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Programm Manager - Design Thinking Expert (W/M/D)

Heilbronn
Full-time
Permanent employee

Description

Are you looking for a new challenge and more than just a job? Do you want to shape the future with us? We want to further develop Campus Founders gGmbH together with you.

In your role as Programm Manager - Design Thinking Experte (W/M/D) you are the key contact for our students participating in the Corporate Campus Challenge and take ownership of its success and further evolution.

The Corporate Campus Challenge is a practice-oriented program for young talents to develop entrepreneurial skills and create unconventional solutions. Participants gain valuable entrepreneurial know-how through Design Thinking and Lean Startup methods.

Your fields of action in a glance:

  • Team Leadership: You lead a small, agile team and create an outstanding program experience for students and corporate partners.
  • Program Development: You continuously design and improve content to enhance entrepreneurial skills.
  • Structure: You develop the program design, coordinate schedules, content, and milestones.
  • Organization: You plan and conduct sessions and events, also serving as a trainer.
  • Analysis: You collect KPIs and feedback to continuously improve the program.
  • Selection: You manage the application process and identify the most committed participants.
  • Talent Development: You recognize outstanding talents and support them.


You’re a good fit for us if you bring the following:

  • Qualification: You have completed vocational training or a degree and gained initial experience in project or event management.
  • Methods: You are skilled in Design Thinking, Lean Startup & UX and confidently share your knowledge.
  • Project Management: You manage multiple projects simultaneously, control budgets, and ensure smooth processes.
  • Coaching & Communication: You coach others, deliver powerful presentations, and communicate clearly and solution-oriented.
  • Tools: You use HubSpot, Notion, and Slack to optimize our processes.
  • Networking: You build strong relationships and have a keen sense for stakeholder needs.
  • Languages & Culture: You speak German and English fluently and enjoy intercultural exchange.

What’s in it for you:

A broadly diversified area of work and responsibility with a very varied range of tasks:
  • You play a key role in the success of the next generation of startups. 
  • You'll work with us to develop a world-class network of organizations and individuals in the startup world. 
  • You are part of a passionate, energetic, diverse and international team in an exciting and fun environment.
  • You will actively shape our curious, open-minded, productive and startup-friendly community. 
  • You will enjoy long-term personal development opportunities and competitive compensation. 
We look forward to receiving your application! Become part of our Campus Founders Community and help us make Heilbronn a center of gravity for entrepreneurship.

About us

We are Campus Founders, the entrepreneurship and innovation center in Heilbronn. We train, support and promote startups in all phases of their development, we educate talents, inspire entrepreneurship and innovation. We score with a unique educational environment and an international network of universities, research and educational institutions, top institutes and numerous global market leaders. We act like a startup ourselves, are growing rapidly and have big plans. In Heilbronn, one of the most dynamic cities in Germany - in a place that is currently developing into Europe's most successful center for startups and entrepreneurship. You are curious, proactive and want more than just an exciting job? You want to help shape a great future? Welcome to the team!