About the role
This is a maternity cover position for a duration of 6–9 months. Responsible to drive investments and technical and commercial collaborations with external innovation stakeholders (start-ups, scale-ups, established companies, universities) from identification to completion. Ensure a strong fit for all activities with both external customers, through understanding real needs for innovation and potential engagement models, but also in close collaboration with internal key stakeholders (R&D, procurement, etc.).
Key Job Accountabilities
Create business value along investment areas and deliver financial returns
* Maintain high-quality pipeline of potential investment targets with strong strategic innovation component together with financial returns
* Leading "Amcor Lift-Off" initiative (investments up to €500k), including establishment of topics, scouting, establishment of internal collaboration plans (e.g. MoUs with R&D and Commercial), structuring and coordinating investments
* Driving planning and execution of all remaining investments, including due diligence, establishment of internal collaboration plans (e.g. MoUs with R&D), structuring, coordinating reporting of investments.
* Coordinate with external service providers for required services (e.g. tools, consultancies etc.)
* Suggest and drive new formats and ideas for investments and sharing of innovative companies across AmcorInvestment Areas & Sustainability Development:
* Manage the performance and growth of investments owned by CVOI
* Maintain a strong understanding of Amcor's strategic priorities and ensure alignment with investment processes and investment areas
* Be a thought leader and central point of contact for multiple stakeholders (internal and external) for the assessment and monitoring of innovative and potentially disruptive technologies, trends and brands
* Ensure key innovations / start-ups are shared within the key stakeholders within Amcor (e.g. via Amcor Lift-Off program)
Drive to be the Corporate Venturing partner of choice for packaging customers and stakeholders
* Represent CVOI at relevant forums and conferences
* Network with key customers, suppliers, government / legislative stakeholders to promote corporate venturing activities and ensure an exchange to explore potential for collaboration
* Prepare internal and external communications (e.g. press releases, blogs, media interviews)
* Promote CVOI activities, deals and joint collaboration agreements via online communications (e.g. press releases, LinkedIn etc.)
* Present and promote existing portfolio and potential targets to Amcor Customers, to ensure joint innovation projects / collaborations
* Identify, by relationship building, areas of further growth and decision making power of the CVOI function to support Value creation
* Ensure CVOI portfolio presence in Amcor Innovation Centers, during innovation events with Amcor customers (e.g. "Innovation Days") and other opportunities
Qualifications/Requirements
* Graduate degree from a business school
* Fluency in English; any additional language being a plus
* 8+ years of experience within an in-house corporate development / M&A team, a consulting or accounting firm or in an investment bank
* Investment and Innovation expertise
* Strong decision making and leadership skills
* Technical know-how related to packaging (barriers, production processes etc.) to effectively understand value proposition of investment targets
* Strong analytical, financial, legal skills supported by excellent communication capabilities
* Be ambitious, motivated and possess a desire to succeed and outperform
* Good customer value proposition skills
* Good relationship manager (make and maintain professional contacts with different people at different levels in and outside the company)
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