Lead commodity management for sourcing, qualification, and relationships with suppliers at Celestica. Oversee daily operations and strategic procurement initiatives for semiconductor equipment.
About the role
- Director of Innovation Enablement at TruStage, identifying and driving innovative technology solutions for financial services. Collaborating with business leaders and technology teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Partnership and Opportunity Identification: Build and maintain partnerships, serving as trusted advisors to business leaders, technology teams, and corporate stakeholders.
- Proactively identify, shape and evaluate high-value innovation opportunities that drive business transformation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
- Collaborate across functions to translate business goals and challenges into scalable technology-enabled solutions.
- Program Delivery, Metrics and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Research & Development, and other technology functions to ensure a cohesive, enterprise-wide approach to emerging technologies.
- Maintain an active innovation pipeline, regularly communicating progress, performance metrics, and realized business value to stakeholders.
- Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness, adoption, and impact of innovation initiatives.
- Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead comprehensive change management and communications strategies that facilitate successful adoption of new solutions and transformation of ways of working.
- Serve as a visible advocate and ambassador for innovation, inspiring stakeholders across the enterprise and driving sustained organizational impact.
- Innovation Literacy: Develop and lead an Innovation Literacy program that educates, inspires and engages employees at all levels of the organization, increasing awareness, adoption, and empowerment through technology.
- Cultivate a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and growth by promoting agile innovation methodologies and best practices.
- Governance, Compliance and Responsible Innovation: Collaborate with legal, compliance, and governance teams to embed responsible innovation principles, ensuring all initiatives comply with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
- Lead efforts to define and implement governance frameworks that balance innovation velocity with risk management and ethical considerations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or related professional work experience; advanced degree preferred
- 12+ years leading technology enablement, innovation, digital strategy, or transformation initiatives in complex, multi-stakeholder organizations
- Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, insurance)
- Demonstrated success in building, scaling, and embedding programs that deliver measurable business outcomes
- Proven ability to partner effectively with senior executives, technology leaders, and cross-functional teams to translate business priorities into impactful technology solutions
- Strong change management expertise, with a track record of driving adoption of new solutions and influencing cultural and behavioral shifts
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in program governance, portfolio management, and defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Deep understanding of innovation processes, emerging technology trends, and the organizational enablers required to deliver at scale
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- employee assistance program
- life insurance
- disability plans
- parental leave
- paid time off
- 401k
- tuition reimbursement
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