Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager

Job description

At Ayvens, progress starts with you. Our ambitions to shape the future of sustainable mobility are powered by our talent. Join us, and get better with every move. At Ayvens, we have an opening for an Experienced Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager. What are you going to do? As our new Experienced Innovation & Strategic Programmes Manager , you will play a leading role in shaping the future of mobility. Working within the Innovation & Strategic Programmes Team, you will drive innovation initiatives across the Group, identify new growth and margin opportunities, and help accelerate the adoption of emerging mobility solutions. With an immediate focus on electrification, charging, connected vehicles, autonomous mobility, and robotaxi, you will transform market insights into scalable business opportunities and support the development of a future-ready mobility ecosystem. Your responsibilities will include: Defining and driving the innovation roadmap by monitoring mobility trends, identifying market opportunities, country best practices and providing strategic recommendations to senior leadership. Leading innovation acceleration initiatives by identifying successful local innovations, supporting pilot projects, and scaling best practices across the Group. Managing cross-functional and international innovation projects, including business case development, pilot design, governance, KPI definition, and implementation planning. Manage senior stakeholders when it comes to project development and sponsorship, on a central and local level. Building and engaging a global innovation community, fostering collaboration between local entities and sharing innovation insights and learnings. Driving the autonomous mobility and robotaxi workstream by assessing business models, use cases, ecosystem partnerships, and pilot opportunities. Preparing executive-level presentations, analyses, and decision-making materials while supporting innovation governance and strategic programme deployment. Supporting the launch and management of strategic mobility products and services, Who are we looking for? The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with a hands-on approach and has a genuine passion for innovation in mobility. You are comfortable navigating complex international environments, building relationships across multiple stakeholders, and transforming ideas into scalable business opportunities. You will have relevant experience in a similar role, preferably holding a Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, Innovation, Strategy, or a related field . Minimum 5 years of experience in mobility, automotive, leasing, fleet management, strategy, innovation, consulting, business development, partnerships, or operations. Strong understanding of mobility ecosystems, including fleet services, connected vehicles, EV charging, data-enabled services, and emerging mobility models. Proven experience developing business cases, innovation pilots, and scalable solutions with clear financial, operational, and strategic outcomes. Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional and international initiatives. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including exposure to senior leadership and matrix organizations. Analytical mindset with the ability to translate market insights into actionable strategies and recommendations. Experience in innovation ecosystems, partnership development, autonomous mobility, robotaxi, ride-hailing, or advanced mobility solutions is considered a strong advantage. Fluent English is required. Additional languages are considered an asset. What do we offer? We're on this journey together. By investing in professional growth, rewards and incentives, plus plenty of training and experience on the job, we create an inspiring environment for our colleagues that fosters high performance with positive impact. Enjoy comprehensive rewards and recognition. We believe in rewarding you holistically, through compensation, competitive benefits and rich development opportunities. Discover your talent. We enable you to reach your full potential by offering you the opportunities and support to reach the next level in your career. Benefit from a healthy, positive work atmosphere. We offer a wide variety of benefits to help keep you mentally and physically strong and to find the perfect work–life balance. Find a shared sense of belonging. We create an engaging environment where you can be your authentic self and harness your commitment, curiosity and collaboration. Build a sustainable future. We’re conscious of our environment and the societies we’re part of and we work together to drive electrification and lead the way to decarbonisation. Make your Move at Ayvens Ayvens provides a unique opportunity: the chance to accelerate the transition to electric, lead the way to decarbonisation and shape the industry’s digital transformation. Behind the wheel, our people make the difference, driving us towards our ambitions. Ayvens is home to the best talent in the industry – so if you’re looking for a fulfilling career with positive impact, we’d love to discuss your opportunities with us! Ready to make your move at Ayvens? Join a global leader in sustainable mobility and follow @ayvens , @lifeatayvens , and Ayvens on LinkedIn to check out what’s happening at Ayvens! Our commitment We’re committed to building a culture where everyone can be themselves and where everyone gets an equal chance to make their journey count. If you’d like to learn more about our DE&I journey – and how you can contribute – please find out more on Career pages of our website. Why Ayvens? With over 3.1 million vehicles managed across more than 40 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive. At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.