External Funding Manager (f/m/d)

关于职务

Location
德国
Bayern
Erlangen

  • Country/Region: 德国

  • Country/Region: 罗马尼亚

远程办公或公司办公
混合模式(远程办公/公司办公)
法律主体
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
组织机构
EVP Global Functions
业务部门
Innovation
全职/兼职
全职
经验水平
高级专业人士
A Snapshot of Your Day 

Siemens Energy is dedicated to making the energy transition a reality and shaping the future of our portfolio. Our team of Corporate Grant Managers focuses on direct R&D public funding in Germany, the EU, and the USA. Due to the growth in funding projects and activities, we are seeking additional support for the Germany and EU region.
As an External Funding Manager, you will play a pivotal role in securing and managing external funding to support our R&D projects and initiatives. You will oversee the comprehensive management of grant applications, including payment requests, amendments, and compliance. Additionally, you will manage global reporting and stakeholder communication, ensuring alignment across all levels of the organization.

How You’ll Make an Impact 

Support throughout the entire lifecycle of a publicly funded project:
  • Guide and support the preparation of project proposals: Identify suitable funding opportunities, assist in writing, providing templates, reviewing, and final submission Answer questions to the grantor after submission
  • Project accompaniment: Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project execution, adherence to project milestones, and timely completion, including payment requests, amendments, and compliance with grant conditions
  • Final reports: Prepare reports after project completion or after the end of reporting periods (EU), including recalculation of eligible actual hourly rates and audit-proof documentation.
  • Audits: Conduct price reviews or audits of billed costs and evidence after project completion
General PMO Tasks:
  • Global reporting: Track all public funding activities and prepare ad-hoc and regular reports and key figures. Aim for a high degree of automation (e.g., PowerBI)
  • R&D budget planning process: Consolidate all SE external funding projects in the annual R&D budget planning process in close cooperation with business areas
  • Funding strategy development: Further develop and align Siemens Energy's funding strategy with main stakeholders. Implement strategy together with internal partners. Prepare presentations for executive management meetings
What You Bring
  • Master’s degree in engineering, business administration, finance, or a related field
  • Fluent in English and German (C2 level for government documentation)
  • Min 5 years of experience in grant management, public funding, or a related field is a plus
  • Min 5 years of experience in preparing and submitting high-quality grant applications is a plus
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a matrix with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong knowledge of business software (i. e. Excel, SAP, RPA tools, BI tools)
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage complex processes and timelines.
  • High numerical affinity and structured approach
  • Excellent team player to support and serve the global team
  • Proactive and solution oriented. Ability to pull inputs, to influence and to interact with interface partners in different parts and levels of the organization
  • You are willing to work in a global, flexible team with focus on topics and not hierarchies and you are a self-starter with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
About the Team

In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more.


Who is Siemens Energy? 

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. 

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. 

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity 

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences. 

Rewards/Benefits 
  • In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
  • We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
  • We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
  • The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
  • In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical 
We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.


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