Purpose:
The Innovation & Technology Projects Manager will be part of the New Business, Innovation & Sustainability function and will be responsible for driving innovation within Derrycourt, fostering a culture of creativity and identifying new opportunities. To develop and implement innovation strategies, manage projects, and
collaborate across teams to bring new ideas to fruition, with a particular focus on integration and automation of technology and development of innovative products and services. Having a strategic mind for Innovation Development, IT and Project Management.
Innovation & Technology:
* Develop and implement innovation strategies and plans for the organization aligned with business goals.
• Conduct research and analysis to identify emerging trends and technologies
• Manage the innovation process from ideation to execution.
• Build and maintain a culture of innovation within the organization, encouraging employees to embrace new ideas and approaches and
facilitating brainstorming sessions to identify potential innovations.
• Manage the innovation pipeline from initial concept to final
implementation, including resource allocation and project timelines.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate, prioritize, and develop innovative concepts.
• Lead innovation projects to explore new automation and integration opportunities and technologies (digitisation and automation).
• Introduce and build on Artificial Intelligence capability solutions.
• Provide, facilitate, and standardise Automation opportunities across the organization for increased adoption and unlocking business value
• Develop metrics to measure the success and progress of innovation initiatives and reporting on their success.
• Present innovative ideas and progress reports to stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to leverage their expertise and resources for innovation
• Developing programs, workshops and events to educate employees on the benefits of innovation and how to develop their creative thinking skills to foster a culture of innovation within the organization
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the implementation of new ideas or products
Project Management:
* Oversee the full lifecycle of projects, from planning to completion.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and milestones, ensuring targets are met.
• Coordinate with all in-house departments and subcontractors (if applicable) to ensure smooth communication and efficient project progression.
• Track project performance, addressing any challenges to keep the project on schedule.
• Ensure full compliance with safety regulations, environmental policies,
and industry standards.
• Oversee procurement, contract management, and resource allocation to maximize project efficiency.
• Lead site teams, providing direction and ensuring quality control at every stage.
• Regularly report on project status, key deliverables, and financial performance to senior management.
• Documentation of processes, plans, project governance documents, and progress reports.
IT Strategy & Integration:
* Contribute to IT Strategy to ensure projects and innovations are aligned with company goals and technology infrastructure to enhance business
operations.
• Provide Support and Guidance to the IT Support and Business Analyst
• Work with Senior Management and the IT Support and Business Analyst to identify and prioritise Innovations and IT related systems and process improvement or integration initiatives.
• Review and analyse current systems and processes fully engaging IT Support and Functional Department Heads and make recommendations and costings for potential innovation, system, process improvements.
• Effectively vet and manage 3rd Party Technology / Outsourced service partners you engage for the purposes of innovations/projects delivered or work in collaboration with the designated process owner in the organisation.
• Devise, establish and maintain related IT strategy, policies and systems of innovations/projects undertaken. This must include AI integration solutions.
• Devise, establish and maintain performance metrics and apply automated reporting (e.g. Power BI) where feasible
• Maintain effective controls over project/innovation budgets, CAPEX and reporting expenditure.
• Ensure all Project/Innovation related queries are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Engage IT Support and Business Analyst to deploy project/innovation hardware and software solutions to ensure alignment and integration with company IT systems/infra-structure.
• Ensure effective training/change management for the effective use and adoption of new or changing technology/innovations.
Competencies / Training & Pre-requisites:
* 3 to 5 years' experience in Project
• Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate innovation Management with related tertiary teams. qualifications
• Expertise in project planning, execution, and monitoring.
• 3 to 5 years' experience in IT
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to operations or 2-plus years of IT collaborate, inspire and motivate diverse stakeholders.
managerial experience with related
• A knack for creative thinking and identifying innovative tertiary qualifications solutions to business challenges.
• Relevant Tertiary Training and/or
• Ability to develop and implement innovation strategies.
* Proven Experience in Innovation Creation, driving programmes,
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate the feasibility and applying methodologies or potential impact of new ideas. collaboration systems.
• Strong organisational skills
• Trained in or has applied knowledge
• Strong critical thinking / problem solving skills
on the use of CRM systems (like
• Good ability to understand business context and align SalesForce) and Database Reporting
technical solutions with business needs.
tools (like PowerBI) would be
• Knowledge of or exposure to architecture processes and advantageous.
performance reporting of operating systems
• GDPR or ISO27001 trained /
• Project management with the proven ability to prioritise, certified (or similar) would be
handle risk, control costs, adhere to timelines and manage advantageous project teams.
• Have prior knowledge of and/or experience in cloud architecture, IoT's applications and/or AI solutions
• Leading and managing technological projects and rolling out associated IT infrastructures across various technologies and integrations with systems
• Experience with databases, database storage systems and information security is required.