Sr. Manager – Ideation Team

4 weeks ago


chennai, India Larsen & Toubro Full time

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an Ideation Leader role in the Idea & Incubation department of PT&D – Digital Energy Solutions, located in Chennai. The is a key support function role in the Idea & Incubation Office of PT&D - Digital Solutions, where you will contribute to innovations through futuristic and disruptive Idea generation, idea incubation, collaborating with universities and startups and creating huge impacts to the business in terms of bringing disruptive products and solutions for the long-term future. Key responsibilities for this role are as follows: 

Ideation Strategy & Direction

Lead a team on 5 to 6 Ideation Engineers and drive disruptive idea generation for the Business Prepare high level Idea incubation roadmaps and plans by working with business operations team Explore multiple options to pathways for the Ideation and suggest the potential options for DS to pursue Collaborate with Business Segments and Sales team to understand key customer points/issues/stories and translate it into well-defined problem statements to develop innovative ideas and solutions. Explore & define pathways for Ideation Challenges, Hackathons, University collaborations, DST, Govt. collaborations Collaborate with Market Intelligence team and get market insights for various ideas generated by the team  Drive customer partnered Ideation Projects by collaborating with Regional Leaders.  Create strong differentiation for DES by developing new and disruptive ideas in the energy domain Drive Ideation Challenges/Hackathons by collaborating with Universities/Startups every year Perform techno-commercial feasibility study for idea realization, and coordinate Ideation Gate Review Meetings  Identify Funds/Grants for DES to pursue and make proposal for achieving the same in the areas of new innovation. Collaborate with Market Intelligence Team to bring market insights on new ideas and proposals.  Collaborate with Social Media Communication team for Ideation Challenge Campaigns and publishing relevant knowledge articles from the Ideation Team.

Team Management

Lead & Manage day to day activities and strategic direction of DS Ideation team  Foster the culture of innovative mindset across DS organization for idea generation leading into resource development Managing Ideation Engineers in the team, dealing with issues, conflicts and assigning them priorities Manage training and competency development of the team members. Inspire and motivate the Idea incubation teams to deliver innovative and exciting solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency Set Performance Goals and Periodically review and track the progress, and conduct performance appraisals Continuously coach & mentor team members and deliver their best performance all the timeMonitor performance of the team, identify the competency gaps and organize the required trainings by collaborating with Training Department.  Manage Different Ideation Programs as individual projects and track and monitor

Program & Process Management

Streamline Idea generation process and workflows and define performance KPIs and SLAs  Report the performance metrics and KPIs to the management on a regular basis. Apply Design Thinking Process in the Idea Generation Process Track and Monitor day to day activities of various Ideation programs and projects. Prepare Statement of Work with detailed project plan for implementing the shortlisted ideation projects Identify the risks & constraints and proactively monitor it and apply required risk management strategies Establish and execute ideation process with clear goals & objectives duly supported by people, process and tools.

Finance & Budget Management

Manage recurrent and annual capital budget for the Ideation unit and forecast annual budget required for the team Contributing to the financial planning and risk management process by producing business cases and financial models to support new requirements for Ideation & Incubation. Track and Monitor Budget Utilization and periodically report to the Management Proactively work with vendors and partners to deliver CAPEX/OPEX items planned for the year

Qualifications Required:

Minimum 15 years of industry experience. Experience working in Utilities, Energy and Power (T&D Domain) will be a plus. Leading R&D Innovation for global teams for OEMs or Govt.,  BE / BTech / ME / MTech in CSE or IT

Others:

3 - 5 years of experience working in Research & Innovation Team  Experience leading and managing R&D Teams and projects and driving innovation for the business growth Good visibility in Industry Forums, Standard bodies Experience in driving Innovation Programs such as Ideation Challenge/Hackathons Creative & Open Mindset Excellent oral and written skills in English. Excellent project management skills and strong ability to prioritize.  Ability to work in matrix reporting structure. Flexible to manage multi-cultural work force. 

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