About this role
Welcome to ZEISS – a company that combines innovation and responsibility!
Our corporate areas are diverse and play a crucial role in the strategic direction and sustainable success of the ZEISS Group.
PMI Excellence is a newly created team working across all areas of the ZEISS Group (our business segments, corporate functions, and country organizations). PMI Excellence aims to be the trusted advisor and executive business partner for post-merger integration and separation activities within the ZEISS Group. The PMI team provides governance and program management support for ZEISS-wide PMI activities to enable sustainable transaction success and secure acquisition value for the ZEISS segment.
Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping PMI Excellence at #teamZEISS?
Your Role
Development of integration strategies in collaboration with business segments and strategic business units, based on newly defined company standards for PMI processes and tools.
Responsible for creating comprehensive approaches for post-merger integration and separation planning to ensure successful implementation.
Ensuring compliance of all PMI activities in alignment with the company's overall strategy and objectives.
Leading collaboration with cross-functional teams to enable seamless integration and separation of systems, processes, and technologies.
Active involvement in due diligence processes to define the PMI and separation strategy, as well as to identify risks and opportunities.
Conducting regular progress reviews, preparing status reports for senior management, and contributing to the continuous improvement of PMI processes through lessons-learned sessions and updating the PMI toolkit.
Your Profile
A degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, Physics, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
Proven experience as a post-merger integration/separation manager in a mid-large sized matrix organization or as a consultant, with at least 10 years of working experience, for which 5 years in a corporate environment.
Strong project management skills, including experience leading cross-functional teams (Program or Project Management Certification a plus).
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
English proficiency is a must, any other language is a plus
If you want to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growing team that sets the strategic direction for PMI at ZEISS, we look forward to receiving your application.
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About ZEISS Group
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
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What you'll do
- Develop integration strategies and ensure compliance of PMI activities with the company's overall strategy. Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams for seamless integration and conduct regular progress reviews.
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