Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITY

Direct the operations and strategic roadmap of the Innovation Lab, fostering experimentation and disruptive thinking. Oversee design, development, and enterprise-scale rollout of RPA and AI initiatives across multiple business units. Lead end-to-end innovation project lifecycle. Lead innovation forums, hackathons, and internal idea challenges to generate grassroots innovation. Provide executive-level insights on technology disruption, innovation strategy, and investment priorities. Drive change management efforts to embed innovative practices across business functions. Manage cross-functional innovation teams, budgets, and timelines to deliver measurable outcomes. Build and lead innovation ecosystem partnerships with startups, academic institutions, accelerators, and industry forums. Create and govern an enterprise innovation pipeline aligned with organizational strategy. Promote design thinking, agile methodologies, and a fail-fast culture across departments. Ensure regulatory compliance and ethical standards in use of advanced technologies (especially AI and automation)

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Innovation Strategy & Execution Emerging Tech Scouting (AI, RPA, IoT) Lab and Prototype Management Agile, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup Data Analytics & Intelligent Automation * Vendor and Ecosystem Management