IT Innovation and Emerging Technologies Lead

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technology Scouting and Trend Analysis

Monitor emerging technologies, vendor roadmaps, startups, and industry developments across AI, automation, cloud, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms.

Maintain a technology radar and present concise recommendations on relevance, maturity, timing, and potential business impact.

Business Opportunities and Technology Assessment

Partner with business and IT leaders to identify challenges and prioritize use cases based on value, feasibility, risk, and strategic fit.

Assess solutions and suppliers for integration, scalability, security, data requirements, licensing, total cost of ownership, and vendor viability.

Develop business cases with expected benefits, investment requirements, assumptions, and success measures.

Proofs of Concept and Pilots

Propose pilot scope, cost estimates, stakeholder contributions, evaluation criteria, and go or no-go checkpoints for approval.

Build or configure initial prototypes where feasible and coordinate testing with technical specialists and suppliers; document results and recommend adoption, further testing, or discontinuation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Innovation Roadmap and Adoption

Maintain an innovation opportunity pipeline and propose roadmap priorities to the Global CIO, aligned with business needs and IT strategy.

Coordinate handover of validated solutions to delivery and operational teams, including ownership, support requirements, and benefits tracking.

Partnerships and Knowledge Sharing

Build relationships with technology providers and innovation ecosystems; evaluate partnership opportunities with Procurement and relevant stakeholders.

Share findings through executive briefings, demonstrations, and workshops that help teams identify practical technology applications.

Governance and Performance

Engage Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Legal, and data owners throughout evaluation and experimentation; obtain required approvals before production adoption.

Report pipeline progress, pilot outcomes, time to decision, adoption, and realized benefits; track pilot costs against approved funding and capture lessons learned.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Technical and Business Expertise

Broad understanding of enterprise IT, including cloud, integration, data platforms, cybersecurity, AI, and process automation; ability to assess technical trade-offs with specialists.

Practical experience evaluating emerging technologies and delivering proofs of concept or pilots with documented business outcomes.

Strong technology research, vendor evaluation, business case development, and financial analysis skills.

Communication and Delivery

Ability to explain technical opportunities and risks to executives and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Strong stakeholder management, structured experimentation, prioritization, and project coordination skills; ability to work independently across countries or regions.

Experience and Seniority

5+ years of experience in enterprise technology, solution architecture, technology consulting, digital transformation, or related roles.

3+ years conducting technology assessments, proofs of concept, or innovation initiatives, with evidence of opportunity discovery through validated adoption. People management experience is not required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Fluent English required for global collaboration and executive communication.