Director Incubation Innovation - AI
Director Incubation Innovation - AI
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Job Description
Business Tasks/Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the incubator/innovation strategic vision and product roadmap aligned with company goals.
- Conduct research to identify emerging trends and relevant industry technologies.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to develop and launch new service solutions.
- Facilitate brainstorming sessions and workshops to generate new ideas.
- Manage the innovation pipeline ensuring ideas are evaluated for feasibility and potential impact of initiatives and progressed through the development phases.
- Develop and manage budgets for projects monitor and report on performance of projects.
- Establish performance metrics to evaluate the success of the initiatives and make datadriven decisions for future projects.
- Foster a culture of innovation.
Leadership Tasks/Responsibilities
- Drive the performance and development of the team by creating and managing performance objectives training and development plans.
- Manage employee performance through coaching mentoring development of performance expectations and goals; manage employee relations issues identifying and addressing training needs.
- Drive engagement of the team by fostering recognition and rewards and creating an environment that motivates employees to give their best effort for continued success; understand the engagement results and share the scores with the team; involve the team in creating action plans; ensure actions continue to be on track.
- Communicate clearly and transparently with the team and encourage open honest and inclusive ongoing discussions.
Responsibilities
Select key responsibilities of the role
- Develop and then deliver key milestones as new businesses and business offers are created in high growth technology areas (e.g. artificial intelligence cybersecurity and modeling & simulation).
- Drive the performance and development of the team by creating and managing performance objectives training and development plans.
- Manage budget and funding for incubator team; funding and staffing will largely be scaled based on milestone attainment in accordance with an agreed strategy and product roadmap.
- Manage employee performance through coaching mentoring development of performance expectations and goals; manage employee relations issues identifying and addressing training needs.
- Drive engagement of the team by fostering recognition and rewards and creating an environment that motivates employees to give their best effort for continued success.
- Communicate clearly and transparently with the team and encourage open honest and inclusive ongoing discussions.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Marketing or related discipline is required.
- Masters degree or MBA is preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in innovation management product development related area or prior experience in an incubator/accelerator performing similar tasks
- Specialized training in design thinking agile methodologies or digital transformation preferred.
- Certifications in industry specific technologies or processes a plus.
- Strong analytical and creative problemsolving skills for complex challenges
- Strong business acumen
- Strong leadership abilities to inspire and lead teams
- Excellent communication to effectively convey ideas and strategies
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and external partners
- Understanding of emerging technologies and knowledge of digital tools
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams
- Creative thinking and passion for innovation
- Experience in market research and data analysis
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Employment Type
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