Innovation Lead

Wolters Kluwer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking an Innovation Lead to drive technology product initiatives across a broad portfolio, aligning strategy with corporate goals and market needs. You will oversee senior managers and professionals, guiding strategy and execution at a high level.

In this role you will lead high‑level market assessments, manage large budgets, and set KPIs to foster a culture of accountability and innovation. This position may require onsite participation at Wolters Kluwer facilities in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading senior managers and professionals at a strategic level.
• Track record in delivering high-impact technology product initiatives.
• Ability to align product strategies with broader business goals.
• Experience driving innovation and maintaining competitive advantage.
• Demonstrated capability to manage large budgets and resources.
• Strong skills in market assessment and strategic positioning.
• Experience setting and monitoring KPIs to drive performance.
• Ability to represent the company at industry events and forums.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide strategic direction for senior managers and high-level professionals.
• Develop and implement high-level technology product initiatives.
• Ensure that all product strategies align with and support the broader organizational goals.
• Oversee and guide the entire technology product portfolio.
• Drive innovation and competitive advantage through technology product development.
• Manage large-scale resource allocation and budgetary planning.
• Lead high-level market assessments and strategic positioning efforts.
• Set and monitor key performance indicators, making data-driven decisions.
• Represent the organization at industry events and forums, enhancing market presence.

Skills

Executive Leadership

Strategic Initiative Development

High-Level Alignment

Innovation Leadership

Large-Scale Resource Management

Market Strategy

Performance Management

Industry Representation

Job description

As an Innovation Lead, you will take on a significant leadership role, providing oversight and strategic direction for senior managers and high-level professionals across a large area of responsibility. Your work will be crucial in driving the company's technology product initiatives at the highest level, ensuring that our products lead the market and deliver exceptional value to our customers.,

• Lead and provide strategic direction for senior managers and high-level professionals.
• Develop and implement high-level technology product initiatives.
• Ensure that all product strategies align with and support the broader organizational goals.
• Oversee and guide the entire technology product portfolio.
• Drive innovation and competitive advantage through technology product development.
• Manage large-scale resource allocation and budgetary planning.
• Lead high-level market assessments and strategic positioning efforts.
• Set and monitor key performance indicators, making data-driven decisions. Foster a high-performing culture of leadership and accountability.
• Represent the organization at industry events and forums, enhancing the company's market presence.

What You'll Bring Key Competencies:

• Executive Leadership: Ability to lead senior managers and high-level professionals with strategic oversight.
• Strategic Initiative Development: Skills in creating and directing high-impact product initiatives.
• High-Level Alignment: Ability to ensure product strategies support overarching business goals.
• Innovation Leadership: Proven track record of driving innovation and maintaining competitive advantage.
• Large-Scale Resource Management: Expertise in managing significant budgets and resource allocations.
• Market Strategy: Skills in conducting high-level market assessments and competitor analysis.
• Performance Management: Ability to set, monitor, and interpret key performance indicators.
• Industry Representation: Proficiency in representing the organization at industry events to strengthen market presence.

Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you-not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.