Career prospects

Start your career with the Master's in Digital Innovation and Transformation and actively shape the digital future.

A degree in Digital Innovation and Transformation from the University of Kassel opens up a wide range of career opportunities in business, administration, research or in your own company. Whether you are interested in IT, finance, e-commerce, the automotive industry or healthcare. Your Master's degree will provide you with in-depth knowledge to drive forward digital innovations in a professionally sound and socially responsible manner.

You will be able to

• help develop digital products and processes in technology-oriented companies,
• support organizations in using digital solutions in a meaningful way,
• accompany transformation projects in consulting,
• contribute to the digitalization of processes in public administration or
• actively promote research into digitalization.

Founding your own start-up is also a conceivable prospect thanks to your creativity, technological understanding and business know-how.

Diverse career opportunities with a degree in Digital Innovation and Transformation at the University of Kassel:

With your degree in Digital Innovation and Transformation, you can help shape the future in a variety of professions. Typical professional fields for graduates include

Focus: User-Centered Design of Digital Innovation (Business Informatics)

• IT Manager: You take responsibility for the digital infrastructure of a company, plan strategically and coordinate projects as Product Owner, Chief Digital Officer or Project Manager.
• Management consultants: They provide solution-oriented and forward-looking advice to companies and public institutions on digital transformation.
• Researcher: You investigate how digital systems work, how they can be designed and what contribution they make to the economy and society.
• Sustainability Data Specialist:in: They analyze environmental data, develop IT-supported sustainability solutions and support companies in achieving environmental and social goals with the help of data-based decisions.
• Digital Experience Manager:in: You analyze user data, derive requirements for digital products and coordinate teams from development, marketing and design. The aim is to develop digital solutions that are both commercially successful and user-centered and accessible.

Focus: Digital Innovation and Transformation Management (business administration)

• Change Manager: You support change processes in organizations, promote acceptance of digital solutions and ensure the successful implementation of technological and organizational changes.
• Digital Product Manager: You are responsible for digital products throughout their entire life cycle and manage interdisciplinary teams at the interface between user needs, technology and the market.
• Process Manager: You improve processes with the help of digital technologies and promote organization-wide efficiency and innovation.
• Digital Entrepreneur: You found a start-up or drive digital innovations in companies and research departments.

Focus: Computational Intelligence and Data Analytics (computer science)

• Software Developer: You design and program applications, platforms and digital services with real added value.
• Business Analyst: With your analytical skills and understanding of processes, you identify potential for improvement, formulate requirements for digital solutions and support their implementation in companies or organizations.
• Data Analyst: You systematically evaluate large amounts of data, recognize patterns and correlations and derive well-founded recommendations for action.
• Artificial Intelligence Engineer: You develop and integrate AI systems into operational applications and design the interaction between humans and machines.