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Neelima Raj Sharma

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Strategy Business Development and Markets Lead at Schaeffler
📍 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Neelima Raj Sharma leads strategy and business development for Schaefflers e-mobility division, focusing on bringing innovative mechatronics and thermal management systems to market. An Information Science Engineer, her career spans innovation management and product ownership at Continental and Vitesco Technologies, shaping future automotive technology portfolios.

She is passionate about fostering cross-cultural collaboration, demonstrated by her active role as an Indo-German Young Leader. Neelima is committed to leadership development, having completed the McKinsey Forward Program to enhance her skills in structured problem-solving and critical thinking in a digital world.

As a recipient of the "Woman Innovator" award, she holds three accepted patents for inventions related to self-healing surface materials and thermoregulation.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Strategy Business Development and Markets Lead
Location
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Personality Overview

How Neelima shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
ROI Driven
Fast But Analytical

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Neelima cares about

E-Mobility Solutions
Her current role at Schaeffler is centered on scaling e-mobility through strategic portfolio management for battery components, enclosures, and complete thermal management systems.
Innovation Management
Previously Head of Innovation Management at Vitesco, she has extensive experience managing the entire framework from idea creation to successful innovation projects for future portfolios.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Strategy Business Development and Markets Lead
Schaeffler
7-2022 - 10-2024
Head of Innovation Management & Technology Scouting
Vitesco Technologies
8-2021 - 7-2022
Innovation Project Manager
Continental
7-2020 - 9-2021
Product Owner
Continental
7-2020 - 8-2021
Executive Software Engineer
Continental
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Media appearances

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Education
8-2014 - 6-2018
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Visvesvaraya Technological University
2013 - 2014
CBSE- Senior Certificate Examination
St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, NTPC Rihand
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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