Job Title: Innovation Engineer
Job ID: 03262
Division: Risk Transfer
Work Location(s): United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
The Innovation Engineer assists in developing the strategy and methods to spur innovative thinking and ideation across the organization. Analyzes, prioritizes and manages employee, agent, and customer ideas related to operational improvements and opportunity gaps submitted through the innovation portal or uncovered through facilitation of focus groups. Designs and executes experiments and pilots to test the marketability and scalability of innovative ideas that support business development efforts and company strategy. Leverages and manages partnerships with universities, businesses, vendors, and other parties to enhance experimentation and design capabilities. Partners with business unit subject matter experts to conduct feasibility studies for products and services that show positive results from initial pilots or experiments and determines if a proposal for greater investment is warranted. Identifies business processes impacted by new services and products and leads business units through process creation and redesign to support implementation.
A qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or a related field, and at least 2 years of marketing experience. As part of the two years of marketing experience required, the individual must have 2 years of Market Research & Analysis Experience with 2 years of MS Excel, 1 year of MS Access, and 1 year of SPSS experience required. In addition, as part of the two years of marketing experience required, the individual must have at least 6 months of Brand Strategy Development experience, which includes researching brand recognition, brand value, and brand customer alignment within particular markets, at least 6 months of Business Development experience, which includes market opportunity identification through research on sales potential, market sizing, and competition, and at least 6 months of Event Planning experience.
Please review the job requirements.
Job ID: 03262
Division: Risk Transfer
Work Location(s): United States-Wisconsin-Madison
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
The Innovation Engineer assists in developing the strategy and methods to spur innovative thinking and ideation across the organization. Analyzes, prioritizes and manages employee, agent, and customer ideas related to operational improvements and opportunity gaps submitted through the innovation portal or uncovered through facilitation of focus groups. Designs and executes experiments and pilots to test the marketability and scalability of innovative ideas that support business development efforts and company strategy. Leverages and manages partnerships with universities, businesses, vendors, and other parties to enhance experimentation and design capabilities. Partners with business unit subject matter experts to conduct feasibility studies for products and services that show positive results from initial pilots or experiments and determines if a proposal for greater investment is warranted. Identifies business processes impacted by new services and products and leads business units through process creation and redesign to support implementation.
A qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or a related field, and at least 2 years of marketing experience. As part of the two years of marketing experience required, the individual must have 2 years of Market Research & Analysis Experience with 2 years of MS Excel, 1 year of MS Access, and 1 year of SPSS experience required. In addition, as part of the two years of marketing experience required, the individual must have at least 6 months of Brand Strategy Development experience, which includes researching brand recognition, brand value, and brand customer alignment within particular markets, at least 6 months of Business Development experience, which includes market opportunity identification through research on sales potential, market sizing, and competition, and at least 6 months of Event Planning experience.
Please review the job requirements.