Senior Innovation Project Manager

Mission

The Senior Innovation Project Manager leads complex innovation initiatives and programs, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality and impact. The role oversees high-impact projects (including Mission Units, digital initiatives, process redesign, and new services) and contributes to the strategic execution of innovation, excluding pure research projects.

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Key Accountabilities

Staffing and team leadership

 - Define and build project teams based on required capabilities and objectives
 - Assess technical and interpersonal skills to ensure effective team composition
 - Lead and mentor team members across projects and initiatives

Project coordination and delivery

 - Lead and oversee complex projects, programs, or Mission Units
 - Define governance, roles, responsibilities, and execution strategies
 - Ensure alignment with scope, timelines, quality, and expected impact
 - Oversee project communication, reporting, and documentation
 - Optimize resource allocation across the project lifecycle

Economic and financial project management

 - Monitor and control project budgets, costs, and financial KPIs
 - Ensure proper financial planning, tracking, and reporting
 - Identify optimization opportunities and ensure value creation

Risk and issue management

 - Anticipate risks and define mitigation strategies
 - Manage complex issues and conflicts
 - Escalate critical matters to senior stakeholders when needed
 - Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Quality assurance

 - Ensure compliance with company standards, methodologies, and objectives
 - Review deliverables and ensure alignment with expected outcomes
 - Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement processes
 - Ensure full and accurate project documentation

Stakeholder management and interaction

 - Interface with senior management and key stakeholders
 - Support strategic decision-making through structured insights and reporting
 - Collaborate with functions such as Finance, Portfolio Management, and Control

Innovation-specific responsibilities

 - Drive innovation scouting and strategic initiatives
 - Oversee knowledge management and intellectual property aspects
 - Support communication, dissemination, and adoption of innovation outcomes
 - Contribute to innovation programs including Mission Units, digital transformation, process redesign, and new service initiatives

Education

Qualifications

Professional experience
 - 5+ years in project-based or technical environments
 - Proven experience managing complex and high-impact projects
 - Strong exposure to innovation, digital, transformation, or Mission Unit initiatives
Technical and project management skills
 - Advanced expertise in project management methodologies
 - Strong planning, budgeting, and resource management capabilities
 - Solid experience in stakeholder and client management
 - Strong understanding of risk, quality, and performance management
Leadership and team coordination skills
Additional assets (Plus):
 - PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications
 - Experience in international and cross-functional environments
 - Advanced academic or technical background (PhD is a plus)

Competencies