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Venture Builder Lead (f/m/x)

Ready to lead the direction in transforming the landscape of financial services? RBI is searching for a dynamic Venture Builder Lead to pioneer our most strategic growth initiatives. Here’s your opportunity to make a significant impact: As Venture Builder Lead, you will lead a team in developing new business models by discovering, validating, and accelerating new business ideas aligned with RBI’s strategic ambitions.

Your Mission at RBI

As an innovation pioneer, identify and foster new cutting-edge business opportunities with significant growth potential for B2B and B2C businesses.
Lead a stellar team of innovators to design and validate new business models through data-driven experiments, mitigating innovation risk within RBIs strategic focus areas.
Monitor KPIs to ensure new businesses achieve desired growth and profitability, and continuously evaluate and report on the impact of running projects and activities. 
Develop and validate business models, financial plans, and go-to-market strategies, drive customer acquisition, product development, and market expansion.
Collaborate with the strategic foresight team to stay ahead of the market trends, integrating fresh insights into our innovation strategy.
Provide thought leadership and knowledge in human-centered and evidence-based innovation to your team.
Co-create the strategic vision for innovation, including frameworks and programs that support both exploratory and exploitative activities with your peers in the Innovation Department.

Your core competencies

University degree in Business, Innovation, or a related field, showcasing ability to lead strategic innovation in a corporate setting.
7-10 years of experience in Venture Building or Corporate Innovation, demonstrating exceptional leadership and mentorship of high-performing teams.
Deep insights in market trends, technology, and ecosystems to steer innovation in the financial sector.
Strong background in innovation methodologies such as Design Thinking and Lean Startup, essential for designing human-centered business model and value proposition.
Passion for and proven experience in developing innovative businesses and value propositions within established organizations, especially in financial services.
Excellent communications skills in English; proficiency in German is a plus.

Nice to have

Project Management & Strategic Planning: Exceptional skills in planning and managing projects strategically, complementing the innovation journey from concept to implementation.
Financial Services Experience: Prior experience in a financial or banking environment is highly beneficial for navigating of industry-specific challenges.
Cross-Cultural Agility: Excel in a diverse, multinational team, understanding and respecting different perspectives and business practices.

What's in it for you

Work Life Balance: flexible working hours & extensive hybrid working possibilities
Meaningful Career Options: to develop personally & professionally
Learning: as part of our DNA & culture 
Easy Moving: relocation allowance & work permit support
Easy Commuting: free public transport pass
Canteen: healthy, tasty, and heavily subsidized
Leisure time activities: attractive sports and cultural offers (free museum tickets, reduced gym membership, etc.)
Saving: with vouchers / discounts from our staffs' council (eg. for supermarkets)
Family Friendly: family allowances, gender-neutral parental leave, part-time work, bilingual company kindergarten etc. 
Salary: starting at EUR 62,500- gross p.a. excluding overtime (market-compliant overpayment is provided dep. on experience / qualification)

For questions regarding our application process, please feel free to take a look on our website or check out our FAQ.

Your contact:

Kwai Ching YU
Talent Acquisition Team

At Raiffeisen Bank International, we are pleased to have more than 17 million customers in Austria and 12 other CEE countries – what got us here, are our talented people. From the moment you join RBI, you will notice our commitment to creating a working environment where everyone can thrive. We are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin color, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, or origin. Diversity and inclusion are essential components of our vision and mission and are reflected in our values: collaboration, proactivity, learning and responsibility. Our shared mission is to provide a superior customer experience by tackling new issues such as digitalization and changing needs.

Your benefits at one sight:

Join a team that values your well-being and professional development, offering a variety of benefits to support your success.
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We offer public transport benefits for commuters within and outside of Vienna – for instance, we sponsor the Wiener Linien annual ticket.

Our staff restaurants offers a wide variety of meal options with a strong focus on healthy and organic food, vegetarian and vegan options included. And the prices are heavily subsidized.

Benefit from numerous subsidies and discounts for cultural events and in the sports sector, e.g. subsidies for concert tickets or fitness centers

As an integral component of our company's DNA, we provide internal learning and growth opportunities, allowing for advancement within our organization.

We offer flexible working hours without a core time requirement, as well as extensive hybrid work options. Additionally, employees are entitled to 30 days per year of remote work from any EU country outside Austria.

Recognizing the significance of family to our employees, we provide family allowances, gender-neutral parental leave, a bilingual company kindergarten, and childcare during holidays.

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