Director New Business & Incubation (m/f/d)

Join us in shaping the next generation of growth opportunities across our test and measurement portfolio. As Director New Business & Incubation (m/f/d), you will drive the identification, validation, incubation, and scaling of business opportunities beyond established organizational boundaries.

In this key leadership role, you will be accountable for our cross-subdivisional innovation portfolio, strategic governance, and the development of new business opportunities that strengthen our position in a rapidly evolving technology landscape. Working closely with division management, product groups, customers, and internal and external partners, you will accelerate innovation from idea generation to market-ready solutions, with a clear focus on commercial viability and business impact.

Tasks

• In this role you own and continuously develop the cross-subdivisional innovation and new business portfolio.
• You identify emerging customer needs, new markets, and growth opportunities across industries, leveraging existing and emerging R&S capabilities.
• You drive opportunities from ideation through validation and scaling, including customer validation, business model development, and initial commercialization.
• You are accountable for a dedicated budget, investment decisions, and stage-gate governance across innovation phases.
• You represent strategic innovation and cross-subdivisional topics within Division Management and other steering forums.
• You build and maintain a strong external innovation ecosystem across customers, research, funding, startups, and technology partners.
• You build, lead, and develop a high-performing interdisciplinary team, combining technological expertise with entrepreneurial and commercial capabilities.

Qualifications

• You have a university degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a comparable engineering discipline, or an alternative background with relevant technology-driven business experience.
• You bring extensive experience in Test & Measurement or comparable high-tech industries, ideally combined with experience in developing new markets, products, or businesses.
• You have a proven track record in building and commercializing new businesses, products, or technology-driven ventures.
• You combine a strong technology vision with business and customer focus and proven success in driving innovation with measurable and sustainable business impact.
• You have a strategic, growth-oriented, and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies, industries, and customer groups and translate opportunities into business propositions.
• You are a strong networker with the ability to establish strategic partnerships internally and externally.
• You have demonstrated success in attracting, developing, and retaining interdisciplinary talent.
• You are business-fluent in English with excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Contact and further information

We welcome your application! Submissions are preferred online via the application portal. For questions, our chatbot Paul and the recruiting team are available at any time.

Rohde & Schwarz promotes equal opportunities and welcomes applications from people with and without disabilities. We offer an inclusive work environment where all individuals can develop their skills and talents regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, worldview, age, sexual orientation, identity, and other characteristics.