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Engagement Manager

The Bau Ventures
Posted onJan 29, 2026
LocationBerlin, Germany (Hybrid)
Employment typeFull-time

Do you want to actively shape how startup-driven innovation is brought into large organizations? In this role, you connect early-stage startups, the venture ecosystem, and corporate business units, and you take ownership of structured collaboration across the full co-creation lifecycle.

Join The Bau Ventures, a venture capital and build platform, at one of our locations in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, or Stuttgart.

Your Responsibilities

  • You ensure structured and effective collaboration between our portfolio startups and the business units of our anchor investor, Drees & Sommer.

  • You own the operational execution of our Co-Creation Program as a pre-seed format with early-stage founders.

  • You design and facilitate workshops between startups and business units to define pilots, roadmaps, and next implementation steps.

  • You identify internal sponsors and ensure relevant startup solutions gain traction within the organization.

  • You build and maintain strong relationships within the venture ecosystem, including VCs, accelerators, universities, and strategic partners.

  • You manage interactions with the venture ecosystem, prioritize external inquiries, and leverage our startup funnel to address internal needs.

  • You represent The Bau Ventures externally and organize selected formats such as Demo Days or Innovation Deep Dives.

Your Profile

  • Several years of professional experience (3–5+ years) in venture capital, corporate venturing, venture building, or consulting

  • Strong ability to bridge startup dynamics and corporate structures

  • Structured, process-oriented working style with a strong bias toward execution

  • Experience managing multiple parallel initiatives and stakeholder groups

  • Excellent German skills (business fluent) and fluent English

  • A hands-on, pragmatic mindset with a high level of ownership

  • Interest in PropTech, ConTech, or the real estate and construction industry is a plus

Your Benefits

  • An active role in shaping how innovation is integrated into a leading industrial group

  • Direct collaboration with founders and decision-makers at partner and management level

  • A small, high-impact venture team with a high degree of autonomy

  • A unique combination of startup proximity and the stability of a strong industrial anchor

  • The opportunity to help shape and develop the engagement and collaboration function long term

The Bau Ventures

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We are an early stage VC and venture studio for UrbanTech.

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