Head of Growth and Innovation Centre at Deloitte Consulting

Job description

This position will lead the development and execution of the innovation strategy while helping to transform the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the innovation agenda and strategy across the business while ensuring value creation;
• Lead the scoping and continuous review of the impact of disruptive technologies and translate insights into actionable strategy;
• Provide leadership and oversight on all innovations and initiatives, and manage and guide a team of high performing professionals;
• Provide thought-leadership on the internal go-to-market approach; support and inspire internal innovation forums support creativity;
• Drive the acceleration of the organisation’s digital transformation by rethinking the Company’s customer experience, improving operational efficiency and testing new business models;
• Identify opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation to change the way services are sold and delivered;
• Design and manage programs to facilitate revenue growth from new businesses and efficiency improvements across the Group; and
• Build and maintain relationships both internal and external relationships with relevant stakeholders including customers, partners, the business.

Person Specifications

The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; Business, Finance, ICT, Project Management, Engineering or a related field with over ten (10) years’ experience in innovation with more than five (5) served in a senior level in financial services industry. The candidate must have proven success in executing complex programs and working with all levels of stakeholders from senior executives to individual contributors and possesses start-up, incubator, entrepreneurial and innovation experience and mind-set. S/He should understand the existing global technology ecosystems and have the ability to function effectively in a leadership capacity. A Masters degree in a business related field will be an added advantage.