Technology Innovation Specialist

Technology Innovation Specialist Remote

Intertek a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the worlds top-recognized brands and companies is actively seeking aTechnology Innovation Specialistto join our People Assurance team as a remote employee. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Technology Innovation.

Interteks People Assurance teams empower your workforce to identify and close operational gaps and mitigate risk by assuring smart actions across your organization. Intertek Alchemy provides frontline worker training solutions for processors manufacturers packagers and distributors of all sizes. Intertek Catalyst inspires and engages workforces with highly creative custom-branded asset protection communication programs tailor-made strategic solutions designed to leverage our clients company brand values and objectives to optimize the culture of their people. Intertek Wisetail provides a custom branded training and communication platform built to engage todays workforce with a complete learning management system giving customers the tools to grow their passionate is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world.We go beyond Testing Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide.Our Purpose: Bringing quality safety and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for

The Technology Innovation Specialist is a highly autonomous individual contributor embedded within the People Assurance Innovation Lab and reporting directly to the VP of Technology. This role sits at the intersection of software development and product strategy and serves as a critical bridge between raw innovation and its broader impact whether for executive audiences the general public or our own product teams. This person transforms early-stage ideas proof-of-concepts and technical breakthroughs into compelling polished artifacts: live demos presentation decks demo videos written narratives and handoff materials. They also independently conceive build and evangelize their own innovations. When an innovation is ready to move into production this role translates it into clear actionable context that our product and engineering teams can act addition this role may serve as a liaison for innovation initiatives through the VP of Technology supporting executive-level strategic charters and the People Assurance executive operating system.

Salary & Benefits Information

Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set experience qualifications and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical dental vision life disability 401(k) with company match generous vacation / sick time (PTO) tuition reimbursement and more.

What youll do:

• Work directly with innovators architects and senior contributors to understand emerging technology work and transform it into polished audience-ready artifacts including executive presentations live demos and demo videos.
• Bring the right story to the right audience: translate complex technical work into compelling narratives for executive leadership external stakeholders or the general public.
• Serve as the bridge between the innovation lab and the product development lifecycle; packaging proven concepts with the documentation context and clarity that product and engineering teams need to take them to production.
• Independently conceive prototype and demonstrate your own innovations contributing original ideas and proof-of-concepts to the teams pipeline.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging technology trends and actively bring relevant insights tools and ideas back to the organization.
• Support executive-level strategic initiatives through the VP of Technology contributing to company-wide charters and preparing materials for leadership briefings and cross-functional conversations.

• Operate with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-moving ambiguous environment; defining your own direction managing your own priorities and delivering work that speaks for itself.

  
  

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science a related technical field or equivalent professional experience.

• 4 years of combined experience in software development technical product management or a closely related discipline.

• Demonstrable development experience (able to read write modify and debug code across at least one relevant stack- example; front-end JavaScript/React back-end PHP/Node or similar).

• Strong product intuition- ability to think in terms of user outcomes future scope and business value

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate technical concepts into clear compelling narratives for non-technical audiences.

• Experience creating polished presentations demos or other audience-facing materials from technical source material.

• Comfortable with self-directed work open-ended problems and high ambiguity and be able to define your own direction and execute without detailed requirements.

• Strong creative and visual instincts and can recognize and produce work that looks and feels professional and intentional.

• Collaborative and curious and enjoys working alongside technical experts while also contributing independently.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines.

• Must be detail-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload with efficient time management.

• Must be customer focused and quality driven.

• This is a remote position; however applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States.
• This position is not open for current/future sponsorship
  

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

• Experience working in or alongside an innovation lab R&D function or early-stage product team.

• Familiarity with the People Assurance technology stack: PHP/Laravel AWS MAUI or related technologies.

• Experience working with AI/LLM tools in a development or product context.

• Ability to produce demo videos or screencasts using screen recording and light video editing tools.

• Experience supporting executive communications strategic planning processes or senior leadership presentations.

• Knowledge of agile and SAFe methodologies.

• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and regulations (PCI PII PHI HIPAA GDPR ADA etc.)

• Experience with Learning Management Systems or training-focused platforms.

  
  

Intertek: Total Quality. Assured.

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market with a proven high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion pace and precision we work to exceed our customers expectations while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

We Value Diversity

Interteks network of phenomenal peopleare our greatest assets and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation or who need assistance applying please email or call 1- (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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