystem on a global scale.

**Job summary**:
The Director New Business Ventures (M/F) heads a team of venture developers and specialists to ideate and drive LIH ventures to success. The role is part of the LIH leadership team and co-responsible for the New Business capability. Lufthansa Innovation Hub’s New Business portfolio ranges from co-creation ventures with strategic partners from the travel & mobility tech ecosystem to greenfield company-building around the travel journey of tomorrow.

In this context you will lead a fast-moving and growing interdisciplinary team with strong startup, corporate and consulting background while directly reporting to the Managing Director of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub. Shaping the strategic direction of the New Business capability, you actively steer our venture portfolio and guide venture teams to successful exits. The role is based in our Berlin office.

Given an above-average degree of flexibility, team setup, technological bandwidth and budget we understand the Director New Business Ventures (M/F) as a senior entrepreneur acting on behalf of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub.

**Responsibilities**:
Create value and impact, both on a market level (by leading the development of valuable businesses) and on an internal level by consistently improving the LIH venturing approach as well as by developing (y)our team
Help venture teams identify opportunity spaces and guide them towards the most efficient exploitation of such spaces through best-practice idea generation, validation, MVP design, and scaling
Create an environment in which our venture teams can thrive by bringing and implementing best-practice structures and processes for the above-mentioned processes
Co-lead the New Business team consisting of 25+ venture developers and specialists
Engage in strategic business development with internal and external stakeholders to ramp up new ventures
Further professionalize the project management framework (including roles & responsibilities and processes)
Lift our venturing toolbox onto the next level focusing on product, design, business development and growth marketing
Define and constantly monitor suitable metrics and milestones
Balance the LIH venture portfolio in close collaboration with the other New Business directors
Guide and coach junior team members and peers and transfer know-how systematically across teams and individuals

**Profile**:
Outstanding entrepreneurial drive combining strategic vision with pragmatism and ability to implement
Strong background in state of the art digital tech, in-depth understanding tech opportunities and constraints
Experience in venture building context with proven leadership track record (e.g. Managing Director or Director position, division head, team lead)
Knowledge and substantial experience with venture building tools, frameworks, and corresponding processes
Credible understanding of major digital business models and the respective growth drivers
Data-beats-opinion attitude with strong analytical skills
Distinct travel & mobility affinity
Excellent presentation skills
Master’s degree in Technology Management, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Business, Innovation, or equivalent
At least 5 years relevant work experience in the digital context
Fluent in English

**Valuable additions**:
Experience as startup founder
Fluent in German
Advanced degree with connection to role
Direct or indirect (e.g. management consultancy) work experience in the corporate context
Professional touch points with travel (tech) and/or mobility

**What we offer**:
Be an essential member of a smart, hard-working and growing team developing solutions for the traveler of tomorrow together with one of the most iconic brands in aviation
Gain deep insights into the corporate world as well as the international Travel & Mobility Tech ecosystem
Work independently and entrepreneurial holistically owning budgets, workstrea



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