The Role

Job Title: Innovation Analyst

Location: Liverpool

Job Grade: GG9

The Role

This role sits in the Innovation Digital Transformation team within Innovation Excellence and supporting the ambitions of our Innovation & GSRA Data Strategy programme. The Data Strategy programme, managed by the Data Strategy core team, are responsible for overseeing digital capabilities and initiatives. This programme is a key strategic pillar to support the successful delivery of our NGP 2030 Strategy. This role will primarily be involved in supporting the Data Strategy Core team and their various activities: enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting the operationalisation of digital transformation across Innovation and GSRA functions.

Principal Accountabilities

Supporting Data Strategy Programme

• Support the Core team with roadmap, prioritisation, realisation, and adoption of use cases
• Prioritisation to Realisation: Work closely with Data Champions to convert ideas and early-stage use cases into well-defined use cases (including value case work) for the Data Strategy pipeline
• Realisation to Adoption: Understand current pain points and business needs to articulate and translate them into business requirements
• Support business case value estimation and realisation for use cases
• Work along with the Innovation Process Lead in supporting existing/running cases within the Digital Transformation programme
• Business ownership/administrator for deployed tools/use cases using dashboards and analytics to ensure adoption and change management support after rollout

Continuous Improvement

• Understand the data landscape and develop best practices for data management
• Lead data improvement activities within Innovation
• Document best practices: manage recommendations from use cases and ensure cross-functional alignment to ensure consistent adoption and prioritisation of best practices across teams
• Collaborate with the Innovation Capabilities Lead to roll out learnings and practices relevant to data and digital across the Innovation function

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience with project/programme management methodologies (Agile, Stage Gate) and digital delivery frameworks.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, generate insights, and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and evaluate business cases, including value estimation and realisation tracking.
• Comfortable working with digital tools and platforms including Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across levels and functions.
• Thorough, disciplined, well-structured and pro-active approach to tasks.
• Ability to capture, analyse and portray information in a clear and concise format. E.g. for sponsor decks, business cases.
• Ability to integrate well as a part of an international team.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of individuals, including at a senior level

 

Whilst applications from all locations will be considered, please note that priority will be given to candidates who are based locally and possess the required skills and experience for the role.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

For further information about the role please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner louis.boyce@impbrands.com