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Partnership and Innovation Manager
Join DNV Ventures: Unlock innovation and growth opportunities
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About Group functions
Group functions in DNV are experts on finance and accounting, human resources, communication and sustainability, legal, tax and compliance – providing company-wide support, governance and strategic projects. Group also includes our strategic Research and Development unit, which provides science-based insights and foresight to tackle transformations and challenges across the industries we serve.
About DNV Ventures
DNV Ventures is DNV’s Corporate Venture Capital unit, investing in and collaborating with digital start-ups and internal DNV start-ins. We focus on maritime transformation, energy transition, cybersecurity, trust in AI, and digital assets. Our goal is to create strategic value and growth for both DNV and the start-ups.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a Partnership, Innovation, and Growth Manager to enable strategic value creation between DNV Ventures’ portfolio of start-ups and DNV's business units. The main goal is to build strong commercial partnerships to drive business value and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop commercial partnerships between DNV and start-ups for mutual innovation and commercial benefits
- Identify strategic opportunities and support innovation and commercial strategies
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to connect them with portfolio start-ups for new innovations and revenue streams
- Drive and support partnerships from strategy to operations, identifying KPIs and go-to-market potential
- Enhance DNV’s service offerings and create new revenue streams through partnering with start-up innovations
- Report on strategic value creation to the organization and DNV Ventures board
What we offer
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
Join our dynamic team at DNV Ventures, based at our HQ in Høvik, but with a global mission. We foster a culture of creativity and forward-thinking, encouraging international collaboration on groundbreaking ideas.
DNV Ventures plays a pivotal role in channelling DNV's expertise, competency, and existing positions to empower fast-moving start-ups globally, accelerating growth and fostering innovation.
Reasons to work with us:
- Enriching Work Environment: Beautiful surroundings by the sea, access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts, gym facilities, free parking, and shuttle buses
- Embrace Diversity: Be part of an international and diverse team of experts
- Supportive and Caring Culture: Teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders
- Career and Development: Build a large professional network and invest in your future
- Equal Opportunity Employer: We value diversity and invite you to be part of it
About you
- Expertise in bringing innovation to market and driving business growth, preferably with B2B industrial SaaS start-ups or within corporate venture initiatives
- Possesses a strategic and commercial mindset, prioritizes teamwork, and excels at identifying innovative opportunities
- Demonstrated capability to operate effectively at strategic, operational, and tactical levels
- An independent self-starter with robust business development abilities
- Experience in communication and negotiation at senior executive levels
- Adopts a hands-on approach and collaborates efficiently with diverse teams
- A sharp, strategic thinker who remains focused on achieving results
- Highly organized, with a strong understanding of priorities and planning
Education:
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience
- Please be sure to include a cover letter when submitting your application
Final deadline for applications: 3rd of November 2024.
DNV is a global quality assurance and risk management company. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, we enable our customers to advance the safety and sustainability of their business.
We provide classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas, power and renewables industries. We also provide certification, supply chain and data management services to customers across a wide range of industries.
Combining technical, digital and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, we empower our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and technological foresight.
With origins stretching back to 1864 and operations in more than 100 countries, our experts are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.