Innovation Program Manager Pioneer your career! We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We are seeking an experienced professional to manage and lead the customer maintenance organization. The role requires strong expertise in maintenance contracts, customer relations, and quality management, with the ability to drive operational excellence, ensure contractual compliance, and maintain customer satisfaction.

Körber is a global technology group with deep industrial expertise and a strong innovation agenda. We operate across three Business Areas - Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies - delivering high-tech machinery, software, digital, and service solutions that are critical to our customers' success. Within the Group Innovation function, we define and drive the central innovation and technology roadmap for the Group. Our focus is on advancing strategic technology topics, enabling cross-business collaboration, and creating scalable innovation programs that support long-term, sustainable growth.

We are seeking an Innovation Program Manager to coordinate and manage one to two group-level innovation programs focused on strategic technology themes. This role is part of the Central Group Innovation team and acts as a key interface between the central innovation roadmap and the Business Areas, which lead development and execution. The Innovation Program Manager ensures alignment, governance, transparency, and progress tracking across stakeholders, while enabling effective execution without direct line management.



This is a hands-on program management role suited for someone who enjoys working across teams, managing complexity, and turning strategy into coordinated action

Manage and coordinate assigned innovation programs aligned with the Group's central technology and innovation roadmap

- Act as the primary interface between Group Innovation and Business Areas, ensuring clarity on objectives, scope, timelines, and dependencies
- Coordinate program execution across Business Areas acting as the bridge between planning & execution
- Track progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes; Translate strategic and technology-driven topics into explicit workstreams, action plans, and deliverables
- Develop and apply common frameworks, templates, and best practices to support consistency and scalability across innovation programs
- Prepare concise updates, reports, and presentations for senior stakeholders and leadership Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or similar roles in innovation, technology, or transformation environments
- Proven experience managing cross-functional, cross-business initiatives in a matrixed organization




- Ability to work confidently with technology-focused topics without needing to be a deep technical expert
- Strong planning, structuring, and execution skills, with attention to detail and follow-through
- Familiarity with agile or hybrid project management methodologies is a plus
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal); German is an advantage
- Prepare and lead calls with project teams o Technical Consulting scope definition of Customer Direct exposure to group-level innovation strategy and program governance
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, future-focused technology initiatives across multiple industries and business areas
- A central role in enabling collaboration and execution within a global innovation ecosystem

Your working environment at Körber Körber Business Area Pharma is the leading provider of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) software to the pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing industry. Our first-in-class Werum PAS-X software offering allows our customers to control and record the making of life-saving therapies to ensure the best possible business and patient outcomes. We are seeking talented individuals as we look to transform our business and products to meet the constantly shifting demands of the ongoing revolution in factory digitization and automation.

Competitive compensation package.

- Opportunities for professional growth within a global organization.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities.

📌 Technology Innovation Programme Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Godrej Korber
📍 Bengaluru