Manager ZEISS Solution Partner Program (f/m/x)

Location: Aalen

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Your Talent, our Vision – together we see beyond. Your start at ZEISS Vision Care. As a leading manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, we help people around the world achieve a clearer vision – sustainable and with focus on the future. 

Our products are as diverse as the career paths we offer, from tailored lenses to award-winning measurement systems. Become part of our team and shape a future in which clear vision and professional success go hand in hand.

Your Role

• Translate ZEISS Solution Partner Programme strategy into actionable work packages, documentation, and implementation plans, converting business goals into clear, market-impacting objectives and brand consistency.

• Prepare analyses, inputs, and status overviews to inform strategic decisions on partner benefits, segmentation, requirements, and program priorities.

• Gather and structure input from partners, markets, and internal stakeholders to define objectives, eligibility criteria, certification needs, customer experience standards, and reporting obligations.

• Maintain program roadmaps, milestones, action logs, success metrics, and implementation priorities in collaboration with the Head of ZEISS Partner Performance.

• Coordinate inputs across Product Management, Marketing, Service, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Regulatory, Operations, and regions to assess feasibility, adoption, and execution; monitor performance and suggest improvements.

• Design, roll out, and document standardized ZEISS Solution Partner Programme processes, including end-to-end onboarding, performance management, renewals, offboarding, SOPs, templates, training, and decision support.

• Develop and apply partner selection criteria and evaluation frameworks; manage joint value propositions, governance, due diligence, and continuous improvement, ensuring brand, product quality, and customer experience standards across partners.

Your Profile

• Completed university degree in business management, project management or related field

• Advanced experience in product/business development, strategic management, project management or related field in an international environment; experience in channel/partner management is a plus

• Experience with stage-gate processes, controlled documentation systems (e.g. QMS), and medical devices

• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships with business stakeholders

• Excellent presentation expertise with the ability to simplify complex processes and train stakeholders accordingly

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, maintaining high work standards and quality

• Fluent in English; an additional language is an asset for communication in diverse markets

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Hannah Beutler