Mgr, Digital Program Mgmt

Carrier Global — Ecospace Campus 3A, 4th Floor, Outer Ring Road, Bellandur, Bengaluru- 560103

Job Title Strategy & Innovation Manager / Innovation Catalyst Level P4 Experience 10–12 years Location Hyderabad / Bangalore Role Overview We are seeking a Strategy & Innovation Manager / Catalyst to operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, ecosystem, and culture , driving innovation programs from idea to pilot to scale . This role will partner closely with business units, digital & product teams, GCC leadership, and external ecosystems (startups, partners, academia) to convert ambiguity into structured execution and measurable impact. You will shape innovation pipelines, lead pilots, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure innovation delivers real business outcomes — not just ideas. What You’ll Do Innovation Strategy & Lifecycle Ownership Own and deliver end-to-end innovation initiatives across the full lifecycle — ideation, design, build, test, pilot, and scale. Translate Carrier’s enterprise and digital strategy into focused innovation themes, roadmaps, and execution plans. Shape propositions by iterating on insights, customer needs, and commercial viability. Idea to Execution Funnel (Internal Innovation) Design and run a structured idea-to-execution pipeline across functions and teams. Establish robust mechanisms for: idea sourcing and challenges prioritization and filtering (impact, feasibility, effort) pilot sponsorship and ownership Ensure every idea moves to execution, merge, or conscious closure — no open loops. Maintain leadership-ready innovation pipeline dashboards and reports . Hackathons, Challenges & Engagement Lead enterprise hackathons, innovation challenges, Shark Tank–style forums, and ideation workshops . Partner with business, digital, product, data, and engineering teams to turn outputs into: prototypes, pilots and MVPs Drive participation, energy, and credibility of innovation programs across the organization. Startup & External Ecosystem Engagement Build and sustain strong startup, accelerator, VC, and ecosystem partnerships rele

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