Regional Development & Relations Manager - Fokusprogramm KMU Digitalisierung & KI (W/M/D) 80-100% — CSEM Landquart

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Shaping the future with innovation Become part of our success and shape the future with us! Their mission As Regional Development and Relations Manager (RDR) for the focus programme SME, you are the central point of contact for industrial partners and SMEs in the Northwest Switzerland region. They accompany our partners on their innovation journey, from the first technology coaching to successful innovation projects and technology transfer. They act as CSEM ambassadors in the region, take measures to maximize the visibility of CSEM in the region and ensure that our customers find the right competencies within the entire CSEM technology portfolio. Specifically, you are responsible for innovation programmes for SMEs, such as the European Digital Innovation Hub lifehub.swiss and the focus programme SMEs of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. They work closely with our regional partners, including the University of Applied Sciences Northwest Switzerland FHNW, the Chamber of Commerce of both Basel HKBB, BaselArea and other innovation promotion organisations. This ensures that local companies have access to the network’s offerings and benefit from the expertise of CSEM. In this function, you will report to the Head of Regional Development & Relations NW-CH. Their tasks

• Act as an interface between CSEM and regional industry, SMEs and public organisations.
• Conduct technology and innovation coaching, with a particular focus on introducing modern digital tools and AI
• Advise companies along their innovation journey and ensure that they have access to the appropriate skills and follow-up activities.
• CSEM at partner events in the region as well as in regional networks in general.
• Organize marketing and outreach activities in your area of responsibility, including workshops, innovation events, networking activities and information content.
• Responsible for the implementation of communication and outreach within lifehub.swiss, promote and supervise the activities and services of the hub in northwestern Switzerland [HT3.1] and report to the coordination of lifehub.swiss.
• The implementation and implementation of the focus programme SMEs of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft are responsible.

Your profile

• Technical or academic background in engineering, computer science, digital technologies, innovation management, project management, business administration or a related field.

Technical competences

• Experience in stakeholder and customer engagement, networking, outreach, acquisition and onboarding of customers, and the ability to transform user needs into opportunities and innovation projects.
• Experience in providing innovation or technology coaching, especially in the field of digitalization and AI. Experience in consulting or engineering services is beneficial.
• Existing, actively usable regional network in regional industry, especially in northwestern Switzerland and the Canton of Basel-Landschaft.
• Experience in professional project management is desired.

Personal competences

• Excellent communication skills in Swiss German, German and English. French is an advantage.
• Natural hands-on and inspiring attitude with the ability to quickly build new and sustained relationships.
• Proactive, reliable and structured way of working, as well as strong organizational understanding and skills.
• Ability to communicate and maintain an overview in complex multi-partner and multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong cooperative attitude.
• Ability to work independently.
• Take initiative and communicate effectively across disciplines, regions and stakeholders.
• Curious and thanks to interdisciplinary thinking, able to recognize and develop opportunities.

CSEM Mission and Vision Our mission is to develop and transfer innovative technologies to Swiss industry. We love to make important contributions to our customers and society in the areas of precision manufacturing, digital technologies and sustainable energy. Our strength is the excellence of our employees from around 650 passionate specialists who are committed to innovation and technology transfer. We believe that strong values support the successful development of our organization and the harmonious and balanced development of all our employees. We are

• A unique place at the interface between research and industry, at the forefront of new technologies.
• an innovative, non-profit, impact-oriented and employee-oriented company.
• a dynamic, multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.

Working @CSEM means

• Being part of a passionate community.
• to benefit from incredible flexibility, attractive working conditions and great development opportunities.
• Benefit from a culture of leadership based on trust and feedback that fosters a sustainable work-life balance.

We are committed to equal opportunities – regardless of race, colour, descent, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity. We look forward to your complete application documents (motivation letter, CV, certificates).

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