Director Sustainability Innovation

Description

• Create viable business models that lead to commercialization strategies for new and mature innovations.
• Establish an active and actionable global network of internal and external subject matter experts to collaboratively innovate and co-innovate existing and new offerings with speed to market, optimum design and to maximize efficiencies.
• Lead the monitoring of the external environment and market assessment of new technology ensuring awareness and identification worldwide while developing innovative partnerships with external partners.
• Partner with R&D in the discovery and scaling of market-led emerging technologies. Identify and evaluate to leverage Republic’s core competencies and solve customer needs.
• Develop technology innovation governance structure to fit in line with program delivery methodologies to screen and validate opportunities though use cases, testing and rework.
• Assess macro market and technology trends, customer insights, and business objectives to identify unmet customer needs and underserved markets to drive innovation and enhanced sustainability opportunities and priorities.
• Develop and lead a team of highly skilled development managers to deliver business outcomes as well as ensuring a robust talent pipeline.
• Partner with Business Development and other internal resources in Business Case Development.
• Promote the Company’s innovation agenda; influence and obtain support from business leaders and senior management for successful execution of the agenda.
• Support the Emerging Business Development team on executing our acquisition pipeline.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of key trends in technology and innovation (i.e. Clean Technology).
• Cross-functional relationship skills with experience of leading in a matrix organization highly desired.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• 3+ years executive-level exposure (i.e. comfort in front of and experience working directly with executive and board-level committees) is preferred.
• High ambiguity tolerance and interest in developing adjacent businesses.
• Proven ability to take projects from idea to commercial success.
• Ten years of relevant work experience in innovation identification and investment, corporate strategy and/or strategy consulting experience, and/or business development expertise working experience.
• Engaging presentation and/or storytelling skills.
• Ability to travel: Up to 50% (domestic and potential for international).
• Five years of management experience.
• Excellent analytical, financial acumen, project management and influencing skills;

Benefits

• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Great Place to Work
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee discount programs.
• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance