Head - Category Innovations - BFSI/Mobility

Purpose -

The Category Innovation Specialist will be responsible for driving innovation for the entire category across Product Categories like Insurance / Banking / Financial Services / Mobility Segments across Businesses & to bring in synergies and value creation

Context & Challenges :

To influence and work with various stake holders in Financial Services & Mobility to create value for Group

Strategic:

- Catalysing the Innovation opportunities (breakthrough/ disruptive & incremental) for the Category of Wellness and Mobility from Ideation, execution & launch and aligning with the respective business stakeholders.

- Working with the business assessing the portfolio for opportunities in all areas of the 'Value Creation & Success' and seizing opportunities seen in the market, supporting ideas through all stages from conceptualisation of innovation to delivery.

- Seek to create value for everyone: develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders at all levels, with existing and potential suppliers and partners.

- Develop the "outside- in" perspective with the external market orientation and changing Technology trends for the Group.

Operational:

- Prepare a rolling 3-year project plan to deliver the development and launch of projects in time and on budget, as agreed in the business plans.

- Driving innovation led transformation projects and working with the category/Process lead as a strategic partner, to solve problems through creativity and innovation in the journey to move from Commodity to a Brand (B2B to B2C) approach.

- Responsible along with the business innovation teams for the oversight, coordination and delivery of projects (short term, medium term & long term) of differing sizes involving the developing and launch of new products and services towards building the brand and consumer experience.

- Work with start ups to bring their technology/product into the group

- Work in partnership with the business, functions & customers: provide the link between the customer, development of staff and contractors and any third party regarding requirements throughout the project life cycle.

- Oversee a wide range of activities including research, development and testing. Ensure thorough and timely testing of all new processes, systems and products before go live.

Impact measurement:

Seek to make a difference: improve the performance of the category by seeking new business opportunities .

Test and integrate innovation solutions that improve their effectiveness and impact for the category to the topline & bottomline for consecutive 8 quarters