As a member of our process design and digitalization team in Tires R&D, you will play a crucial role in defining and implementing digital workflows into our IT Product & Specification Lifecycle Management systems. By this you are contributing to shape our internal product and technology development processes in strong collaboration with several stakeholders and support the R&D organization with impactful solutions.
Main responsibilities:
- Requirement engineering: Elicit, analyze, and validate business requirements to gain a detailed and aligned understanding;
- Solution design: Translate business requirements concerning digitalization into efficient technical requirements and scalable IT solutions within the R&D system landscape;
- Process and workflow optimization: Analyze business processes and ensure workflow harmonization of target requirements across stakeholders during the concept phase;
- Testing & release coordination: Support planning, coordination and documentation of release testing activities to ensure solution quality and readiness;
- Continuous improvement: Identify improvement opportunities in existing processes and drive sustainable optimization measures;
- Stakeholder management: Act as central point of contact for R&D IT and business stakeholders and ensure alignment across all parties;
- Academic degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Natural Sciences, or other related field;
- Strong interest in driving digitalization topics, resilience and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders;
- Self-motivated and result oriented team player who enjoys working in multicultural, performance and target oriented groups;
- Proficient in tackling loosely defined problems and delivering relevant answers and impactful insights;
- Strong stakeholder focus, willing to learn, to act and to take responsibility;
- Experience in project management and tools is beneficial;
- Knowledge of programming language(s) is beneficial;
- First professional experience in an R&D environment within a global organization (desirable);
- Proficiency in English language (written / verbal);
- Very good communication and networking skills.
Our offer:
- Integration in a challenging and international work environment;
- Flexible working model;
- Collaborative working style;
- Continuous opportunities for personal development and learning.
We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. All kind of applications are welcome.
Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.