Innovation Lead - Growth & Opportunity Architect

Halma plc; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

9-Day fortnight (compressed hours)

Pension contribution 10.5%

Company bonus scheme

Halma share vesting

Airport parking discounts

Eyecare support

Cycle to work

Long service recognition

Life assurance cover

Job summary

Fortress Safety, part of Halma plc, seeks an Innovation Lead in Wolverhampton for a hybrid, permanent role. You will turn unmet customer needs and emerging technology into commercial opportunities, shaping ideas from exploration through validation and coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

You’ll own the innovation pipeline, prioritize opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Engineering, Product Management and Safety Services to assess feasibility, risk and value.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Product, Innovation, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in innovation, R&D, product development or a technically led commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of structured innovation approaches applied pragmatically in a business context.
• Commercial awareness with ability to assess viability, value and risk alongside technical feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, development and prioritisation of innovation opportunities aligned to Fortress strategy and market needs.
• Own and manage the innovation pipeline from early exploration to validated handover into Product, Engineering or other delivery teams.
• Collaborate with R&D, Engineering, Product Management and Safety Services to explore feasibility, risk and value of new ideas.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, competitor activity and customer insight to inform opportunity identification.
• Facilitate ideation sessions, workshops and structured problem-solving across the business.
• Engage with customers, partners and external bodies to validate concepts and understand emerging needs.
• Support licensing, partnership and acquisition-related innovation activity where appropriate.
• Explore adjacent-market and platform innovation, not just incremental product development.

Skills

Innovation leadership

Cross-functional

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Engineering background

R&D experience

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Fortress Safety, part of Halma plc, seeks an Innovation Lead in Wolverhampton for a hybrid, permanent role. You will turn unmet customer needs and emerging technology into commercial opportunities, shaping ideas from exploration through validation and coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

You’ll own the innovation pipeline, prioritize opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Engineering, Product Management and Safety Services to assess feasibility, risk and value.