Innovation Acceleration Manager

6 months ago

Winnipeg, Canada Dufresne Full time

The Dufresne Group is currently seeking an **Innovation Acceleration Manager **for our Information Systems Team within our **Home Office** located at **147 Commerce Drive** in **Winnipeg, MB**.**

As an Innovation Acceleration Manager you will help to shape the company’s AI and innovation acceleration strategy and speed up fielding early-stage solutions. You will work with SME innovators in the business to help identify and implement artificial intelligence and other innovative solutions to solve complex business problems.

**The Dufresne Group is committed to investing in our team members; we offer**:

- Market competitive wages;
- Comprehensive benefits plan and excellent employee discounts;
- Employer Sponsored Retirement Savings Plan;
- Career growth and continuous development;
- Respectful and family-oriented working environment with strong company values.

As the Innovation Acceleration Manager you will:

- Understand the company’s goals and challenges and identify areas where Innovation can stimulate business growth and drive ROI.
- Use your strong influencing skills to facilitate successful product deliveries, increase the performance of existing products, introduce new business models, and evolve the business.
- Conduct vendor analysis and selection, cost-efficient solution building, financial performance metric creation, and analysis.
- Build and deliver the value proposition, target customer segments, and business case to bring innovative and disruptive products to our businesses, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Guide key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle (e.g., planning, development, launch, management, exit).
- Advise C-suite executives and business leaders on a broad range of technology, strategy, and policy issues associated with the innovative solutions proposed.
- Work on functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, documentation, training, and defining support procedures, in collaboration with an advanced engineering team and executive leadership.
- Conduct research and development processes for AI and other innovation strategies.
- Stay up to date on the latest AI and innovations relevant to our business domain.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Accounting, Business (MBA) or relevant field. A combination of education and experience will be considered. Information Technology related professional certifications considered an asset.
- Experience in program leadership, governance, and change enablement.
- Understanding of functional design principles and project management.
- Ability to work with diverse groups across different parts of the business.
- Knowledge of the retail industry.
- Ability to communicate effectively, including written, verbal & through use of video, targeting both technical and non-technical cross-functional teams.
- Extensive business acumen and knowledge of root cause analysis and problem detection.
- Knowledge of innovative accelerators.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud environments.
- Knowledge of waterfall, scrum, and Kanban frameworks is helpful.
- A rigorous, analytical, and creative mind.
- Extensive team skills and ability to cross-functionally drive/influence work through others.
- Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule and/or extra hours depending on project requirements and deadlines.
- Passport and ability to travel within North America.
- A satisfactory Criminal Record Check may be required.

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