Hybrid Director of Innovation, External Affairs

at Divar publication. نشر دیوار

• Job title: Director of Innovation, External Affairs
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tehran, Iran

About the role

• Director of Innovation & External Affairs executing initiatives to extend the Board’s vision and shaping projects. Leading relationships with influential leaders and initiating global collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute initiatives that extend the Board’s vision — from clean-energy and tech investments to cross-sector collaborations with universities, NGOs, and the service or creative industries.
• Design and launch exploratory ventures that merge commercial logic with cultural or social purpose.
• Identify new opportunities where our ecosystem can contribute to progress, locally and globally.
• Build and nurture relationships with influential leaders — including government officials, CEOs, investors, university heads, and thought leaders.
• Represent the Chairman and the Board in international forums, innovation summits, and partnership talks.
• Initiate global collaborations that connect our ecosystem with world-class institutions, funds, and creative networks.
• Having international education or professional experience is a distinct advantage — but what matters most is your ability to think and operate globally, wherever you are.
• Create experiences and platforms that connect technologists, creators, and innovators — such as exhibitions, salons, or gatherings that blend intellect, art, and entrepreneurship.
• Collaborate with universities and cultural institutions to amplify science, technology, and design dialogue in public spaces.
• Provide strategic and administrative support to the Chairman and Board, ensuring clarity, progress, and follow-through on key decisions.
• Collaborate closely with C-level executives to ensure external initiatives complement the company’s vision and momentum.
• Manage sensitive communications with discretion and precision.

Requirements

• 3 to 15 years of experience in innovation, partnerships, strategy, service, or creative industries.
• Self-driven and independent, with a natural instinct to take initiative and turn ideas into action.
• Fluent in English and Persian; comfortable engaging confidently with leaders, investors, and policymakers across cultures.
• Strong understanding of startups, venture ecosystems, sustainability, and technology trends.
• Background in tech, consulting, VC, creative, or hospitality industries is highly valued.
• What You Bring
• A genuine curiosity for how technology, design, and sustainability can shape society.
• The ability to connect people and ideas across borders and disciplines.
• Emotional intelligence, cross-cultural fluency, and sharp strategic judgment.
• Energy, creativity, and purpose — the rare blend that makes things move.

Benefits

• This is more than a position; it’s a platform.
• You’ll help extend the reach of one of the region’s most influential tech ecosystems into new domains of innovation, culture, and impact.
• Your success will be measured not only by the projects you deliver — but by the communities you build, the bridges you create, and the global conversations you spark.
• If you’ve ever wanted to turn vision into action — and action into legacy — we’d love to meet you.