Strategic Innovation Advisor

Strategic innovation Advisor

Irvine California USA (Hybrid)

Position Summary

Thales is seeking an experienced executive to join our innovation team as a Strategic Innovation Advisor. This is a part-time (25%) temporary position ideally suited for a retired executive with proven strategic leadership experience who is looking to contribute expertise in guiding next-generation IFE product development. The role will support a small agile innovation team by providing strategic oversight mentoring and cross-functional alignment as they explore validate and shape future product opportunities.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the innovation team ensuring initiatives align with broader business goals and market realities.

• Provide executive-level perspective on market trends competitive landscape value-based feature definition and potential growth opportunities.

• Mentor team members on strategic thinking business modeling and customer value creation.

• Contribute to the technical assessment and review of go-to-market strategies for emerging product concepts.

• Facilitate stakeholder alignment working hand in hand with the CTO the VP of Products and the VP of Marketing

• Support the team in building executive-ready presentations business cases and customer product demonstrations

Minimum Qualifications

• Executive-level experience (e.g. VP of Strategy Corporate Development or equivalent) with a track record of driving strategic growth initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of innovation frameworks portfolio management and market analysis.

• Proven ability to coach mentor and inspire teams working on early-stage ideas.

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; able to synthesize complexity into clarity for diverse audiences.

• Comfortable working in a flexible part-time capacity (approx. 25%).

Special Position Details

• Temporary role (3 months with potential extensions based on need).

• Part-time commitment (25%) flexible scheduling.

• Hybrid work with occasional presence in our Irvine CA facility

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Elective Health Dental Vision FSA/HSA Voluntary Life and AD&D Whole Group Life w/LTC Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Plan Identity Theft and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance AD&D Disability Employee Assistance Plan and Well-being Program