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Head of Innovation
An Innovation Manager works at the heart of corporate strategy and development. They are responsible for identifying, structuring and managing innovative projects to develop new products, services or business models. Innovation Managers must have solid skills in project management, strategic analysis and emerging technologies. They must also be able to bring together multi-disciplinary teams and transform creative ideas into concrete, effective solutions.
The business
What is an Innovation Manager?
Its role
The Innovation Manager steers the company’s innovation strategy and orchestrates the development of new products and services. You identify technological opportunities and design strategic innovation projects. Your mission: to transform creative ideas into concrete, profitable solutions for the company.
Its field of action
As Innovation Manager, you will be working at the heart of the company’s strategic challenges. You will work closely with the R&D teams, marketing departments and external partners. Your network extends from technology start-ups to research laboratories.
Your position positions you as a facilitator between technological innovations and commercial objectives. You will manage multidisciplinary teams and coordinate complex projects requiring advanced technical and managerial skills.
The functions
What are the duties of an Innovation Manager?
Your day-to-day work as Innovation Manager is punctuated by stimulating challenges and strategic projects.
You define the innovation strategy in line with the company’s objectives
You manage innovation projects from design to deployment
You manage the research and development teams
You identify technological innovations and market opportunities
You coordinate partnerships with external innovation players
You manage the budgets and resources allocated to projects
You assess the technical and commercial feasibility of new products
You are in charge of technological and competitive intelligence
Qualifications
Qualities and skills needed to be a good Innovation Manager
Strategic vision and creativity
Your ability to anticipate trends and imagine the future sets your expertise apart. You turn challenges into opportunities for innovation.
Management and leadership
You unite multidisciplinary teams around ambitious projects. Your leadership inspires confidence and stimulates collective creativity.
Technical and analytical expertise
Your mastery of emerging technologies and analysis methods means you can assess the relevance of proposed innovations.
The benefits
What are the advantages of being an Innovation Manager?
As an Innovation Manager, you will be at the heart of the transformation of businesses and society. You contribute directly to the emergence of solutions that revolutionise practices and create value. This dimension of impact gives a profound meaning to your day-to-day work.
Your expertise in innovation makes you a sought-after profile on the job market. You’ll enjoy a high degree of autonomy in your assignments and have the potential to progress to Innovation Director, R&D Director or Chief Innovation Officer positions in international groups.
Remuneration
Innovation manager: salary and career development
The job offers attractive remuneration, which rises significantly with experience. At the start of your career, you can expect a salary of €37,000. After a few years’ experience, this salary rises to €70,000, with the most experienced earning up to €150,000.
In addition, there are often significant benefits: target-based bonuses, company car, profit-sharing and reduced working hours. Your career prospects will take you to the innovation divisions of industrial groups or to strategic positions in digital transformation.
Up to
80 000€
Salary per year
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