Principal Specialist, Innovation Portfolio
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Role Summary JOB DESCRIPTION The role supports the innovation portfolio by progressing prioritized opportunities from concept to pilot readiness and scale-up.
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Job Description
The role supports the innovation portfolio by progressing prioritized opportunities from concept to pilot readiness and scale-up. Reporting to the Innovation Portfolio Director, the role partners closely with the Senior Specialist for Scouting & Open Innovation to translate external ecosystem insights into qualified use cases and works in parallel with the Senior Specialist for Opportunities & Market Competitiveness to ensure alignment with business priorities, value drivers, and competitive positioning.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage assigned opportunities through the portfolio stage-gate (qualification → concept → business case → pilot → scale recommendation).
- Translate scouting insights into structured use cases: define problem statements, hypotheses, stakeholders, and value drivers.
- Conduct market and technology research, benchmarking, and vendor/startup engagement in coordination with the Senior Specialist (Scouting & Open Innovation).
- Develop business cases including ROI, risks, dependencies, resourcing, and implementation roadmap.
- Design and manage PoCs/pilots: scope, success criteria, KPIs, data plan, and governance.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution with BUs, Technology Enablement, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and HSSE.
- Prepare executive-ready materials (portfolio updates, decision memos, and presentations) for the Innovation Portfolio Director and governance forums.
- Track benefits realization, capture lessons learned, and support change management and adoption post-implementation.
- Partner with technology and business units (Aluminum, Phosphate, Gold) to embed validated innovations into Maaden’s technology and operational landscape
- Develop mechanisms for tracking performance, adoption, and realized business value across the innovation portfolio
Core Competencies
- Innovation management and portfolio governance
- Partnership development and stakeholder engagement
- Technology scouting and R&D collaboration
- Program management and pilot-to-scale execution
- Strategic communication and influence
Qualification
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or Innovation Management (advanced degree preferred)
- 8+ years’ experience managing innovation portfolios within large-scale industrial or digital environments
- Proven success in translating pilots into scaled, production-ready solutions with measurable outcomes
- Strong network across industry, startups, academia, and R&D ecosystems
- Ability to link emerging technologies with Maaden’s strategic and operational priorities
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