Innovation Specialist

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. in Tulsa, OK is seeking an Innovation Specialist to drive disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, and evidence-based innovation. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.

Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so you will help create processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting structured research and validating ideas.
• Ability to document decisions and track outcomes.
• Will to build repeatable processes in a startup environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to ethics, confidentiality, security, and inclusive collaboration.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and progress independently.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, evidence, documentation, and useful innovation.
• Translate priorities into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes for an early-stage company.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend solutions, and escalate key decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and protect company, customer, and employee data.

Skills

Disciplined research

Technical discovery

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Job description

Help build Nicely Co.'s disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, evidence, documentation, and useful innovation as Innovation Specialist, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a Innovation Specialist to strengthen disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, evidence, documentation, and useful innovation. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Research & Development function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, evidence, documentation, and useful innovation.
• Translate the priorities of the Innovation Specialist role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to disciplined research, experimentation, technical discovery, evidence, documentation, and useful innovation.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Innovation Specialist scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Research & Development.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.