Product Innovation Manager в IMI Process Automation | hitIT
Product Innovation Manager
19 сентября 2026 г.
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Senior
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Описание
The role drives early-stage innovation across the Growth Hub, turning opportunities into validated business concepts and reporting to the Growth Hub Director. The manager leads Phase 0-2 innovation sprints, helping teams identify opportunities, challenge assumptions, test ideas and build evidence-based business cases, after which ownership transfers to the relevant sector teams. It is a hands-on, highly visible position for someone comfortable with ambiguity who can move ideas quickly from concept to validation. The work involves acting as facilitator, coach, challenger and connector to help teams make smarter and faster innovation decisions.
Обязанности
Lead innovation sprints from opportunity discovery to customer and market validation
Apply Design Thinking, Lean Startup and experimentation methodologies to test ideas and develop MVPs
Drive evidence-based Go / Pivot / Stop decisions and present recommendations to leadership
Facilitate workshops, hackathons, design sprints and co-creation sessions across the business
Personally lead multiple sprints per year from discovery to Go/Pivot/Stop decision
Promote a practical test-and-learn culture throughout the organization
Build strong relationships across sectors, functions and regions
Connect teams with relevant internal and external experts to accelerate innovation
Act as an ambassador through showcases, pitch events and leadership forums
Требования
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Innovation, Design, Technology or a related field
4-8 years of experience in innovation consulting, venture building, growth strategy, business transformation, startups or innovation-focused corporate roles
Proven experience leading innovation sprints, customer discovery, MVP validation and cross-functional workshops
Strong practitioner of Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile, customer discovery and rapid experimentation
Excellent facilitator able to guide diverse teams and influence stakeholders at all levels
Confident challenger who uses data and evidence to test assumptions and drive decisions
Strong relationship builder able to connect people, expertise and opportunities across the organization
Fluent with AI tools and rapid prototyping solutions
Experience in B2B environments is preferred; exposure to industrial, automation, manufacturing or technology sectors is an advantage
Additional certifications in innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy or design thinking are a plus
Условия
One year contract to start
Flexible remote work across the Netherlands with regular travel to company sites
Reporting to the Growth Hub Director
Highly visible, hands-on role with involvement in early-stage innovation
Design ThinkingLean StartupAgileMVPAI toolsrapid prototypingprocess automationFacilitationStakeholder influenceRelationship building
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