Collaborative Innovation Lab Manager

Innovation Square is a unique concept at Schneider Electric.

Its purpose revolves around two main missions:


* Supporting the execution of collaborative sessions aimed at addressing complex problems or accelerating the company's strategic projects (involving both internal teams and the external ecosystem).

This support is structured around co-design skills, the combination of innovation methodologies, and workspaces that foster collaboration and creativity.


* Spreading best practices around collaborative intelligence to develop a culture of innovation and creativity, and unlock the full potential of teams.

This is organized around the structuring of a three-level community (Agents, Krew, Experts), all contributing to the purpose of the initiative.

As the manager of the Innovation Square at IntenCity, and in collaboration with a partner, you are responsible for the activities and performance of the Innovation Square.

Your main responsibilities :



* Managing the portfolio of requests and handling strategic/cross-functional/complex projects, from co-design stages to facilitation (internal projects or involving the external ecosystem):
+ You manage requests by applying the Group Genius methodology:
o Need qualification
o Calibration of project objectives with strategic and operational sponsors
o Co-design of the session with operational sponsors and project managers through your expertise in innovation methodology
o Session facilitation
o Sharing feedback and reflection
o Production of deliverables
+ You manage the distribution of projects with/among the Innovation Square team and the Community (Krew, Experts, Electrifiers), based on capacity and complexity levels.


* Improving and ensuring the operation of the Innovation Square's operating mode to enable its deployment:
+ You are responsible for the mechanism and automation of request management implemented through the Microsoft suite (Forms, PowerAutomate, List).
+ You set up/improve the tracking of indicators in Tableau.


* Driving the performance of the Innovation Square:
+ You define and manage the performance indicators of the Innovation Square's activities to ensure the expected level of impact (project acceleration capacity, NPS, number of activities/projects supported).
+ You implement the necessary action plans to achieve the objectives.


* Engaging the network of internal and external ecosystem actors, to increase the impact and visibility of the Innovation Square:
+ You use your network and build strong relationships with internal and external innovation actors to strengthen synergies.
+ Your business experience allows you to identify key topics and actors to engage the Innovation Square as a tool to serve these topics.
+ You establish an activity plan within the innovation and co-...