Luxury Innovation & AI Lead

BoF Careers; Milano; On-site; EUR 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Prada Group in Milan seeks an Innovation Manager to join the Digital team, reporting to the Group Digital Director. This role connects business needs with technological opportunities and shapes the adoption of emerging technologies, from AI to immersive experiences.

You will lead a portfolio across content production, algorithms and clienteling, guiding experiments to scale and embedding solutions into day-to-day processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in technical, scientific, economic or humanities disciplines.
• Experience in innovation management, digital transformation or technology-driven project roles, ideally in consulting and in the luxury sector.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, particularly AI, Generative AI, algorithms and data-driven solutions.
• Ability to simplify complexity and drive cross-functional initiatives from experimentation and pilot phases through to implementation and scale.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with senior leadership.
• Full professional proficiency in Italian and English (B2).

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess emerging technologies, including AI, Generative AI, algorithms and immersive solutions, evaluating their potential applications and relevance to the business.
• Own and deliver a portfolio of innovation projects from ideation to roll-out, currently spanning content production, algorithms and clienteling, ensuring quality of execution and value delivered.
• Lead pilots and proofs of concept and scale successful solutions into product art direction and customer experience, embedding each new technology within the relevant teams until it becomes part of day-to-day processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders - business, digital, product and front-end teams, as well as technology partners, startups and consultancies - ensuring alignment and speed of execution.
• Translate complexity into actionable insights, preparing analyses, recommendations and executive materials to support decision-making by Innovation leadership and Top Management.
• Foster an innovation and AI-driven culture, sharing knowledge and best practices across the organization and becoming a trusted point of reference on AI, algorithms and emerging technologies.

Skills

Innovation management

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

AI/Generative AI

Cross-functional leadership

Portfolio management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Job description

Prada Group in Milan seeks an Innovation Manager to join the Digital team, reporting to the Group Digital Director. This role connects business needs with technological opportunities and shapes the adoption of emerging technologies, from AI to immersive experiences.

You will lead a portfolio across content production, algorithms and clienteling, guiding experiments to scale and embedding solutions into day-to-day processes.