Lucerne Metropolitan Area
Senior innovation leader specializing in internal incubation models, innovation governance, and capability building within complex, global organizations. My work focuses on internal incubators as a defined part of broader enterprise innovation systems. The scope primarily covers early-stage and adjacent innovation initiatives (beyond core business), typically operating at pre-scaling or Horizon 2 level. I operate through and with cross-functional and cross-regional teams, structuring incubation frameworks, pipelines, and ways of working that enable teams to progress early-stage ideas from problem discovery to validated concepts. I coordinate inputs from multiple teams and functions, synthesize insights, and ensure decision‑ready concepts are brought to decision bodies. Ownership of investment and scaling decisions resides in business units, with my role centered on orchestration, enablement, and alignment rather than hands-on execution. PhD-trained scientist with strong credibility across R&D, engineering, digital, and business functions. I am currently exploring senior leadership roles related to internal incubation, innovation governance, and enterprise capability building within Switzerland.
Global role focused on innovation strategy, governance and capability building across a large, multi‑regional organization. • Designed and governed enterprise‑wide innovation frameworks, standards and ways of working aligned with corporate priorities • Oversaw and coordinated regional innovation teams across the US, Europe and Asia (China, India, Japan), ensuring consistency and quality of early‑stage innovation activities • Acted as a senior sparring partner and mentor for regional innovation leads, supporting decision‑making and execution of innovation programs • Built and scaled organization‑wide innovation capabilities, including early‑stage customer discovery and concept development • Supported leadership teams with structured analyses, insights and recommendations related to innovation initiatives and priorities
Regional leadership role focused on governance, quality and capability building for internal innovation incubation within Carrier i3 Labs. • Oversaw and supported regional teams running internal innovation incubation programs across EMEA • Ensured quality, methodological rigor and alignment of incubation activities with enterprise innovation standards • Mentored innovation leads and facilitators on early‑stage innovation practices, including customer discovery and concept validation • Acted as the interface between regional teams and global innovation governance, ensuring consistency across geographies • Contributed to the evolution of Carrier’s internal innovation systems
• Supported implementation of ethics and compliance standards at site level in collaboration with local leadership and global E&C teams • Contributed to awareness‑building and alignment with corporate compliance frameworks
Early career role at the intersection of content quality, user needs and digital product development within educational publishing. • Evaluated and validated the quality, accuracy and relevance of biology textbooks, workbooks and teacher resources • Contributed to the development of digital educational products by translating user and educator needs into content and functional requirements • Collaborated with editorial, subject‑matter experts and technology teams to ensure high standards across print and digital offerings • Participated in validation and quality assurance of educational software prior to release, focusing on usability and alignment with user expectations • Built strong foundations in user‑centric thinking, quality standards and cross‑functional collaboration