National Grid
Corporate Innovation Manager
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Innovation Manager
Location: The Strand, London (Hybrid) Permanent
About Us
At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team and be part of something greater—where your skills drive real-world impact.
This opportunity lets you help shape the future of energy by turning strategic visions into high-impact innovations. As the Innovation Manager, you’ll lead initiatives that drive transformation in an organisation where success depends on passion, collaboration, and forward-thinking.
About The Role
Join National Grid’s Group Innovation function to shape the future of energy directly. This pivotal role involves translating bold strategic goals into impactful innovation programmes, guiding projects from conception to full readiness for delivery.
What You’ll Do:
- Translate strategic priorities into high-impact innovation initiatives, developing hypotheses, value cases, and delivery plans.
- Take ownership of challenging complex, ambiguous problems, breaking them down into clear, actionable insights, recommendations, and roadmaps.
- Collaborate with external and internal stakeholders, including Business Units, IT&D, Strategy, Finance, Transformation, and external partners, to align goals and drive momentum.
- Develop compelling investment cases supported by benefits modelling, risk assessment, and data-driven insights to inform key decisions.
- Lead delivery and performance tracking, managing progress, dependencies, and risks while providing structured outcomes reporting.
- Introduce fresh perspectives to National Grid, leveraging emerging technologies (including AI) and innovative methods to foster a high-performing, inclusive culture.
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Why It Matters:
In this dynamic environment, no two days will be the same. You’ll thrive on balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, ensuring innovations deliver real-world impact and propel the energy system into the future.
About You
You embody these key traits and bring the following strengths:
Key Criteria:
- Strategic and proactive: Able to turn ambiguous opportunities into structured, high-impact initiatives that achieve real results.
- Influential collaborator: Naturally build strong relationships with business, technical, and senior stakeholders to influence decisions and drive alignment.
- Commercial-minded analyst: Develop and present robust value cases using data, insights, and evidence to support informed decision-making.
- Clear communicator: Articulate complex ideas in concise, compelling narratives tailored for diverse audiences—both written and spoken.
- ** organised and solution-driven**: Balance multiple workstreams with precision, maintaining progress, and mitigating risks.
- Adaptive and insight-driven: Thrive in high-pressure environments where new challenges, technologies, and futuristic energy concepts are the norm.
- Creative problem-solver: Challenge conventions, pivot as needed, and remove roadblocks to deliver transformative outcomes.
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What You'll Get
Competitive Salary: £69,000 – £86,000 per annum (dependent on capability and experience)
Additional Benefits
- 28 days’ holiday (plus 8 statutory holidays), allowing purchase of additional leave or swapping up to 3 holidays to suit your schedule.
- An annual performance incentive of up to 30% of eligible salary.
- A generous pension scheme with double matching (employer contribution up to 6% of your salary, including £2 for every £1 you contribute).
- Life insurance up to 10x your salary, plus workplace Private Medical Insurance.
- A pantry of flexible benefits, including:
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Share incentive plan
- Tech support
- Personalised support & space: Access to apps like a digital GP service for consultations and wellbeing tools.
- Work+Life support: Emergency childcare funding, tailored eldercare support, paid emergency childcare, and more in the Work + Family Space.
More Information
- Closing date: 14th July. Applications accepted early and may close during the process.
- Diversity: National Grid values inclusivity, making appointments based on merit, and flexible working is supported.
- Legal Employment Requirement: Applicants must have legal right to work in the UK. In exceptional cases, sponsorship may be considered for candidates whose specialised skills cannot be sourced from the local market.
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