Position Description Manage Innovation projects and facilitate workshops. Aide employees to explore innovation contributions and drive project management of development and deployment of innovation solutions.
Reports to Director Innovation - HQ or Innovation Manager HQ
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities Explore innovation opportunities through various means e.g. research innovation campaigns academic and discuss with Innovation team to determine viability and alignment to organizational strategy.
• Explore innovation opportunities through various means e.g. research innovation campaigns academic and discuss with Innovation team to determine viability and alignment to organizational strategy.
• Project manage and oversee Innovation initiatives and facilitate project team and workshop activities working in collaboration with subject matter experts functional business area leaders and relevant stakeholders.
• Establish, communicate, and manage Innovation project-specific schedule and activities and develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for project execution.
• Direct manage and guide project team in implementation of assigned project activities and foster working environment to encourage collaboration and open idea generation as project progresses.
• Plan, execute, document, track, measure, and follow up with Innovation project teams to ensure completion of work activities aligned with KPIs.
• Test and evaluate results of Innovation project to validate solution aligns and confirms with initial hypothesis.
• Project manage transition and maintain involvement, monitor progress of Innovation solution to appropriate stakeholders and other support resources e.g. Legal, IS, Security.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders to influence and increase their understanding of Innovation initiatives and value and impact of new technologies on local and departmental business strategies.
• Develop continuous learning channel to stay informed of advancements in select emerging technologies e.g. IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics.
• Manage internal research and development activities and develop and maintain external relationships with technology leaders and university partners.
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.