Senior Consultant – Technology Impact Research & Organisational Benchmarking EA- 1367

NAXCON GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein with additional offices, including Stuttgart, is one of Germany's leading engineering and IT service providers.

Our experts possess extensive expertise in software and hardware development, modern electronics, and cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In addition to delivering high-quality engineering solutions for our customers, we are passionate about driving our own innovation projects as well as research and development activities. Renowned companies from a wide range of industries place their trust in our expertise, reflecting the outstanding knowledge, professionalism, and commitment of our engineers.

Position: Senior Consultant – Technology Impact Research & Organisational Benchmarking

Location: Berlin, Bonn, Munich, Meckenheim

Field: Defence

Type: Full-time/80% Remote

Project Environment

The role is embedded within a strategic research function that provides high-quality IT, technology, market, company and organisational research.

The team systematically identifies, assesses and structures information from internal and external sources and transforms it into executive briefings, research reports and decision-making materials for management, specialist departments and customer projects. It also supports corporate search solutions and AI-enabled knowledge and information systems by providing reliable and well-structured information.

The Senior Consultant will independently conduct demanding research across a broad range of IT, technology, market, company and organisational topics. The specialist focus of the position is the systematic assessment of how new technologies affect:

• Organisations
• Leadership structures
• Roles and responsibilities
• Business and operational processes
• Skills and competencies
• Workforce structures
• Operating models
• Value-creation models

Artificial intelligence is currently a major area of focus. However, the role remains technology-neutral and may also examine other emerging technologies and their organisational, operational, workforce-related and economic implications.

This is primarily a research and assessment position. It does not have primary responsibility for managing operational transformation programmes or for delivering traditional organisational-development services.

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct complex IT, technology, market, company and organisational research.
• Identify, evaluate and structure information from multiple internal and external sources.
• Assess the quality, reliability, relevance and limitations of research sources.
• Analyse incomplete, inconsistent or contradictory information and derive evidence-based findings.
• Produce structured research reports, executive briefings, comparative studies and decision documents.
• Translate complex findings into clear and audience-appropriate management materials.
• Conduct technology-impact research concerning the effects of emerging technologies on organisations and operating models.
• Conduct AI-impact research covering AI use cases, AI-enabled working methods and organisational implications.
• Analyse the impact of AI and other technologies on:
• Software development
• Organisational structures
• Leadership
• Roles
• Skills
• Workforce requirements
• Processes
• Productivity
• Operating models
• Value creation
• Conduct transformation research and organisational benchmarking.
• Compare organisations, particularly IT organisations and technology-service providers, in relation to:
• Organisational models
• Roles and skills
• Leadership approaches
• Processes
• Maturity levels
• Operating models
• Value-creation structures
• Develop and apply structured benchmarking, assessment and maturity models.
• Develop reusable research and analytical assets, including:
• Technology-impact frameworks
• AI-impact models
• Benchmarking models
• Maturity-assessment models
• Role and skill frameworks
• Operating-model benchmarks
• Leadership-analysis frameworks
• Identify relevant best practices and compare alternative organisational or technological approaches.
• Evaluate the strategic and operational implications of technology developments.
• Derive transparent findings and management recommendations from research results.
• Design, plan and lead one or more research or consulting projects.
• Define research questions, methodologies, work packages, schedules and deliverables.
• Coordinate research activities with interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Present complex research, analysis and assessment results to management, specialist departments and project teams.
• Prepare specialist contributions for management committees and decision-making bodies.
• Support internal and external projects with research, benchmarking and analytical services.
• Continuously improve research, benchmarking and assessment methods.
• Maintain transparency regarding assumptions, uncertainties, source quality and methodological limitations.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree, diploma or doctorate in a relevant discipline, particularly:
• Business or Economics
• Business Informatics
• Computer Science
• Social Sciences
• Organisational Sciences
• Technology Management
• Innovation Management
• Natural Sciences
• A comparable field
• A doctorate in a relevant discipline is advantageous but not mandatory.
• German language skills at CEFR C1 level.
• English language skills at CEFR B2 level.

Required Research and Methodological Expertise

The candidate must demonstrate strong knowledge of:

• Systematic research methods
• Source identification and evaluation
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Structuring complex information
• Management-oriented communication
• Comparative research
• Organisational benchmarking
• Best-practice analysis
• Maturity assessments
• Technology assessments
• Impact analysis
• Research-report preparation
• Executive briefing
• Decision-document development

The candidate should also have practical experience developing or applying structured:

• Comparison frameworks
• Evaluation models
• Benchmarking methods
• Best-practice frameworks
• Maturity models
• Role and skill frameworks

Required Technology and Transformation Knowledge

The candidate must have a strong understanding of how new technologies affect at least three of the following areas:

• Organisational structures
• Leadership
• Roles
• Processes
• Skills
• Workforce
• Operating models
• Value creation

Strong knowledge of current artificial-intelligence technologies and use cases is required, including their potential impact on organisations, processes, roles, skills and business value.

Relevant subject areas may include:

• Generative AI
• AI-supported working methods
• AI use cases
• AI-enabled software development
• Automation
• Knowledge systems
• Digital transformation
• Emerging technologies
• Technology-driven organisational change

Required Professional Experience

The candidate should have:

• At least five years of professional experience in research, analysis, IT, technology or technology-related consulting.
• At least four years of experience independently conducting demanding research and analytical assignments.
• At least three years of experience producing high-quality management deliverables, such as:
• Research reports
• Executive briefings
• Comparative studies
• Management presentations
• Decision documents
• At least three years of experience analysing the organisational impact of technologies.
• At least three years of experience conducting benchmarking, comparative, best-practice, maturity or assessment analyses.
• At least two years of experience working with artificial intelligence in a research, analytical or project context.
• At least two years of experience developing reusable research, benchmarking, maturity, role, skill or assessment models.
• At least three years of experience presenting and explaining complex research findings to management, specialist departments or comparable stakeholders.

The required experience must represent continuous and substantive involvement in the relevant subject areas rather than occasional or isolated activities.

Required Deliverables

Typical deliverables include:

• Research reports
• Executive briefings
• Management summaries
• Comparative studies
• Technology-impact analyses
• AI-impact analyses
• Organisational benchmarks
• Operating-model comparisons
• Leadership analyses
• Maturity assessments
• Best-practice assessments
• Role and skill frameworks
• Workforce-impact analyses
• Strategic decision documents
• Management presentations
• Reusable research and assessment assets

Personal Competencies

• Exceptional analytical and conceptual skills.
• Ability to assess complex technological, organisational and economic relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to present sophisticated research findings precisely and clearly.
• Strong ability to structure incomplete, inconsistent or contradictory information.
• Critical judgement regarding sources, assumptions, benchmarks and findings.
• Ability to communicate uncertainty and methodological limitations transparently.
• Independent and results-oriented working style.
• Ability to structure, prioritise and complete complex research assignments autonomously.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to contribute constructively within interdisciplinary research and project teams.
• Ability to consider multiple organisational, technological and stakeholder perspectives.
• High degree of accuracy, intellectual curiosity and methodological discipline.

Working Conditions

• Approximately 80% of the work may be performed remotely.
• Business travel of up to 20% of working time may be required.
• Travel may be undertaken by private car, rental vehicle, train or other public transport in accordance with the applicable travel policy.
• Candidate profiles must include nationality information.
• Applicable security-related nationality and country restrictions must be observed.
• Eligibility for assignment in a security-sensitive environment must be confirmed before deployment.

Application and Evidence Requirements

Applications should include a detailed CV and relevant project references.

Each project reference should include:

• Industry
• Project title
• Brief project description
• Duration of the candidate's assignment
• Detailed description of the candidate's responsibilities
• Research and analytical methods used
• Technology or organisational topics examined
• Benchmarking or assessment activities performed
• Management deliverables produced
• Stakeholders to whom the results were presented

Where time-limited certificates are submitted, they must remain valid at the time of application. Equivalent evidence may be accepted where its comparability to the required qualification can be demonstrated.

What we offer:

• International Working Environment: Join a diverse and multicultural team where people from different backgrounds and cultures collaborate to achieve outstanding results.
• German Language Development: Whether you are a beginner or an advanced speaker, we provide a supportive environment to help you improve your German language skills.
• Dedicated Point of Contact: You will have a personal contact within the company who will support and guide you throughout your employment.
• Professional Growth: Our engineers have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across different industries, continuously expanding their expertise and developing new skills.
• Regular Team Events: We organize regular company events to strengthen team spirit, encourage collaboration, and create a positive working atmosphere.
• Competitive Compensation: We value our employees and offer an attractive compensation package that reflects your qualifications, experience, and performance.

Note:

• Travel expenses for on-site interviews are covered by the candidates themselves