Sr. Ideation Facilitator

Newell Brands; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Newell Brands in Atlanta, GA, seeks a Senior Ideation Facilitator to lead high-impact sessions that unlock growth across our brand portfolio. You will orchestrate Gen AI–driven ideation workshops and customer co-creation to accelerate design decisions and seed concepts into the development pipeline.

This role blends expert facilitation, AI-native innovation, and business acumen to turn ambiguity into clarity, turning ideas into action within Newell’s NPD process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Innovation Strategy, or related field.
• 3–5 years experience in innovation, design or adjacent roles with a heavy facilitation remit.
• Demonstrated expertise planning and leading cross-functional workshops and design sprints.
• Strong command of human-centered design and problem-framing methods; able to select and sequence the right tools.
• Proven track record converting workshop outputs into funded projects or measurable business impact.
• Exceptional verbal and visual storytelling; comfortable influencing senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with digital collaboration and creation tools (Miro/ Figma/Adobe CC); Gen AI tools preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsabilités

• Plan & Facilitate: Architect end-to-end sessions using Gen AI to clarify objectives and tailor agendas.
• Program Management: Run the pipeline of facilitation demand—intake, scoping, scheduling, logistics.
• Outcomes & Decisioning: Drive teams to crisp decisions and assign ownership for post-session follow-through.
• Consumer Integration: Design and integrate consumer insights and co-creation with partners into actionable frameworks.
• Methodology & Toolkits: Evolve Newell’s facilitation playbooks and create reusable templates.
• AI Native Methodology: Develop and integrate AI Agent teams into sessions to accelerate ideation.
• Cross-Functional Partnering: Align with Brand, Design, R&D, Insights, and Front End Innovation teams.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Track KPIs and iterate the operating model.
• Storytelling & Artifacts: Produce concept imagery, prototypes, and roadmaps.
• Culture Carrier: Model inclusive spaces and Newell values in sessions.

Connaissances

Facilitation

Cross-functional

Gen AI literacy

Storytelling

Design thinking

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Innovation Strategy, or related field

Outils

Miro

Figma

Adobe CC

Gen AI tools (Midjourney, Vizcom, ChatGPT)

Description du poste

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

Job Overview:

Senior Ideation Facilitator is a hands-on leader who designs and runs high-impact working sessions that unlock growth across Newell’s brand portfolio. Your contributions will help maintain a strong innovation pipeline across multiple products and categories.

You will leverage Gen AI and state-of-the-art technology to orchestrate ideation workshops, and customer co-creation, accelerating design decision making and seeding strong concepts into the development pipeline. This role blends expert facilitation, AI native innovation, and business acumen to turn ambiguity into clarity and ideas into action

Responsibilities:

• Plan & Facilitate: Architect end-to-end sessions that use Gen Ai to clarify objectives, complete pre-work, agendas, and method tailored to business and brand needs (e.g., whitespace discovery, concept acceleration, value proposition design, portfolio architecture). Guide development of AI Innovation Agents to support flows for sessions (e.g., prompt generators, copy writers, constraints guides etc) to increase participation and speed to clarity.
• Program Management: Run the pipeline of facilitation demand—intake, scoping, scheduling, logistics, stakeholder management, and post-session follow-through.
• Outcomes & Decisioning: Drive teams to crisp decisions (problem statements, opportunity areas, concept shortlists, next-step charters, success metrics) and ensure clear ownership post-session.
• Consumer Integration: Design and integrate research touchpoints (consumer insights, trend forecasts and co-creation) with consumers, customers, and channel partners; synthesize insights into actionable frameworks.
• Methodology & Toolkits: Evolve Newell’s facilitation playbooks. Stay on top of emergent ideation techniques and methodology. Build reusable templates in Miro/Mural/FigJam.
• AI Native Methodology: Develop and integrate AI Agent teams into innovation sessions. Identify needs, track performance and evolve capability of Agentic partners. Maximize their potential in Divergent and Convergent thinking to accelerate ideation and push outcome further downstream in the NPD process
• Cross-Functional Partnering: Partner with Brand, Design, R&D, Consumer Insights, and Front End Innovation teams to align on opportunities and de-risk early.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Establish and track session KPIs (time-to-decision, conversion to Charter, insights outcomes) and iterate the operating model.
• Storytelling & Artifacts: Produce high-quality outputs such as Gen AI concept imagery and video, rapid prototypes, written concept statements and roadmap proposals that travel well across the enterprise.
• Culture Carrier: Model Newell values; create psychologically safe, inclusive spaces where diverse perspectives produce better outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Innovation Strategy, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years experience in innovation, design or adjacent roles with a heavy facilitation remit.
• Demonstrated expertise planning and leading cross-functional workshops and design sprints
• Strong command of human-centered design and problem-framing methods; able to select and sequence the right tools for the job.
• Proven track record converting workshop outputs into funded projects or measurable business impact.
• Exceptional verbal and visual storytelling; comfortable simplifying complexity and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with digital collaboration and creation tools (Miro/ Figma/Adobe CC etc). Advocacy and expertise with Gen AI creative tools (Midjourney, Vizcom, Chat GPT etc) is preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills; Strong presentation skills; High energy.
• Able to travel at least once per quarter.
• Experience in consumer products, CPG, or durable goods a plus.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States indefinitely. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.