1. Identifying frontier of innovation in relevant/selected domains  2. Mapping academia/ research labs/ start-ups etc. pushing the boundaries in spaces of interest  3. Maintaining ongoing contact/ staying abreast on above  4. Understanding application and commercial potential along Arvind's strategic agenda  5. Identifying new compelling opportunities based on emerging technologies/ innovation  6. Identifying threats to existing business from potential disruption  7. Managing innovation pipeline - deciding on additional investments to be made on pursuit /development of candidate ideas/ projects  8. Guiding specific /select projects that are at the leading edge of tech/innovation   Background/ Skills - nothing hard and fast, but an engineering background will be sort of necessary. Advanced materials science would be a plus, though any discipline would do. MBA not necessary at all. The candidate can come from top-tier consulting (at least 3-5 years with BCG/McK) or top tier corporates with reputation for innovation (esp relevant parts of GE/3M/Du Pont - in which case there should be clearly an established track record of driving some meaningful projects).

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Arvind Group - Senior/Chief Manager - Innovation 

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