Job Title: Innovation Team Manager
Organizational Alignment: US Consulting National Office | Innovation & Technology | Business Innovation
Location: Remote within continental United States
Duration: Full-time
Work You’ll Do:
We will build innovation capabilities and manage investments transparently and collaboratively across networks while shaping and scaling bold ideas into new businesses to achieve transformational growth.
Through our BI Innovation Teams – and the expertise of our practitioners on the cutting edge of emerging technologies – we conduct research and experiments, design, build, scale, and iterate alongside the Deloitte Consulting practice and Offering Portfolio leaders to create new offerings for our clients. BI Innovation Teams are made up of domain experts, product managers, researchers, designers, and engineers who work with industry and Offering Portfolio leaders to further their innovation agendas in the marketplace.
On a day-to-day basis, the Manager will help lead the team with use case functions, engage with their domain’s varied stakeholders, and report out to leadership. The Individual in this role will be expected to:
- Help lead a BI Innovation Team’s given use case by:
- Testing, validating, and refining detailed use case problem statements, value propositions, and market opportunity for a business
- Leading the design and execution of the customer research and experiments required to rapidly validate or invalidate key assumptions and questions related to new businesses
- Developing related business case for commercialization, business model, and growth plan
- Identifying and communicating demand for technical resources and support dev team sprint planning with cross-functional colleagues through activities such as experimentation and customer interviews
- Mapping the internal, client-facing storefront and maturity roadmap for the business
- Innovating for the future through offering roadmaps and integration of emerging tech
- Serve as a member of and contributor to a Competency Cohort aligned with their skillset and/or interest
- Analyze data from research, prospect interviews and experiments with key buyers and customers related to the use case
- Report on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadence progress and in-process work on behalf of team, tracking towards key deliverables and annual goals
- Expectation and responsibility to contribute to our continued methodology and competency development through active participation in designated Innovation Competency Cohort
- Serve as a “utility player” and demonstrate willingness to support Innovation Team, Innovation Competency Cohorts, and team or client engagements if/when needed
Qualifications:
Required:
- Years of experience commensurate to Manager-Level (5-7+ years in relevant project and/or innovation-relevant roles)
- Understanding of use cases and application of a technology or technologies to solve for a specific client objective or general business challenge
- Demonstrated knowledge of and new ventures or startups and experience in applying design thinking, new product development, lean startup, experimentation/testing, and/or customer development
Preferred:
- Ability to understand abstract requirements and identify right technologies for building prototypes and proofs-of-concept
- Strong business knowledge in an industry or select industries based on previous client experiences, professional history, and/or personal interest areas
- Experience working internationally and/or as a part of virtual teams
- Sales, business development, and product growth experience preferred
Key Skills:
- Self-starter, natural problem solver with strong ability to apply structured thinking to challenges and apply phased approach to next steps
- Adaptive mindset – comfortable dealing with ambiguity, possession of an innovation mindset and willingness to foster this mindset in their team.
- Ability to “manage up” leaders by driving consensus among varied Consulting network stakeholders to reach common goals, continuing building, and drive collective work forward
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor language to technical and non-technical teammates and internal/external stakeholders
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $124,950 to $208,250.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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