Innovation Manager
Innovation Manager
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$ 96000 - 144000
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Job Description
Innovation Manager / Strategic Growth Manager / Initiatives Manager / Digital Product Manager
Please note: in the market there are quite a few titles for such a role (Innovation Manager / Strategic Growth Manager / Digital Product Manager) but internally we label this role an Initiatives Manager.
Location: Canada/USA
Direct Hire
The Business
Constellation Dealership Software provides customized mission critical software to some of the largest most successful dealerships in North America and UK. We value long term relationships with our clients with the majority of our revenues flowing from recurring revenues. We are part of Constellation Software Inc a Canadian listed corporation which has an average compound growth rate of 28% per annum over the past 10 years. Constellations mission is to acquire manage and grow market-leading software businesses that develop specialized mission-critical software solutions to address the specific needs of our particular industries.
The Job
Constellation Dealership Software is continuously looking at opportunities to introduce innovative solutions into the dealership market in order to solve our customers current and evolving business needs. We do so by investing in projects that we term Initiatives with goals such as creating a new solution or entering a new market.
We are looking to add to our team to support our rapidly growing Initiatives. This is a terrific role that provides customer interaction exposure to business problem-solving and product innovation while operating in an Entrepreneurial mindset using Lean Startup processes. We provide numerous opportunities for training and personal growth as well as career progression.
The Initiatives Manager will manage selected growth initiative projects from conception to
commercialization. You will be instrumental in coordinating resources evaluating outcomes and presenting evaluations of a projects forecasted results. You will oversee projects to ensure the financial investment obtains the established IRR when the initiative is successful and minimizes investments when the initiative is not viable.
Responsibilities:
Develops business plan for each growth initiative and takes accountability to meet goals specified in the business plan
Develops and validates IRR financial models for each growth idea
Presents a go/no go recommendation to Executive Leadership at various stages
Reports initiative progress to Senior management
Marshalls and assigns resources tasks and timelines for each project stage
Coordinates with resource managers to marshal resources for growth initiatives
Skills Required:
Entrepreneurial mindset with preference to working in small business environment
Excellent influencing and leadership skills
Financial analysis and modeling
Project management
Strong communication and presentation ability
Experience:
Education 4 year college degree or equivalent in Business Administration Finance or other related discipline
Experience preferred in Product Management or Business development role that required interfacing with both customers and internal stakeholders
Experience with dealerships and OEM is an asset
Experience with software and ERP sales is an asset
Business acumen Understands business process and can identify opportunities for products and services to solve business requirements
Travel: Minimal travel (30% or less) is required to customer sites and Constellation offices.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
