Director New Business Ventures in Berlin bei Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH

Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH

in Berlin
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About us:
At the Lufthansa Innovation Hub, we’re pioneering the future of travel for the Lufthansa Group, the industry, but most importantly for everyone who travels.

The landscape of the travel industry is changing. Our job is to identify these shifts and translate them into new business opportunities in the travel sector.

We are guided by our ambition to take travel to new destinations. To achieve this we believe in constantly pushing the limits’ to make travel easier, more convenient and more enjoyable.

By building a valuable portfolio of travel companies and products, we are making an essential contribution to the asset-light business strategy of the Lufthansa Group.

Job summary:
The Director New Business Ventures (m/f/d) heads a team of venture developers and specialists to ideate and drive LIH ventures to successful spinoffs. 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. By 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/d) 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
Grow and manage the LIH venture portfolio in close collaboration with the other New Business directors
Ensure external funding and drive ventures through spinoff process
Actively manage and grow our external investor network
Create an environment in which our venture teams can thrive
Co-lead the New Business team consisting of 25+ venture developers and specialists
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
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 as startup founder
Experience working with external investors and substantial VC network
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 8 years relevant work experience in the digital context
Fluent in English

Valuable additions:
Fluent in German
Advanced degree with connection to role
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 entrepreneurially holistically owning budgets, work streams and operational decision making
Utilize seasoned Lufthansa and experienced tech talent
Experience a truly unique setting in the heart of the Berlin tech ecosystem
Competitive compensation with benefits

At LIH, we are super committed to fostering an environment that promotes di