Venture Investment Manager

Job Description

Are you energized by the opportunity to create value from a world-class technology and IP portfolio? Do you excel at spotting how Bosch’s capabilities can open doors to new markets and shape the future of entire industries through strategic development and investment in new ventures?

We’re looking for three Venture Investment Managers to steer our venture-building portfolio—translating market insights into bold investment proposals and driving sustainable value creation. Each position focuses on a different area of domain expertise:

• Manufacturing/Production
• Health
• Infrastructure, Energy, Resilience

Please indicate in your application which domain best matches your expertise and professional network

If you excel at combining strategic foresight with hands-on venture capital investment expertise, influencing senior stakeholders, and navigating global ecosystems, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Investment Leadership: Lead the full investment lifecycle—from opportunity identification and due diligence to term sheet negotiation and closing.
• Investment Thesis Development: Continuously refine and evolve investment theses to guide venture-building activities and identify future growth opportunities.
• Portfolio Stewardship: Oversee and actively manage our venture portfolio, ensuring strong strategic alignment and maximizing long-term value creation across multiple ventures.
• Venture Governance: Monitor venture performance at portfolio level, focusing on key milestones, value inflection points, and strategic fit.
• Strategic Advisory: Act as a key advisor in investment committees and on venture boards, providing high-level guidance and ensuring alignment with Bosch’s strategic goals.
• Competitive Advantage Enablement: Ensure the effective use of Bosch’s unique assets (IP, market access, capabilities) to strengthen the competitive positioning of portfolio ventures.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Build and maintain a strong network within the venture capital and startup ecosystem to unlock deal flow, partnerships, and co-investment opportunities.
• Stakeholder Empowerment: Align internal stakeholders, championing the venture-building and investing approach across the organization.

Qualifications

• Academic Background: Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Business, Finance, Engineering, Science, or related field.
• Proven Experience: Strong track record in venture capital, corporate venturing capital, venture building, hands-on investment experience.
• Strategic Investor Mindset: Ability to assess markets, technologies, teams, and financials while identifying and shaping high-potential ventures.
• Domain Expertise: Deep industry knowledge, relevant professional experience, and a strong network in at least one of the following domains: Manufacturing/Production, Health, or Infrastructure, Energy, Resilience.
• Deal-Making Expertise: Experienced in structuring, negotiating, and closing investments in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
• Influential Communicator: Confident in engaging senior stakeholders, navigating complex organizations, and representing interests at board and committee level.
• Exceptional Storyteller: Skilled in translating complex ideas into compelling investment cases, memos, and pitches.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: Opportunity-oriented, analytical, and decisive with a strong bias toward action.
• Relationship Builder: Strong interpersonal skills to build trust with founders, investors, and internal partners.
• Language: Business fluency in English required; German proficiency is a plus.

Additional Information

The role is based in Ludwigsburg or Berlin, Germany. Regular national and international travel is expected.

Curious? Learn more about Bosch Business Innovations here: About Bosch Business Innovations | Bosch Business Innovations  

Diversity and inclusion are not just trends for us but are firmly anchored in our corporate culture. Therefore, we welcome all applications, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, ethnic origin or sexual identity. 

Need support during your application? 

Nelly Ehrmann (Human Resources) 
+49 711 811 48240

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