Job Description
Corporate Development Associate
Position type:  Full-time
Type of contract:  Permanent

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

About the Role:

  • Identify, structure, and assess new business opportunities across electronics, connectivity, digital solutions, and adjacent application fields (e.g., automation, energy, data connectivity).
  • Translate market, technology, and customer signals into concrete growth hypotheses and opportunity concepts (e.g., new offerings, adjacencies, go‑to‑market extensions).
  • Support the design and testing of new business models in close collaboration with Business Areas and Innovation Hubs.
  • Prepare business cases, MVP concepts, and scaling logic for promising initiatives, including revenue logic, cost drivers, and resource needs.
  • Work closely with R&D, Product Management, and Innovation Hubs to evaluate electronics and connectivity technologies for commercialization potential.
  • Support technology-to-market translation: from technical concept to customer value proposition and commercial roadmap.
  • Support partner-driven growth initiatives, including joint developments, ecosystem partnerships, and non‑equity cooperations.
  • Assist in shaping partner monetization logic and collaboration models (e.g., pilots, co‑development, market access partnerships).
  • Contribute to organizational efficiency and productivity programs, especially where digital or data-enabled solutions can unlock value.
  • Support digital and data strategy initiatives in collaboration with Business Areas (e.g., enabling new digital offerings or analytics-driven decisions).

 

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Master’s degree in Business, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or similar; MBA a plus (especially with technology or innovation focus).
  • 1–4 years of experience in corporate development, business development, innovation, strategy consulting, or technology-oriented roles (incl. internships/rotations).
  • Strong interest in electronics, technology, and innovation-driven business models.
  • Solid analytical skills combined with a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Experienced in Project Management Coordination
  • Understanding of how digital and data strategies drive modern corporate success.
  • Fluent English; German is a plus.
Benefits:  Annual bonus salary (EMEA), Flexibility (EMEA), HARTING Birthday (EMEA), Informal atmosphere (EMEA), Meal tickets (EMEA)
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Company Code:  HARTING Iberia S.A.U.
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Job Location (Short):  Barcelona, Spain
Region:  Hybrid
Position Area:  Development / Construction
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