Innovation Program Lead - Strategy & Emerging Technologies

Job Role: Innovation Program Lead - Strategy & Emerging Technologies.

Job Location: Gurugram (Manesar) Hybrid working.

Must Have:

- Business consulting experience of 5-10 years.

- Worked in Big 4 or Innovation teams.

- Global stakeholder management.

- Drive project management with strong knowledge of emerging technologies.

Preferred:

- Good to have experience in M&A and deal-closing with corporate venture capital (CVC).

- Exposure to Manufacturing sector and understand the value chain to drive innovation roadmap.

Job details:

- Looking for a dynamic professional with 8-10 yrs. in consulting and support the corporate innovation program at large enterprises.

- Female candidate only as client has a Diversity hiring mandate .

- Personality Traits - Street Smart , great ownership skills, accountability etc.

Job Description:

- Build and develop business case from ideas leading to new capability development within the enterprise.

- Have prior experience working with global senior leaders (VP, Directors) and adept at stakeholder management.

- Manage the ideation pipeline at the organization and drive project execution from idea to implementation.

- Conduct innovation workshops, brainstorming sessions, Jam connects, and hackathons to drive the innovation culture at the firm.

- Have good understanding of the global and Indian startup ecosystem for scouting relevant solutions as per business requirements.

- Prior experience doing market research, discovery research, or consulting assignments.

- Interested in emerging technologies like IOT, Sensors, Blockchain, Analytics, Web 3.0, Metaverse, etc.

- Connected with Accelerators, VC, and other corporate innovation groups to drive eco-system collaborations.

- Lead and organize industry connect on specific emerging technology topics with external ecosystem partners.