Senior Innovation Strategist

Working in this role means imagining the world not just as it is but as it could be and then building the strategy to help teams get there one playful brick at a time!

Ready to help us shape the future of play

No Relocation Assistance provided for this role.

Responsibilities

Strong Business Accumen

• Ensure innovation strategies are aligned with broader organizational objectives.

• Balance viability feasibility and desirability factors and develop new business models to support innovation opportunities.

• Collaborate with leadership to connect CPLs innovation efforts with measurable business success.

• Play a crucial role in crafting long-term planning processes.

• Create compelling clear business cases to drive sustainable business impact.

Strategic Framework Development

• Organize and synthesize complex information into clear actionable insights.

• Develop new decision-making frameworks prioritization tools and scalable methodologies to guide innovation strategies.

• Create roadmaps and scenario plans that integrate visionary thinking with market realities.

Play Consumer and Market Insight

• Translate audience and consumer insights into innovation opportunities with potential for business success.

• Analyze data to uncover trends behaviors and opportunities that inform strategy.

• Leverage foresight tools to uncover the implications for new play development capabilities business models marketing and product design.

Team Activation and Communication

• Inspire teams through storytelling both written and visual using infographics designed assets and presentations.

• Act as a bridge between cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on strategic goals and innovation priorities.

• Lead workshops or collaborative sessions to align teams around shared visions.

Creativity and Visionary Leadership

• Cultivate a culture of playfulness and creativity while maintaining a strong focus on business impact.

• Shape innovative approaches to redefine the future of childrens play experiences.

• Serve as a thought leader in identifying untapped opportunities for growth.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Senior Innovation Strategist will play a key role in shaping the future of play within the Creative Play Lab (CPL). Reporting to the Head of Strategic Play Innovation this role combines strategic thinking with creative vision to unlock new opportunities for both consumers and the business.

You will be part of the development of insightful innovation strategies: translating complex information into clear direction creating decision-making frameworks and enabling teams to move forward with confidence and creativity. By balancing sharp business acumen and analytical rigor with creativity and imagination youll help connect the dots between whats possible and whats next.

Success in this role requires a strong strategic approach a bias for business impact a passion for innovation and new consumer value and the ability to communicate ideas clearly and convincingly. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity working collaboratively across teams and inspiring teams to push boundaries while staying grounded in real-world impact.

This is a unique opportunity to help define where play is going and ensure we get there with purpose curiosity and creativity!

Do you have what it takes

• Significant experience in connecting consumer insights with business opportunities.

• Experience in product development or creative design.

• Strong analytical skills; ability to work with large datasets to extract insights.

• Experience in developing custom business models or tools for decision-making.

• Is proactive and not afraid to initiate new things (projects tools processes).