Innovation Coach

vor 1 Woche


Lausanne, Schweiz Nestle Vollzeit

**Position Snapshot**:
Location: Close by Lausanne, Switzerland in the brand-new facilities of the R&D Accelerator at Nestlé Research
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: permanent position

Creating opportunities for internal ventures with Nestlé R&D
Connecting with external and internal talents

**What we offer at Nestlé
**Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

**Position Summary**:
The Nestlé R&D Accelerator brings together Nestlé entrepreneurial talents, young entrepreneurs, and start-ups to accelerate the development of innovative products, concepts, and system solutions into scalable ventures.

The Nestlé Research Accelerator based in Lausanne is part of Nestlé’s global R&D Innovation network and located at the company’s fundamental research entity Nestlé Research in Lausanne, which employs around 1’000 people worldwide. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website.

Read more about R&D Accelerator here.

We are looking for a **Innovation Coach/Venture Builder**
Do you think like an **entrepreneur **? Do you value **daily learning **and use **facts and data **to make decisions? If yes, then join our passionate team to deliver Food and Beverage innovations addressing the most pressing consumer and environmental needs. Working at the Nestlé Research Accelerator you will be able to use your **entrepreneurial leadership **to bring to life innovation based on new science discoveries, differentiating technologies, early trends, or white spot opportunities.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A day in the life of a Accelerator Innovation Coach/Venture Builder**:
Our teams function as small, autonomous venture teams, and as Venture Builder/ Innovation Coach you will:

- Drive the creation of the new venture by effectively leading the team from identifying the consumer problem and new business opportunity around a particular technology innovation, to contributing to market analysis, crafting route to market and executing a physical shop test with a scalable MVP
- Engage with R&D, sales, marketing, and Operations leaders and stakeholders to report on venture status, escalate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making and execution
- Create strategic and tactical operations and resource plans, and define priorities for the teams ensuring that budget is met in accordance with targets
- Act as ambassador of The Nestlé Accelerator within the organization and in the start-up ecosystem

**What will make you successful**:

- You hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of business, science, or engineering
- Entrepreneurial and growth mindset along with ownership are core values in your approach
- Passion for innovation is a part of your DNA
- You are eager to mix corporate and start-up mindset
- You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- You have experience on coaching, team building, conflict resolution, and people management
- You have an ability to quickly build sound relationships, at different levels of the organization
- You are a straightforward communicator, creating clarity for the teams
- You have deep business acumen and industry experience on go-to-market strategy including pricing, marketing, and sales tactics, is a plus
- You have 5y+ experience in Innovation strategy and management, is a plus
- You have experience in digital consumer research, lean startup and growth hacking, is a plus
- You are Fluent in English, in storytelling, scriptwriting and presentations

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.


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