Working Student AI & Innovation (m/f/d)

Still in your Master's,  but already ready to shape real innovation? Then you've come to the right place.

We are REHAU New Ventures ,the corporate venturing unit of the REHAU Group. REHAU Group is an international family-owned company with more than 13,000 employees worldwide. Our polymer-based solutions define sustainable construction, modern mobility, and smart industrial applications. As an independent unit, we combine the resources of a global enterprise with the spirit of the startup world. We drive innovation not just strategically, but hands-on from AI implementation to entirely new business models.

In short: We. Drive. Innovation.

Venture Clienting

• Startup Scouting & Analysis: You identify relevant startups, technologies, and trends through databases, events, networks, and competitive analysis. You assess them for potential partnerships within our venture clienting approach and connect directly with founding teams.
• Innovation Research & Market Analysis: You support the analysis of pain points and automation potential in close collaboration with various REHAU business units.
• Venture Clienting Process: You are an active part of the operational process from the initial scouting idea to the final use case. You accompany proof-of-concept phases and help test solutions under real-world conditions.

AI Enablement

• Requirements Analysis & Use Case Identification: You analyze AI requirements from REHAU Group's business units and help identify and sharpen concrete use cases.
• Technology Research: You evaluate current AI technologies and tools, assessing what's relevant for REHAU and whether a need is best addressed with existing tools, custom prompting, or an external solution (startup).
• Knowledge Transfer & Enablement: You contribute to designing and running training formats (workshops, trainings, etc.) and help upskill colleagues in AI inspiring them and activating them as AI ambassadors.

Cross-functional

• Workshops & Events: You support the conceptual and organizational preparation, execution, and follow-up of workshops and meetings with internal stakeholders and external startups.
• Business Cases & Project Support: You create presentations, market analyses, and decision papers for internal and external stakeholdersand help translate ideas into well-founded business cases.
• Portfolio & Data Management: You maintain and develop our startup, use case, and project database, ensuring all relevant information stays up to date.