25 Innovation jobs in Ireland

embecta is a global diabetes care company that is leveraging its 100-year legacy in insulin delivery to empower people with diabetes to live their best life through innovative solutions, partnerships and the passion of more than 2,000 employees around the globe. Why join us? A career at embecta means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that empowers you to bring your authentic self to work. Here our employees can fulfill their life's purpose through the work that they do every day. You will learn and work alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. Our Total Rewards program - which includes competitive pay, benefits, continuous learning, recognition, career growth and life balance components - is designed to support the varying needs of our diverse and global employees. Reporting to the VP, Global R&D of embecta, the Vice President, Strategic Innovation will serve as a key member of the Global R&D leadership team, responsible for shaping the future of embecta's product innovation strategy. This role will lead the creation and execution of a high-impact R&D function focused on the development of next-generation drug delivery systems such as Pen Injectors and Auto Injectors. The individual must thrive on applying innovative scientific problem-solving skills to product development, and work in an interactive and collaborative development environment where overcoming technical challenges is routine. The Vice President, Advanced Design and Engineering must possess a complete understanding of a wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the fields of Medical Device Product Development. As a senior member of the Global R&D organization, an externally facing presence interfacing with the leaders in the diabetes industry is also expected. RESPONSIBILITIES: Establishand lead a new world-class Advanced Design and Engineering organization, to drive internal or external development of new products such as pen injectors and auto injectors. Evaluate and understand the current market landscape of pen injectors and auto injectors, their strengths and weaknesses and associated opportunities for embecta. Ensure design excellence by embedding a design for high volume Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles into all product development efforts. Follows design, quality, and safety guidelines based on GMP, FDA, and ISO guidelines and related embecta Quality and Safety Standards and Practices. Leads and motivates a lean, high performing team in the development of new products that increase revenue for embecta with a short payback period and quick launch windows. Foster a high-performance culture, attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent across global locations, include close collaboration with the Engineering Group in Dn Laoghaire, Ireland. EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, advance degree in a complementary subject (such as Business) is preferred. Minimum of 15 years of experience in hardware-related products, preferably in the medical device industry. Knowledge of molding, manufacturing processes, PFMEAs preferred. Demonstrated success in developing products or applications. Experienced in developing devices for consumer, industrial, and medical applications. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional, global teams and deliver high-impact results in a fast-paced, regulated environment. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Subject Matter Expert in one or more of the following areas: Fluid delivery using mechanical only designs Ergonomics of devices such as pen injectors Working with external partners to ensure our products meet their needs Cost efficient designs and sourcing Exceptional communication and executive presence Strong inter-personal skills, especially in a team environment. Self-directed, results-oriented and highly organized. Travel expectations: 50% #LI-SK1 embecta is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

In this crucial role at Novartis, the Innovation Capability Director will drive the delivery of innovative solutions for clinical trials in key focus areas: clinical trial recruitment and innovative trial operations. The successful candidate will contribute to the generation of data and knowledge on the feasibility, impact, and value of the solutions for subsequent scalability assessment through their implementation into clinical trials.

If you want the opportunity to utilize your technology and AI expertise to drive innovation where it can really improve patients' lives, read on!

About the Role

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Set-up, implement and deploy innovative solutions that leverage the latest advancements in technology to enhance clinical trial recruitment and innovate trial operations. For solutions deployed in a trial, these will be in line with the Operational Execution Plan (OEP) and implemented in close collaboration with the CTT and maintaining oversight post-deployment with the Portfolio Innovation Director.
• Lead cross-functional team and vendors to deliver innovative clinical trial solutions in line with time, cost, and quality expectations.
• Conduct and/or organize vendor kick off meetings, design reviews, User Acceptance Testing and lessons learned as well as review content of vendor deliverables (e.g., User Requirements Specifications) for innovative solution vendors in partnership with Vendor Management.
• Proactively identify and address potential roadblocks, risks and/or issues and applies a continuous learning approach to drive improvements in innovative solutions based on input from early adopters and/or gap analysis.
• Develop and review content in key trial related documentation where there is no precedent (e.g., protocol, ICF, clinical trial application cover letters, investigator meetings, site, and patient training materials) for innovative solution in collaboration with Portfolio Innovation Director, CTT and vendors.
• Responsible to ensure consultation and buy-in, as necessary, of cross-functional experts of the Innovation Network (e.g., Regulatory, Quality, Legal, Data Privacy) in the trial specific delivery of the innovative solution.
• Develop and manage new processes where no process or precedent exists in collaboration with the Innovation Capability Head, while maintaining compliance with current regulations (both internal and external).
• Contribute to the co-creation of success criteria, guidance, processes, and templates for implementation at scale with future solution owners (e.g., Vendor Management).
• Support identification of emerging technologies and external trends for their focus area to ensure GCO continues to leverage best in class innovative solutions.
• Member of Innovation team that has end-to-end visibility on innovation pipeline and ensures continued learning & scalability assessment for more effective technology adoption.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences/healthcare
• 5+ years of clinical trial innovation and/or solution delivery experience in innovation focus area (clinical trial recruitment and innovative trial operations)
• 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical clinical drug development
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in programming and data analysis e.g. R, Python
• Proven track record in developing and implementing technology solutions, including AI, in life sciences and knowledgeable on application of different AI models to solve business problems
• Led strategy development and effectively translated into the development and implementation of projects/programs within a complex matrix environment
• Deep understanding of data analytics tools and techniques, and be able to interpret and analyse large datasets to extract meaningful insights

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or equivalent education/degree in life science/healthcare

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Quality and Innovation Lead Duties and Responsibilities: Implementation and maintenance of the CJK ISO9001:2015 system, along with input into the ISO: 140001, ISO: 45001, ISO:27001, and the ISO: 19650, company-wide, on site and within the office. This must be carried out with a view to upgrading and raising the level of certification to become INAB Accredited. Have knowledge of the current IS: + AC1: 2024 regulations and provide updates on possible amendments. Preparation of project specific Project Quality Plans (PQP) for newly acquired projects. Creation of Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) document for scope of works. Development of Quality Control (QC) Test Packs per scope of works. Have knowledge of Digital Document Management Systems, i.e., Procore, FieldView, ViewPoint, SiteWorks. Be digitally literate in Defect Management and Reporting software. QA Auditing of projects in accordance with the site audit schedule and Scope of works. Documenting findings and follow up actions in detailed audit reports. Promoting LEAN construction processes & tools, best practice, improvements and sharing Lessons Learned across projects. Add to the knowledge library with Construction relevant systems, i.e., LEED, EXCEED, BREEAM, WELL Building initiatives. Provide updates in-line with the EU Safety Gate System on defective products within the EU-27 jurisdiction. Promotion of CJKs ACE Initiative program. Provision of continuous QMS Training and Support, as per CJK Quality System. Development of training material to be provided to Apprentice candidates Be able to present material relating to the Graduate Program and have input in improving the Program within CJK. Mentor candidates in line with the Accredited CJK Graduate Program, have a knowledge of required soft skills for participating candidates. Provide updates quarterly to Directors on QA and QC metrics. Understand or have an ability to visually present collected data on productivity through digital systems, such as Power BI. Promoting Innovation within CJK, both onsite and in Headquarters. Investigating QA issues and non-conformances (should they arise). Notify the EHS Manager and Directors of technical incidents or issues that arise. Review of project specifications, as required. Completing Quality / Technical Alert documentation and specialist Reports, dilapidation reports as required. All other duties associated with this role. Carry out QMS Audits and follow up reports on projects. Completion of System walkdowns and site inspections, as works progress. Completion of BCAR 2014 site inspections, incl. provision of CE Marking certificates, Commissioning (Cx) reports, Test Packs for final handover. Liaise with the CJK O&M Co-ordinator for the timely provision of O&M Manuals, where inputs are required. Continuous training and recruitment of QC Testers Principal Duty Holder for CJK Safe Electric Account. Oversee management of testing Equipment resources (also responsible for Calibration as required). Oversee management of testing branch of CJK. Allocation of resources and time to projects as required. Have knowledge of HV and MV distribution systems and the associated regulations. Be familiar with ASHRAE Terminology in relation to Commissioning activities. Plan and schedule up to Level 3 Commissioning (Cx) to Data Centre Level requirements Plan and schedule required testing across both disciplines up to Level 4 Functional Systems Testing (FST) to Data Centre Level requirements. Plan and schedule required testing across both disciplines to Level 5 Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to Data Centre Level requirements.

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start **Caring. Connecting. Growing together.**
As a Fortune 5 business, we're one of the world's leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you'll have or the challenges you'll encounter.
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.
The Senior Data Scientist will be part of the Advisory Board, which helps health care leaders across the health care ecosystem work smarter and faster through provocative insights, actionable strategies, and practical tools to support execution. This individual will possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills as well as a passion for innovation. The data scientist will partner with leaders on the Quantitative Insights (QI) team to identify opportunities for methodological improvement, independently develop and iterate on complex models, and ensure ongoing quality of our analytical offerings.
**Schedule** : Full-time position with standard working hours of Monday - Friday, standard business hours. There will be a requirement to be flexible due to working with a Global Team.
_Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Letterkenny or Dublin office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model._
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ **Product innovation:**
+ Identify opportunities for improvement in analytical tools and research methodologies
+ Serve as an expert resource to Advisory Board researchers, data analysts, and engineers
+ Scope and project manage work to deliver on tool enhancements and research initiatives
+ Partner with engineers and developers to build analyses into scalable tools and data pipelines
+ Prototype new products and solutions
+ Maintain familiarity with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniques
+ **Data analysis and modeling:**
+ Use AI/ML methods to develop scalable analytical tools and research
+ Develop numerical/statistical programs to support analytical and research work
+ Analyze large healthcare datasets (e.g. claims, EHR, other)
+ Build datasets by connecting tables from across sources
+ **Collaboration**
+ Partner with research teams to surface ideas and use data analysis to produce future-oriented insights
+ Act as thought partner to management team on future direction of team and role
+ Be an independent thinker and advocate of data science methods and applications
+ Build and maintain relationships with Optum and UHG colleagues as teams partners on projects and analysis
+ Ability to articulate and paint a vision, with strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strengths in translating highly complex concepts, results, models and technologies in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
_You will be rewarded and recognised for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in._
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a relevant subject OR Equivalent experience
+ Proven experience in data analysis and modeling
+ Ability to perform statistical modelling and analysis of datasets
+ Ability to work on AI/ML use cases
+ Background in machine learning and statistics
+ Foundation in data structures and algorithms
+ Extensive programming experience with Python/Pyspark or other analytics languages
+ Ability to write complex SQL queries
+ Experience designing and executing analyses on large data sets
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience in large-scale data analysis and machine learning
+ Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning methods for model build and deployment
+ Master of Science (or higher) in computer science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field
+ Experience in Redshift, S3, Glue, and other AWS applications
+ Understanding of raw health care claims data, including Medicare and commercial data sets
+ Experience building analytical products
+ Experience with user testing
+ Demonstrated depth of health care knowledge and expertise
**Soft Skills:**
+ Written and oral communication skills
**Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.**
_All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy._
_At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission._
_Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2023 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
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Build the future of financial markets. Build yours. Ready to make a real impact in the financial industry? At Deutsche Brse Group, we'll empower you to grow your career in a supportive and inclusive environment. With our unique business model, driven by 15,000 colleagues around the globe, we actively shape the future of financial markets. Join our One Global Team! Who we are Deutsche Brse Group is one of the world's leading exchange organisations and an innovative market infrastructure provider. With our products and services, we ensure that capital markets are fair, transparent, reliable, and stable. Together, we develop state-of-the-art IT solutions and offer our IT systems all over the world. Within the Deutsche Brse Group, Clearstream is an international central securities depository (ICSD). It provides post-trade infrastructure and securities services for the international market and 59 domestic markets worldwide, with customers in 110 countries. Cork Your career at Deutsche Brse Group Deutsche Brse Group is strengthening its position as a leader in creating the marketplace of the future. To strengthen the team, we are looking for an Innovation and Digital Transformation Unit Head (f/m/d) to take on responsibility in an interesting and dynamic environment to support us in leading our strategy and execution around Automation. We focus on digitization and automation of business processes. Our Automation Solutions units provide guidance to individual automation use case initiatives. This spans from Centre of Excellence type of help, through provisioning and support of automation tools and platforms, to forming project teams and/or providing automation implementations. We are driven by User Experience and Efficiency, whilst maintaining both Compliance, Agility of approaches and Flexibility needed in the context of dynamically changing ecosystem of tools and processes. Our mission is to free up human resources to do complex and advanced tasks instead of spending time and effort on repetitive, mundane, and automatable activities. We support implementations leveraging Low-code development platform Mendix, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and other automation tools like Power Automate, in house-built Digitization Platform with microservices for OCR, Data Mining, NLP, automated document classification, and many other related features. Our project methodology is using Agile software development principles of framework. Our governance framework spans from simple automation cases all the way to MCP governed critical and material changes. The Innovation and Digital Transformation Unit Head role is responsible for delivery and support of Automation solutions and the development of our in-house built Digitization Platform. The project and change processes in our company are complex to satisfy extensive regulatory and compliance requirements. We are looking for a self-driven leader with experience in managing change and development projects in a wide variety of governing contexts and implementation project styles, and a strong willingness to understand the business context and align technical solutions with business needs. Your Responsibilities 1. Innovation & IT Transformation: Lead innovation projects to explore new automation opportunities and technologies Extend artificial intelligence capabilities within the automation solutions. Provide, facilitate, and standardize Automation Platforms across the organization for increased adoption and unlocking business value 2. Delivery and operations Stability: Delivery of Automation use cases and platform enhancements in line with both change and operating budgets. Active participation in the ongoing evolution of automation development lifecycle processes. Transparency of progress and risks to project stakeholders. Documentation of processes, plans, project governance documents, and progress reports. 3. Line Management: Lead a team of 7 resources plus externals. Practicing, coaching, and promoting Agile Project Management practices where possible. Planning backlogs, timelines of deliverables, release management. Use both teaching and coaching to keep improving agility as well as maturity of the Agile operation. Ensure budgetary rigor in all line management activities Assistance with Project Management of other automation initiatives (e.g. Low-Code and RPA solutions) Your Profile University degree in Information Technology or comparable professional experience. Extensive experience leading technical projects and managing process change in both Agile and Waterfall SDLC. A strong willingness to understand the business context and align technical solutions with business needs. Experience with architectural patterns of microservices and streaming platforms, cloud platforms, and Automation technologies. Experience with the team and company ecosystem is desirable: Atlassian Jira, Confluence and GitHub Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, OpenShift Mendix or other low code platforms Experience in delivering AI and GenAi solutions is a plus Experience working in globally distributed teams. Experience in project and release management. Understanding of resource management. Knowledge of the financial industry, e.g. related to business of Deutsche Brse and Clearstream beneficial, especially in the investment funds area

Associate/Senior Associate for a Private Practice that is shaping the digital future. Are you a talented Commercial Lawyer ready to move beyond the traditional? This award winning practice prides itself on not simply practicing law; they advise the innovators, the disruptors, and the tech giants who are building tomorrow. The Dublin office is expanding fast, and they are hiring for Associates/Senior Associates to join a top-tier Commercial team. This isn't just another legal role. It's a chance to immerse yourself in the world's most exciting sectors-from AI and digital services to life sciences and media-and make your mark on a global scale. In this role, you will: Lead the Charge: Advise on cutting-edge commercial contracts at the intersection of technology, IP, and digital regulation. Collaborate Globally: Work seamlessly with international teams on transformative projects that cross borders and challenge convention. Guide Industry Leaders: Assist high-growth businesses and major enterprises in navigating their interactions with regulators. Build & Grow: Play a key role in the strategic growth of the Dublin practice, with unparalleled opportunities for your own career development. This is an international firm with a truly collaborative culture. If you're a commercially-minded lawyer with a passion for technology and a desire to influence the future, we want to hear from you. To review a detailed job description and person specification, and hear about the package and trajectory on offer from this rapidly growing private practice, please contact me in confidence at Skills: Lawyer Solicitor Legal Executive Associate Senior Associate

Marsh McLennan, the world's leading professional services firm in risk, strategy and people, is looking for a "Lead Solution Architect for Innovation & Services" to join the Global Technology Engineering & Enterprise Architecture team (TE2A). We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Solution Architect to join our newly formed strategic cutting-edge Innovation Center and Business & Client Service teams. In this role, we will rely on you to provide visionary technical leadership ensuring the best approaches (both AI and traditional) are being leveraged as well as always being on the lookout for how we can apply new technologies or techniques to drive excellence and further accelerate our development. This is a senior-level individual contributor role bringing ideas into reality with our agile teams. The ideal candidate will be deeply technical, have a proven track record of delivery, architecture guidance and the ability to find effective solutions to complex challenges. The Technology Engineering & Enterprise Architecture (TE2A) group is responsible for leading the development and maintenance of business aligned technical strategies that reduce technical debt, accelerate delivery and drive innovation across the entire Enterprise. This is a great opportunity for you to work in a central organisation close to senior leadership where your decisions impact the whole company. You will be helping to shape & implement our ambitious goals of providing meaningful solutions which systematically reduce the cost of development, accelerates delivery of business benefits whilst simplifying our technical landscape. What can you expect: As a member of the Global Technology Engineering & Enterprise Architecture team (TE2A), you will join a group of highly experienced senior individuals who provide technical leadership, establish designs and deliver the best solution approaches collaboratively with teams. This highly selective group is now further enriching its effectiveness with the introduction of the "Lead Solution Architect for Innovation & Services" role. We will count on you to: Provide Technical Leadership for numerous agile dev teams. Partner with Technical Leaders across Innovation and the Business. Develop the overall architecture of applications and shared components. Ensure the best approach/technology is being leveraged. Incorporate reuse, standardisation and security-by-design into your solution designs to simplify, secure and accelerate technology delivery. Ensure alignment with Enterprise Technical Strategy and Standards. Work with the agile teams to ensure the implementation aligns with the Design. Support diagnosis of incidents and problem management. Provide architectural direction and ongoing guidance throughout the full agile lifecycle. Leverage strategic or emerging technologies. What you need to have: Passion for technology and always looking to understand the next big thing. 5+ years' Application or Solution Architecture experience designing cloud-based applications and microservices. Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology (or similar working experience). Extensive software development experience (Node, Python, .Net, Mongo, SQL, React, Angular, Kubernetes, Serverless). Strong foundation in Cloud core concepts and Modern Development approaches. Delivery focused approach and an appetite for change. REST API and Shared Services Principles. Ability to operate at scale and with senior stakeholders. Strong attention to detail. Ability to work collaboratively with technical peers across MMC. Strong technical background and can engage in deep technical discussions, effectively summarise, and contribute. Ability to create designs using UML and standard Architectural notations. Agile/Scrum Experience. What makes you stand out: Robust AI/ML Experience. Deep technical background. Drive for excellence and thirst for knowledge. Proven track record architecting, developing and delivering large scale global production solutions. Excellent written English and can convey complex concepts in easy to understand visually pleasing presentations. Experience with regulated environments, systems security, and privacy. Why join our team: We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities. Mentorship & Career Growth within a large, progressive, global organisation. Work/Life Harmony. Inclusive Team Culture. Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at to discuss any specific needs. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.

**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 8 years of experience in program or project management.
+ Experience managing vendors or a direct team to provide customer engagement or support.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
+ Experience working in an innovation, customer success, or customer program environment.
+ Experience in submarine networking technologies.
+ Ability to build incident management functions.
+ Excellent communication and project management skills, with a track record of handling multiple customers and streams of work.
A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. That's why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
This role is crucial for our partner ecosystem. You will ensure smooth onboarding to our subsea cable network and cultivate, ongoing partner relationships. This includes understanding their needs, proactive communication, and serving as their primary Google contact. You will advocate our partners, ensuring their voices are heard and concerns addressed.By providing support, you will contribute to Google's mission of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible. You will connect the world, one cable at a time, empowering partners to succeed in the digital age.
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Job Title:
Head of Innovation & Technology for B2B Sales
Job Description
We're Concentrix. The global technology and services leader that powers the world's best brands, today and into the future. We're solution-focused, tech-powered, intelligence-fueled. With unique data and insights, deep industry expertise, and advanced technology solutions, we're the intelligent transformation partner that powers a world that works, helping companies become refreshingly simple to work, interact, and transact with. We shape new game-changing careers in over 70 countries, attracting the best talent.
Our game-changers around the world have devoted their careers to ensuring every relationship is exceptional. And we're proud to be recognized with awards such as "World's Best Workplaces," "Best Companies for Career Growth," and "Best Company Culture," year after year.
Join us and be part of this journey towards greater opportunities and brighter futures.
The Head of B2B Sales Technology & Innovation is responsible for shaping and delivering the technology vision that powers the B2B sales Practice and its execution. This leader defines strategic priorities and the technology roadmap, oversees internal product development and external tech partnerships. He/she works in collaboration with operational teams to educate and guide technological options and support deployment. The role requires close collaboration with operations, innovation, sales & AM, marketing, IT and GPO, as well as external vendors to ensure technology investments align with business goals and deliver measurable impact.
**What you will do in this role**
In everything we do, we believe in doing right by and for people - our clients, their customers, our people, our community, and our planet.
1. Priorities and Roadmap Definition
+ Develop and maintain a comprehensive technology roadmap for B2B sales, aligning with broader business objectives and sales strategies
+ Define and prioritize technology initiatives based on business value, feasibility, and resource availability.
+ Define internal development needs vs. external tech partnerships priorities
+ Set clear goals, milestones, and deadlines for technology adoption and improvements, ensuring transparent progress tracking and accountability
+ Collaborate with stakeholders across sales, customer success, GPO and IT to gather requirements and ensure alignment with organizational needs
2. Internal Product Development
+ Lead internal product teams to design, build, and continuously improve identified top priority B2B sales tools for internal development
+ Prioritize user experience by gathering feedback from internal sales teams, iterating on features, and ensuring solutions are intuitive and drive productivity
+ Establish feedback loops, monitor usage data, and identify areas for enhancement to maximize adoption and impact
+ Ensure internal tools are scalable, flexible, and aligned with long-term business goals
+ Overcome challenges such as resource constraints, resistance to change, and integration with systems through effective change management and communication
3. External Technology Scouting, Assessment, Selection, and Onboarding
+ Continuously scan the market for innovative technologies that can enhance B2B sales processes and outcomes.
+ Assess and compare external solutions, identifying use cases to solve and conducting pilot programs and ROI analyses to inform selection decisions
+ Lead the onboarding and integration of chosen technologies
+ Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts to ensure favorable terms and ongoing support
4. Technology deployment oversight
+ Enable and work alongside the AM, operations and innovation teams to identify 1/ the business problems to address 2/ the technology solution best fitted for the needs
+ Support them in the testing and deployment of agreed technological solution (AM & operations team accountable for deployment)
+ Work alongside innovation team to define and track B2B sales technology deployment and opportunities
5. B2B Sales Technology enablement & thought leadership
+ Enable and work alongside the AM, operations and innovation teams to identify 1/ the business problems to address 2/ the technology solution best fitted for the needs; and support them in the testing and deployment of agreed technological solution (AM & operations team accountable for deployment)
+ Develop tech thought leadership and enablement materials - enable the teams internally to pitch B2B sales tech solutions; and develop content for external communication on our solutions and our tech point of view
**Your qualifications**
We embrace our game-changers with open arms, people from diverse backgrounds, who are curious and willing to learn. Your natural talent to help others and go beyond WOW for our customers will fit right in with what we do and who we are.
Concentrix is a great match if you have:
+ 12+ years of experience in B2B sales technology, digital innovation, or enterprise product leadership
+ Proven ability to define and execute sales tech roadmaps aligned with business goals
+ Strong background in internal product development with focus on user experience, scalability, and adoption
+ Experienced in scouting, assessing, and onboarding external tech solutions with ROI-driven approach
+ Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations, IT, Marketing, and Innovation teams
+ Strong change management and communication skills to drive tool adoption and behavior change
+ Track record of developing enablement materials and thought leadership content for internal and external audiences
+ Proficient in managing vendor relationships, contracts, and integrations
+ Familiar with sales tech platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Outreach, Seismic, HubSpot) and enterprise ecosystems
+ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; certifications in Agile/Product Management a plus
**Power the best version of you!**
At Concentrix, we invest in our game-changers because we know that when our people thrive, our clients and their customers thrive.
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