Process Excellence & Digitalisation Manager

Location: Karlsruhe, Germany

Company: ILOS Projects GmbH

Scope: Full-time/hybrid

WHO ARE ILOS?

ILOS is a fast-growing renewable energy company with a strong presence across Europe, backed by BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts and committed to accelerating the energy transition. Since 2018, we have developed, built, and operated large-scale solar PV projects across seven core markets.

THE ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Process Excellence & Digitalisation Manager, you will play a key role in shaping, implementing, and continuously improving end-to-end business processes across the organisation. You will act as a strategic partner to business and technical stakeholders, driving process maturity, transparency, and scalability in a growing and dynamic environment.

In this role, you will define a clear process vision, translate strategic objectives into operational process designs, and lead to the rollout of standardised end-to-end processes across the entire value chain. You will have deep exposure to the full project life cycle of renewable energy, with a particular focus on solar projects, and your work will directly contribute to value creation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

TASKS

Process Strategy & Design

• Define and further develop the end-to-end process landscape in line with company strategy.
• Create a process vision and roadmap for process excellence and digitalisation initiatives.
• Identify, prioritise, and design key value-adding processes across the value chain.
• Ensure clarity of process ownership, interfaces, and governance.

Process Implementation & Rollout

• Lead and coordinate the implementation and rollout of standardised processes across business units.
• Drive stakeholder alignment across functions such as Project Management, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and IT.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and executable process designs.
• Ensure sustainable adoption through change management, communication, and documentation.

Continuous Improvement & Value Creation

• Analyse existing processes to identify inefficiencies, risks, and improvement potential.
• Define KPIs and performance metrics to measure process effectiveness and maturity.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with a focus on efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Support the organisation in moving towards a more data-driven and process-orientated mindset.

PROFILE

• University degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a comparable field.
• Professional experience in process management, process implementation, consulting, or operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end processes and value chains, ideally in project-driven environments.
• Proven experience in stakeholder management across different seniority levels and functions.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
• Experience in the renewable energy field, especially solar, is an advantage.
• Affinity for digital tools and data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills and a structured, proactive working style.
• Fluent in English; German or Italian is an advantage

Become part of a committed team shaping the future of clean energy, together.