Apply: Head of Innovation Hub (Technology)

Head of Digital Technology Lab

Are you looking for a role that combines strategy, Technology, and leadership? Do you enjoy interfacing with important internal and external stakeholders to show how technology might be leveraged to add value? A well-established technology is seeking to build a Digital Labs that enables organizations to capture new value from digital—creating products, experiences, and businesses through new capabilities. Searching for a Technology leader who has experience starting up a digital/solutioning function and strong ability to resolve large complex technology set up.

Key responsibilities include:

• innovation, design thinking and agile-based digital development in order to enhance the overall client and advisor experience
• within the organisation global innovation ecosystem; scouting and testing opportunities
• responsible for identifying and nurturing ideas, innovations and new products that maintain the essential competitiveness of our customer, advisor, employer and partner propositions
• serve as the face and voice of innovation across the organization
• establish digital innovation processes, operating model and relationship management strategies
• lead the Innovation Lab team to ensure they are educated and empowered to support company objectives, policies and standards
• create and deploy a framework for identifying opportunities worthy of experimentation and investment.
• incorporate an agile/fast-fail project management process
• work with colleagues across the organization to identify, start-up and nurture ideas that enhance our value proposition and drive growth
• actively reach out across the organization to broaden the base of participation by harnessing the talents, skills and perspectives within our employee base
• implement an Agile organization and collaboration technique within the Innovation Lab
• serve as a “connector” across the organization pulling key stakeholders together to help shape the focus of research and align with critical functions so the research is well informed.
• culture carrier that will help the organization think differently.
• Evaluate the viability of solution to scale and estimate the cost to scale at logical point of project

Your expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer science, computer engineer or related fields
• proven experience as a digital leader with a proven track record of driving innovative and compelling product solutions in a highly matrixed organization
• direct experience leading innovation as a process within a high regulated environment
• strong leadership capabilities with success building a strong culture of inclusion and career advancement
• able to use data and analysis to shape strategy and informed decision-making
• demonstrated ability to drive programs through design, development, and delivery, and identify opportunities of continuous improvement
• experience managing large budgets and 3rd party supplier section and relationship management
• systems mindset with strong ability to manage complexity
• exceptional communication and presentation skills
• user-centric mindset and passion for advocating human centered design
• demonstrated ability to conceptualize and communicate the digital experience, digital platforms, and underlying technologies and how they are developed and built to a group of business stakeholders
• deep understanding of digital trends both in- and out-of-category
• you are entrepreneurial, driven, and excited by challenge and change - ready to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
• you are a self-starter with high level of urgency, and personal accountability
• you are intellectually curious and willing to challenge the status quo
• comfortable with stakeholders of various digital knowledge and able to market the role of digital in every interaction
• you are comfortable working independently, as well as in a collaborative environment
• you are motivated by the success of your team and a desire to see them advance
• you are able to deliver a strategic plan with goals and monitor the progress throughout the project highlighting key milestones

 

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