About The Bakery
We are on a mission to make the world a more entrepreneurial place and, over the last seven years, our brilliant team have designed and built a set of unique models and processes, bringing together the world's biggest corporates with the best entrepreneurs and startups - to truly make innovation happen.
About the role
We are looking for an Innovation Programme Manager whose role it is to lead the delivery of exciting innovation programmes to clients, using our proven processes and mobilising the world's incredible ecosystem of entrepreneurs. We'd love to meet someone who is:
* Passionate about the world of technology and innovation
* Loves working with senior client teams who want to get things done
* A critical strategic thinker, who wants a new challenge in the fast-growing world of corporate open innovation.
We are looking for people with experience in a senior client-facing role either within a creative/digital agency, innovation consultancy, management consultancy or similar. We want to meet candidates with experience analysing client requirements, leading small teams and running innovation programmes to deliver tangible value within corporate organisations.
You'll have the chance to work with some of the world's biggest businesses as your clients, interact with our global network of entrepreneurs, accelerators, investors and startups, and develop new innovative offerings in collaboration with senior client teams. We are a boutique company so this is a fantastic opportunity to get your sleeves rolled up and learn by doing – and grow with us
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead innovation programmes - managing a team to deliver meaningful innovation to a wide range of corporate clients
* Understand and communicate the value our service is delivering to the client to demonstrate the return on investment
* Plan time and manage resource on multiple work streams across both client & internal teams
* Help up-skill and mentor junior members of the team
* Deliver clear written reports and presentations on complex topics to client teams in a succinct manner
* Effectively understand the client organisation and advise on suitable innovation strategies to deliver results
* Lead a series of story-telling engagements, events, videos and newsletters which create fame for The Bakery across the client organisation globally
* Develop and sustain strong relationships with our clients and successfully deliver innovation programmes in order to uncover new projects with different service lines within client organisations
* Build strong relationships with The Bakery team and contribute to the empowered, entrepreneurial, autonomous culture within The Bakery
A bit about you…
We are seeking applicants from all industries but most importantly you will have strong client management experience and ideally some exposure to working with startups and technology, delivering innovative solutions within large corporate clients.
Your must-have experience:
* 3-5 years in client facing roles
* Experience in Open Innovation, running programme
* Team management & mentorship
* Client services & relationship building at senior levels
* Strategy & long term vision setting for clients and/or internal organisations
Nice to have:
* Financial modelling and business case development skills
* Knowledge and understanding of AI tools and wide application
* Pharma / Healthcare experience
We want people who are super passionate about:
* Learning from working with the highest growth most exciting new startups of today
* Working with some of the most innovative open minded people within client organisations
Life at The Bakery…
Working at The Bakery is a unique opportunity to learn from the best entrepreneurs and investors, to take on their mindset, attitudes and beliefs and apply them to the world's biggest corporates - making real stuff happen.
Our values are important to us, you'll fit in if you are about:
* Believing in possibilities
* Being real
* Getting it done
* Making things better
We want to hire the best, smartest, most diverse, curious and ambitious minds who are excited to come on a journey with us, working at the forefront of a new sector which involves constant learning and continuous improvement to really make stuff happen.
In return we offer a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you'll be closely involved with some of the most exciting developments in the world of technology and innovation today. We are a sociable, relaxed office, with a supportive team with regular outings and events that you will become a major part of.
Salary & Benefits
As an Innovation Programme Manager at The Bakery you can expect a competitive salary + commission + bonus + partnership structure possibilities connected with our appraisal cycle. As well as team socials and a dog friendly office environment.
* We are seeking driven candidates who are excited by the prospect of leading innovation programmes, developing lasting client relationships and can see themselves building a long term career with the business. We are opening offices around the world so we also offer the potential to travel and help expand the business overseas.