Marcus Birke
Open Innovation & Innovation Partnerships Director @Yara International
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WORK HISTORY
Open Innovation & Innovation Partnerships Director @Yara International
Berlin, DE
Built global partnership strategy framework, creating a series of systematic evaluation processes and strategic playbooks for innovation partnerships that were adopted across multiple business units worldwide.• Streamlined partnership decision-making through assessment frameworks for both outbound opportunities and incoming proposals, eliminating redundant evaluations and ensuring documented strategic alignment.• Collaborated directly with scientists and research teams to bridge R&D and strategy, translating technical needs into strategic partnership opportunities spanning early-stage research through commercialization.• Developed and implemented global Intellectual Property (IP) management policy, balancing protection strength and cost-efficiency through a structured decision framework covering patents, trade secrets, and unregistered rights.• Orchestrated collaborations across agricultural industry segments and academic research institutions globally.
EDUCATION
Fernuniversität Hagen
Business & Economics
Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium
Abitur
Uni Marburg
Business & Economics
SKILLS
ABOUT MARCUS BIRKE
Innovation and the opportunity to make a positive difference has always inspired me. I thrive on partnership building; fostering strategic collaborations across organizations that deliver meaningful, long-term value.With a successful career as a Strategic Partnerships and Digital Product Lead, I have a proven record launching products and managing platforms that increase revenue, maximize ROI and drive market expansion, whilst boosting engagement, streamlining processes, and reducing costs. Across my career, this success has come from combining my skills as a Strategist and Developer, working closely with business, technical and R&D teams, bridging the gap between innovation and execution, to turn ambitious ideas into real-world impact.I believe in collaboration, connecting diverse stakeholders to develop creative solutions that solve complex challenges and support sustainable commercial growth. I am particularly passionate about initiatives that advance sustainability and positive change and am proud of the work and success we had in this area at Yara, making revolutionary changes that helped transform AgTech. Alongside my focus on partnership development and cross-functional leadership, I bring strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset to support decision-making and identify new opportunities.Whether developing new alliances, supporting market expansion, or driving collaborative projects, I am motivated by the opportunity to help organizations, and their partners succeed —while making a positive difference for people and the planet.
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