Smart Mobility Innovation Lead

Duration: 6 months contract with an option to extend

Industry: Multinational Transportation and Mobility Solutions

Work location: Kallang

Summary

Take on a new challenge and apply your entrepreneurship, tech product creation and management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Head of APAC Innovation working alongside passionate and driven teammates. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with the clients, teams across the business (project and customer directors), government agencies, start-ups and much more. You’ll specifically take care of one or several Innovation mobility projects and transform them into reality.

We’ll look to you to:

• Foster and strengthen open innovation ecosystem
• Bring new ideas and identify new opportunities with the right team and partners
• Structure the project (Scope, schedule, budget, ROI) and get project / Station approval.
• Scale up the project at the regional level
• Link with R&D platform and projects in the region for collaboration
• Link with APAC ecosystem for collaboration (Universities, public agencies, Start Up, Suppliers, Customers..)

About the Job

Collaboration management

• Develop communication strategy and content for client and key stakeholders
• Identify external programs and funding relevant for the company
• Identify and lead collaboration agreement with client, supplier, start-up and academic
• Support client presentation and technical proposal

Innovation Pipeline

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the open innovation framework.
• Develop and secure a robust network in the company and in the Region to identify pain points and opportunities for clients, projects teams and R&D to be addressed by Innovation
• Design and facilitate workshop to facilitate ideation, solution design, collaboration and new solution adoption
• Develop and manage the innovation pipeline, timelines and resources, ensuring a consistent flow of high-potential projects.
• Be able to identify low hanging fruits and flagship projects
• Communicate clearly on business value, technical proposal and market to be addressed to secure sponsorship, funding and stakeholders engagement
• Be able to pivot to secure value and time to market of your innovation solution
• Oversee the prototyping, testing and piloting of new products, solutions and services.

Project Management

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope definition, budget management, resource allocation, risk assessment, and communication strategies
• Utilize and support team in project management methodologies application (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Proactively address potential roadblocks.
• Track and report on project progress and budget consumption, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders based on standard communication support and dashboard with relevant KPI.

Process Improvement & Best Practices

• Secure adherence of existing company processes
• Develop and implement best practices for innovation program management.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Share your experience and best practices with Innovation community
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in innovation management and open innovation

Requirements

• An Engineering degree

1. Tech (robotic, data, digital) product development from ideation to commercialization
2. Product design
3. Business model creation
4. Experience in Data, AI and software development
5. Tech team management is a plus
6. DevOps, MLOps is a plus

• Experience in Innovation

1. Experience / contacts with Tech eco-system (customers, maintainer, operator, Universities, governmental agencies, Start Up)
2. Business / Tech opportunities identification and assessment
3. Ideation and design workshop management
4. Patent management

• Experience in Project management

1. Stakeholder management (customer, management, supplier, support function)
2. Budget management
3. Planning
4. Risk management
5. Change management / deployment of new product
6. Manage ambiguity and priorities and negotiate tradeoffs
7. Agile methodology

• Interest in Railway, green mobility
• Open to business travel within APAC (minimal travel required)

Ramos May Anne De Mesa - ***email_hidden***

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