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Innovation Manager
I’m helping Freedman International find a top candidate to join their team full-time for the role of Innovation Manager.
You'll drive innovation, embedding cutting-edge tools to deliver measurable efficiency and global impact.
Compensation
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Location
Hybrid: 12 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QG, UK
What makes you a strong candidate
You are proficient in Training, Technical support, Process improvement, Innovation management, Documentation. English - Conversational.
Responsibilities and more
Delivering the Innovation Pipeline
- Manage the day-to-day innovation pipeline, keeping initiatives on track from idea through to adoption.
- Contribute to the innovation roadmap, feeding in pain points and opportunities gathered from teams.
- Make sure each initiative has clear owners, timelines, and success criteria.
Running Trials and Proof-of-Concepts
- Set up and run Proof-of-Concept trials with defined success measures, then report honestly on what worked and what did not.
- Support the Tech Radar by researching and testing emerging tools across AI, automation, and workflow optimisation.
- Coordinate vendor trials and early-access programmes, managing the practical side of evaluations.
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Embedding Tools into Operations
- Roll out successful tools into business-as-usual operations, including training, documentation, and support.
- Work with Operations, PM, CAT, and CM teams to map processes and automate repetitive tasks.
- Track usage and adoption after launch, stepping in where take-up is slow.
Collaboration and Enablement
- Run and facilitate cross-team workshops such as "Ideas Harvest" sessions to surface opportunities.
- Act as a go-to point of contact for teams wanting to test or adopt new ways of working.
- Help build a culture of experimentation by sharing learnings openly, including from trials that fail.
Supporting Client-Facing Innovation
- Support Client Services on pilots, innovation showcases, and trend reports.
- Help prepare practical demonstrations and case studies that show real operational impact.
- Provide research and stimulus for marketing-led reports and thought leadership.
Measurement and Reporting
- Track success metrics including efficiency gains, adoption rates, and time saved.
- Produce regular progress updates for the Director and wider business.
- Keep clear records of trials, decisions, and outcomes so learnings are not lost.
Success Indicators
- Initiatives move steadily from idea to adoption rather than stalling.
- New tools are embedded smoothly, with teams actually using them and manual effort reduced.
- Trials are run quickly, with clear evidence behind every keep-or-kill decision.
- Teams see the Innovation Lab as a practical, responsive partner.
- Measurable efficiency gains are delivered and clearly reported.
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Candidate Profile
Essential Skills and Experience
- Experience delivering technology, automation, or process-improvement projects.
- Good working knowledge of AI, automation, and workflow tools, with the appetite to keep learning.
- Strong organisational and project management skills, able to juggle several initiatives at once.
- Confident working across teams and managing stakeholders at all levels.
- Practical, delivery-focused mindset that gets things finished.
- Clear communicator, able to explain technical ideas in plain language.
Desirable Attributes
- Experience in global marketing, creative production, or a technology-driven service business.
- Hands-on experience running trials or rolling out new tools to a team.
- Curiosity about emerging technology and a habit of testing things out.
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