Venture Investment Manager (mwdiv)

Are you energized by the opportunity to create value from a world-class technology and IP portfolio Do you excel at spotting how Boschs capabilities can open doors to new markets and shape the future of entire industries through strategic development and investment in new ventures

Were looking for three Venture Investment Managers to steer our venture-building portfoliotranslating market insights into bold investment proposals and driving sustainable value creation. Each position focuses on a different area of domain expertise:

• Manufacturing/Production
• Health
• Industry & Energy

Please indicate in your application which domain best matches your expertise and professional network

If you excel at combining strategic foresight with hands-on venture capital investment expertise influencing senior stakeholders and navigating global ecosystems this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Investment Leadership: Lead the full investment lifecyclefrom opportunity identification and due diligence to term sheet negotiation and closing.
• Investment Thesis Development: Continuously refine and evolve investment theses to guide venture-building activities and identify future growth opportunities.
• Portfolio Stewardship: Oversee and actively manage our venture portfolio ensuring strong strategic alignment and maximizing long-term value creation across multiple ventures.
• Venture Governance: Monitor venture performance at portfolio level focusing on key milestones value inflection points and strategic fit.
• Strategic Advisory: Act as a key advisor in investment committees and on venture boards providing high-level guidance and ensuring alignment with Boschs strategic goals.
• Competitive Advantage Enablement: Ensure the effective use of Boschs unique assets (IP market access capabilities) to strengthen the competitive positioning of portfolio ventures.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Build and maintain a strong network within the venture capital and startup ecosystem to unlock deal flow partnerships and co-investment opportunities.
• Stakeholder Empowerment: Align internal stakeholders championing the venture-building and investing approach across the organization.

Qualifications :

• Academic Background: Masters degree or Ph.D. in Business Finance Engineering Science or related field.
• Proven Experience: Strong track record in venture capital corporate venturing capital venture building hands-on investment experience.
• Strategic Investor Mindset: Ability to assess markets technologies teams and financials while identifying and shaping high-potential ventures.
• Domain Expertise: Deep industry knowledge relevant professional experience and a strong network in at least one of the following domains: Manufacturing/Production Health or Industry & Energy.
• Deal-Making Expertise: Experienced in structuring negotiating and closing investments in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
• Influential Communicator: Confident in engaging senior stakeholders navigating complex organizations and representing interests at board and committee level.
• Exceptional Storyteller: Skilled in translating complex ideas into compelling investment cases memos and pitches.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: Opportunity-oriented analytical and decisive with a strong bias toward action.
• Relationship Builder: Strong interpersonal skills to build trust with founders investors and internal partners.
• Language: Business fluency in English required; German proficiency is a plus.

Additional Information :

The role is based in Ludwigsburg or Berlin Germany. Regular national and international travel is expected.

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Diversity and inclusion are not just trends for us but are firmly anchored in our corporate culture. Therefore we welcome all applications regardless of gender age disability religion ethnic origin or sexual identity. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time