Job Description
Senior Manager Venture Clienting & Corporate Innovation

Your Tasks

  • Translate strategic priorities and business pain points into high‑value innovation initiatives in close collaboration with senior stakeholders across business and IT
  • Steer venture clienting engagements end‑to‑end, including prioritisation, decision‑making, scaling and termination of initiatives
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior management on innovation‑related topics, trends and opportunities
  • Shape and continuously improve innovation governance, balancing speed, compliance and scalability in a regulated environment
  • Represent HDI Global within relevant startup, innovation and partner ecosystems

Your Profile

  • Several years of relevant professional experience in corporate innovation, venture clienting, strategy consulting or comparable roles, ideally with exposure to senior management
  • Proven track record of driving innovation initiatives from strategic concept to execution in complex organisations
  • Experience in insurance, financial services or other regulated environments is a plus
  • Strong ability to structure complex topics, make decisions and take end‑to‑end ownership
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior executives and decision‑makers
  • Demonstrated ability to operate independently at senior management level, acting as a trusted sparring partner
  • High level of autonomy, resilience and results orientation
  • Very good written and spoken German and English skills (at least C1 level)



Flexible working hours

Flexitime arrangements and flexible working time models allow for a perfect work-life balance – however it suits you.


Health management

Stay healthy with us: thanks to preventive measures, a wide variety of sports and various partnerships.



Mobile working

Whether from home or on the road – our remote working model (up to 60 % mobile) offers you more freedom and independence.


Further training

We satisfy your thirst for knowledge – for example with further training, subject-specific seminars or work and study programmes.

 

Be You!

For us, the focus is on people. We live a corporate culture of openness and appreciation - we guarantee equal opportunities for all employees and candidates. This creates an environment in which personal potential can be developed in the best possible way.
Information at a Glance
Segment:  HDI Global
Job Location:  Hannover
Requisition ID:  821
Standard Weekly Hours:  38.00
Employee Type:  Full/part time
Duration of employment:  permanent
Contact:  Oliver Schuster

 Hire date: flexible

 Learn more:
 careers.hdi.group

Take off with HDI Global!

As one of the world's leading industrial insurers for more than 120 years, we have mastered challenges through our expertise, our pioneering spirit and a sense of community, qualities that position us well for the future. We offer you the opportunity to break new ground and develop together.