Strategic Innovation Advisor

Role Summary :

This job will define and lead complex, cross-business and cross-functional projects, which are essential to the TIO – Transformation and Innovation Program. The incumbent will deploy accepted project, change, and process management standards across the business to achieve business and program objectives. Will conduct advanced research, analysis, and coordination of strategic innovation opportunities. Provide primary research, financial analysis, business model design, and implementation proposal for innovation projects.

Essential Responsibilities

• Formulate and be accountable for the overall program / project plan, delivery, and achievement of objectives as they relate to the innovate stage gate process (including problem exploration, ideation, solution proposal development, development and testing of PoCs / MVPs, launch and monitoring, and incubation and transfer of innovation.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis, ensure stakeholder alignment and engagement. Work closely with change management practitioners to create a change strategy and plan. Create and execute a leadership alignment strategy and plan to garner buy-in.
• Lead the analysis of strategic innovation opportunities. Develop concept briefs, business case documentation, and presentations for strategic innovation projects based on problem identification or business needs. Develop business requirements and / or product specifications for technology for projects and initiatives.
• Define project scope and goals, estimate budget and risks, and define detailed project plan. Possess and deploy Program / project management domain knowledge and understanding of all relevant disciplines, processes and tools.
• Gather innovation ideas through crowd sourcing or senior management ideation workshops. Summarize, prioritize, and combine ideas into projects for further analysis and review.
• Provide business management with regular project performance status updates, variances to plan and identification of corrective actions. Conduct evaluation upon project completion to identify root causes for variances and improvement opportunities.

The experience we are looking to add to our team

Required

Good to have