APAC Innovation Lead (Smart Mobility/Permanent)

Permanent role

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
• Experience in tech product creation and management:

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)Business / Tech opportunities identification and assessment
2. Ideation and design workshop management
3. 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 protected]

Personnel Reg No: R1110127

Manpower Staffing Services (S) Pte Ltd

EA Licence No: 02C3423