Senior Manager, Innovation & Business Transformation

TrendAI; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Mental Health Wellness Program

14 Annual Holidays

Job summary

TrendAI, a global AI security leader, seeks a Senior Manager for Innovation & Business Transformation. This role involves leading strategic initiatives to enhance operational processes and improve business performance.

Candidates should have a strong background in business transformation, excellent stakeholder management, and comfort in fast-paced environments. TrendAI offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, fostering a collaborative work culture.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years total experience, with roughly 5+ years in transformation or strategic roles.
• Strong ability to lead complex, global projects with tangible outcomes.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Drive alignment with stakeholders and track success metrics.
• Stay current on industry trends and innovation practices.

Skills

Business transformation

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Leading change

Job description

Overview

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.

At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.

Job Overview

The Senior Manager, Innovation & Business Transformation leads and delivers strategic initiatives to enhance business and operational processes, improve ways of working, and drive measurable business outcomes. Partner with stakeholders across different levels and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams to execute transformation and innovation priorities at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and business performance
• Identify opportunities, diagnose gaps, and implement scalable, high-impact solutions
• Drive alignment and execution with stakeholders across levels and global, cross-functional teams
• Define success metrics, track KPIs, and ensure delivery of measurable outcomes
• Facilitate structured problem-solving, innovation workshops, and decision-making sessions
• Drive change adoption and embed continuous improvement across functions
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and execution roadmaps
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovation practices

Experience & Capabilities

• Strong track record in business transformation, innovation, or process improvement
• Proven ability to lead complex, global, cross-functional initiatives with tangible outcomes
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to structure problems and drive data-informed decisions
• Effective stakeholder management with the ability to influence across different levels
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to digital transformation initiatives, including data, automation, or AI-driven solutions
• Familiarity with process improvement and service design methodologies (e.g., customer journey mapping)
• Experience applying structured approaches to project delivery and change implementation

What You’ll Bring

• 8–12 years of total professional experience, with roughly 5+ years in transformation, innovation, process improvement, or related strategic roles
• Strategic mindset with a focus on outcomes and value creation
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect initiatives to impact
• Confidence in leading change across diverse teams and geographies

What We Offer You

Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

This position does not offer sponsorship for work permit applications or renewals, either now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship, both currently and moving forward. The company will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this role (including, but not limited to, H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa).

At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Trend Micro does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care leave status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.