Job Detail

 

 

In this role you will drive Innovation and Business Development initiatives, providing problem solving and analytics as well as participating in projects to better serve the customer in an innovative manner. You will be part of an award winning, dynamic team, where you can make the difference.

 
Your Role
 

As an Innovation Manager your main responsibilities will involve:

 

• Contributing to the Innovation Strategy 2.0


• Structuring analysis to address specific business problems and building models to support analysis


• Assisting in monitoring/reviewing of Innovation initiatives, quantifying their impact


• Contributing to valuation and measurement of key projects/initiatives


• Preparing for operating reviews (analyses, content creation, and logistics/administration)


• Developing written communication to convey preliminary analyses and insights


• Contributing to the development and refinement of Innovation and Business Development projects


• Driving innovation events, such as HackZurich and the Innovation Championship

 
Your Skills and Experience  

As an Analyst – Innovation and Business Development your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field is required and an MBA degree is strongly preferred


• Several years (3-4 years) of experience in strategic consulting (external or internal) or project management within a sizeable financial services company


• Experience working collaboratively, cross-functionally and globally with strategy units and line management


• International work or study experience


• Result-oriented, but overall a team player


• Bright, motivated and self-starter with good strategic mind and strong macro-economic groundings, able to understand and interpret the underlying trends occurring in the marketplace


• Ability to work on an autonomous basis with a good global view and strategic vision as well as demonstrated capacity of rolling up his/her sleeves and get into the details of the analysis


• High degree of integrity, responsiveness and confidentiality


• Ability to build relationships and a trusted network


• Ability to work under pressure and handle stress


• Profound skills in PowerPoint and Excel


• Strong writing and verbal communication and presentation skills


• Fluency in English

    
Additional Information  

Primary work location is Zürich. There are some travel requirements.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter Grace Cunningham is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

 

You can find additional information about Zurich as an employer and about the candidate journey on our career site.

 
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Who we are    

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services.  Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

 

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc.  Our talent acquisition and hiring processes respect this commitment daily. Join Zurich and be part of this culture.

 
Information for recruitment agencies  

Zurich accepts no unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We therefore request that recruitment agencies do not submit any candidate documents neither via our employees nor through our online career portal.

 

We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. Thank you for your understanding.

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