Innovation Lead
Core
Drive sustainable, profitable growth by turning unmet customer needs and emerging technology into real commercial opportunities, shaping ideas from early exploration through to validation.
Role type
Innovation Lead (Strategy & Commercialization)
Builds
Validated innovation concepts and commercial opportunities
Domain
Industrial safety machinery and interlocking systems
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
structured innovation approaches, commercial viability assessment, cross-functional collaboration, industry trend analysis, stakeholder engagement, problem-solving in ambiguous environments
Preferred skills
Controls engineering background, licensing/partnership experience
Technologies
emerging technologies
Responsibilities
Lead identification and prioritization of innovation opportunities; manage the innovation pipeline from exploration to handover; collaborate with R&D and Engineering to assess feasibility; monitor industry trends and competitor activity; facilitate ideation workshops; engage with customers and external partners to validate concepts; support licensing and acquisition activities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence