About the Organisation

We operate across technology, digital platforms, enterprise solutions, and innovation-focused initiatives that reshape how organisations approach growth, efficiency, and long-term competitiveness. Our work spans AI-enabled workflows, automation, product experimentation, operational optimization, and market-driven innovation programs.

Innovation is a strategic pillar within our environment—focused on solving complex challenges, identifying untapped opportunities, and elevating the organisation’s digital capabilities. We encourage structured creativity, research-backed decision-making, and close collaboration across engineering, product, design, operations, and commercial functions.

As the Director of Innovations, you will lead exploratory initiatives, pilot emerging technologies, establish innovation frameworks, and guide multi-team projects that shape the future direction of the organisation. This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in forward-looking environments and enjoys bridging ideas with real-world execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead innovation strategy and oversee end-to-end delivery of innovation programmes across the organisation.

• Identify opportunities for new technologies, digital capabilities, automation models, and process optimisation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate, design, and pilot new solutions.

• Oversee innovation roadmaps, research cycles, experimentation plans, and prototype development.

• Guide adoption of emerging technologies including AI, ML, analytics platforms, automation tools, and next-generation software capabilities.

• Establish frameworks for evaluation, success criteria, stakeholder alignment, and programme impact measurement.

• Support internal innovation culture through workshops, design sprints, capability-building sessions, and cross-team ideation.

• Present innovation recommendations, business cases, and strategic insights to senior leadership.

• Lead governance, reporting structures, and communication for innovation portfolios.

• Manage partnerships with vendors, technology partners, and research institutions.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Innovation Leadership, Digital Transformation, R&D, Strategy, or Product/Technology roles.

• Background in modern technology environments including SaaS, AI/ML, enterprise digital systems, or emerging technology fields.

• Strong understanding of innovation methodologies, experimentation frameworks, and research processes.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Strong analytical, conceptual, and strategic planning abilities.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced technical or business degrees preferred.

• Experience presenting insights, prototypes, or research findings to senior leaders.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

• Visionary thinker with the ability to connect emerging trends to business outcomes.

• Strong communication and storytelling skills with executive presence.

• Highly collaborative with the ability to influence across engineering, product, design, and operational environments.

• Curious, adaptive, and comfortable working in ambiguous or exploratory contexts.

• Strong organisational skills and prioritisation abilities across multiple innovation streams.

• Enthusiastic leader who fosters creativity, problem-solving, and high-performing innovation cultures.

Strategic Support

• Advise senior leadership on digital transformation opportunities and innovation pathways.

• Support long-range strategy, competitive intelligence, and market research efforts.

• Partner with Finance and Strategy teams to build business cases for new initiatives.

• Influence technology investment decisions, emerging capability adoption, and enterprise readiness.

• Contribute to organisational planning cycles, portfolio reviews, and forward-looking design discussions.

Working Conditions

• Remote role within the United States with occasional travel for leadership workshops, innovation labs, or technology events.

• Collaboration with distributed teams across product, engineering, strategy, and operations.

• Fast-paced, exploratory environment requiring flexibility, strong alignment, and structured execution.

Job Function

• Lead innovation strategy, research, experimentation, and emerging technology adoption.

• Guide multi-team innovation efforts across digital, operational, and technological transformation.

• Shape the organisation’s long-term innovation roadmap and capability development.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $270,000 – $320,000

• Annual executive performance bonus

• Eligibility for long-term incentive programmes

• Executive benefits package including:

  • Comprehensive health & wellness plans

  • Retirement programme participation

  • Paid executive time off

  • Professional development & leadership coaching

  • Remote-work technology support

  • Wellbeing and mental health resources

Why Join Us

• Lead innovation across a large, evolving technology-driven environment.

• High visibility with executive leadership and influence on enterprise direction.

• Opportunity to shape next-generation capabilities and digital strategy.

• Remote-first working model with flexible collaboration practices.

• Strong advancement potential toward VP of Innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, or Strategy Leadership roles.