Senior Consultant Job

Role Purpose

Key Accountabilities & Activities

• Innovation Programs Support

• Coordinate and support innovation activities and programs across the company to enable business unit growth.
• Assist in developing and implementing innovation plans aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Support the preparation of innovation roadmaps, timelines, milestones, and key activities.

• Innovation Strategy & Performance Tracking

• Contribute to setting clear and measurable innovation goals and objectives aligned with organizational priorities.
• Support the definition of KPIs to track and evaluate the progress and impact of innovation activities.
• Track progress, return on investment, and budget utilization related to innovation activities.

• Business Unit Innovation Enablement

• Provide support to business units in identifying and leveraging innovation opportunities to drive growth.
• Help identify focus areas where innovation efforts can maximize business value.
• Support business units in solving internal or external challenges using innovation methodologies and techniques.

• Idea Generation & Innovation Culture

• Encourage and facilitate idea generation and innovation initiatives from employees across the organization.
• Promote a culture of innovation by supporting initiatives that encourage creativity, curiosity, and continuous learning.
• Implement programs and initiatives that support and recognize innovative thinking and behavior.

• Ideas Bank & Innovation Opportunities Management

• Manage and improve the Ideas Bank to capture, organize, and track innovative ideas generated within the organization.
• Support the growth of innovation opportunities internally and through external collaborations.
• Prepare ideas and innovation opportunities for further evaluation, development, or potential offering to Elm customers when requested.

• Innovation Sessions, Workshops & Enablement

• Organize and facilitate innovation sessions, workshops, and events to generate and explore new ideas.
• Use ideation techniques and tools to stimulate creativity and collaboration among participants.
• Provide training, resources, and guidance to empower employees to participate in innovation activities.

• Idea Validation, Prototyping & MVP Assessment

• Provide support in evaluating and validating new ideas and concepts with relevant business units and stakeholders.
• Assist in prototyping, testing, and piloting new innovations to gather feedback and validate assumptions.
• Validate and assess new ideas and MVPs to identify ideas worth investment or support early decision-making.

• Intellectual Property & Innovation Representation Support

• Identify inventions and innovations that may have potential for patent protection.
• Coordinate with legal teams to support patent filing activities and compliance with intellectual property requirements.
• Support the demonstration of Elm innovation capabilities through customer sessions, conferences, innovation lab visits, and service line support.

• Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Comply with all relevant safety, quality, and environmental management policies, procedures, and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• Information Security
• Comply with all relevant information security practices and standards to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.

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