Maaden
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Innovation Management with at least 8 years of experience in industrial or digital innovation portfolios. Candidates must have a proven track record of scaling pilots into production-ready solutions and a strong professional network.
Job Summary
Role Summary:
The Principal Innovation Portfolio Specialist supports the innovation portfolio
by progressing prioritized opportunities from concept to pilot readiness and
scale-up. Reporting to the Innovation Portfolio Director, the role partners
closely with the Senior Specialist for Scouting & Open Innovation to translate
external ecosystem insights into qualified use cases and works in parallel with
the Senior Specialist for Opportunities & Market Competitiveness to ensure
alignment with business priorities, value drivers, and competitive positioning.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage assigned opportunities through the portfolio stage-gate (qualification
→ concept → business case → pilot → scale recommendation).
* Translate scouting insights into structured use cases: define problem
statements, hypotheses, stakeholders, and value drivers.
* Conduct market and technology research, benchmarking, and vendor/startup
engagement in coordination with the Senior Specialist (Scouting & Open
Innovation).
* Develop business cases including ROI, risks, dependencies, resourcing, and
implementation roadmap.
* Design and manage PoCs/pilots: scope, success criteria, KPIs, data plan, and
governance.
* Coordinate cross-functional execution with BUs, Technology Enablement,
Finance, Procurement, Legal, and HSSE.
* Prepare executive-ready materials (portfolio updates, decision memos, and
presentations) for the Innovation Portfolio Director and governance forums.
* Track benefits realization, capture lessons learned, and support change
management and adoption post-implementation.
* Partner with technology and business units (Aluminum, Phosphate, Gold) to
embed validated innovations into Maaden’s technology and operational
landscape.
* Develop mechanisms for tracking performance, adoption, and realized business
value across the innovation portfolio.
Core Competencies:
* Innovation management and portfolio governance
* Partnership development and stakeholder engagement
* Technology scouting and R&D collaboration
* Program management and pilot-to-scale execution
* Strategic communication and influence
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or Innovation Management
(advanced degree preferred)
* 8 years’ experience managing innovation portfolios within large-scale
industrial or digital environments
* Proven success in translating pilots into scaled, production-ready solutions
with measurable outcomes
* Strong network across industry, startups, academia, and R&D ecosystems
* Ability to link emerging technologies with Maaden’s strategic and operational
priorities
Responsibilities
The role manages the innovation portfolio by progressing opportunities from concept to scale-up through a stage-gate process. It involves designing pilots, developing business cases, and coordinating with cross-functional units to embed innovations into operational landscapes.
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