Innovation Lead (Hybrid) - Jobs in Saint John

Job Description

As an Innovation Lead you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of innovation projects that enable us to evolve with our customers and remain competitive in our markets. Your goal will be to help to conceive, source, design and test new products, services and customer experiences. Your success will ensure that our innovations ranging from small to large, near-term to mid-term, will always be focused on the customer and improving their experience with Irving Oil Ltd.What We Offer:

• Work Environment - Work in our beautiful home office building with access to a fitness facility, onsite nurse, and a café.
• Hybrid Work Model - Allows for a blend of in-office and work-from-home days.
• Competitive Compensation - Including an annual bonus plan, pension plan, and parking allowance.
• Flexible Benefits Plan - in effect from day one and offers three levels of coverage to select from to meet your unique, personal needs.
• Paid Vacation - Plus an annual option to purchase additional vacation, too.
• Wellness Support - With an annual wellness allowance, paid personal care days, and a 24/7 Employeeamp; Family Assistance Program.
• Opportunity to give back to some amazing causes in our community - Choose when and where to make an impact with a paid volunteer day, company volunteer opportunities, and a donation matching program.

Your Responsibilities:

• Project manage an assigned portfolio of innovation projects to design and test concepts; refine and iterate; and ultimately cease or deploy.
• Manage live market tests and small prototype deployment to assesses concepts.
• For larger innovations, manage cross-functional project teams comprising of stream leads to help test and execute new products, services and/or experiences.
• Help identify gaps and opportunities in the experience to guide innovation development.
• Work collaboratively with the lines of business as a partner to drive positive change and enable agile innovation tests.
• Ensure feedback and learning from customers, external, partners and internal teams are incorporated into iterative development cycles.
• Increase the visibility of innovation across the business and demonstrate the team #39;s value to drive real business results.
• Work with the analytics, finance and research teams to gather data/insights to build concepts, evaluate performance and created high level business cases.

Your Skills:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid, multi-tasking environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills and the ability to form trusted relationships.
• An ability to problem-solve and quickly pivot on a regular basis.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and develop teams.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities; must be able to quickly pivot when necessary.

Your Experience:

• Post-secondary or bachelor #39;s degree in business administration, marketing, or other relevant degree
• 5+ years of experience in any of the following: Project Management, entrepreneurship, design, innovation advisory or engagement delivery

Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that #39;s created when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives. Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone #39;s responsibility.In a world increasingly engaged in taking action on global issues of climate change, social justice and good corporate governance, our organization has an important role to play. We are committed to being part of the solution, in providing the safe and reliable energy that people need, while taking concrete steps to evolve our business for the future - for our people, our customers and our communities, today and tomorrow.Please take a look at our Sustainability Report to learn more about our commitment to our communities, and our planet.Job Requirements - Work ExperienceBusinessJob Requirements - EducationUndergraduate