RINA

Italy Open Innovation Hub Director

Roma

November 26, 2024


Posting Date: 26 Nov 2024
City: Roma
Location:Roma, IT, 144
Contract Type: Permanent
Division: Global Innovation
Level of experience: Director
RINA is currently recruiting for an Italy Open Innovation Hub Director to join its office in Rome (Italy) within the Global Innovation Division.
Mission
The ideal candidate will play a pivotal part in supporting energy transition, decarbonization, and advanced materials innovation, with a focus on building new competencies and collaborating with startups and venture capital funds. The ideal candidate will also play a crucial role in aligning the hub with RINA strategic vision, ensuring it meets its growth and financial objectives within the established timelines.
Key Accountabilities
1. **Value Proposition Development**
  • Work closely with RINA’s business units to define and develop the value proposition for the Open Innovation Hub, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and market needs.
  • Identify and promote growth opportunities in energy transition, advanced materials, and decarbonization-related competencies.
2. **Facility Development and Management**
  • Oversee the enhancement of RINA’s facility in Castel Romano, expanding the Demo Center and testing facilities to ensure a competitive, state-of-the-art offering.
  • Develop and implement innovative solutions to strengthen RINA’s testing and demonstration capabilities, positioning the company as a leader in energy transition.
3. **Launch of the Training Academy**
  • Design, launch, and coordinate the Training Academy, dedicated to building innovative decarbonization skills, with customized training programs tailored for industry professionals and clients.
4. **Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management**
  • Build and nurture strategic relationships with clients, institutions, universities, and other key stakeholders to support the hub’s positioning.
  • Actively collaborate with startup incubators to enhance the value proposition of the Innovation Hub and provide access to emerging technologies.
5. **Support for Startups and Venture Capital Funds**
  • Develop and maintain relationships with venture capital funds and innovative startups, providing technical and strategic support to foster joint initiatives and accelerate technological growth.
6. **Profit & Loss Management**
  • Take full responsibility for the hub’s financial performance, ensuring sustainable growth and achieving profit targets.
7. **Team Building and Management**
  • Build and lead a multidisciplinary team, fostering a collaborative and innovation-driven environment.
  • Ensure the team possesses the skills necessary to meet the hub’s objectives and address market demands.
Education
Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering or Materials Engineering
MBA/Post Graduate Degree in Renewable Engineering or Business Administration Finance Management
Qualifications
  • 8-10 years of experience in innovation, business development, or project management roles, preferably in energy, technology, or sustainability sectors; a Master's in Innovation or Energy Transition is a plus.
  • Proven experience in managing innovation ecosystems and P&L responsibilities.
  • Track record of developing strategic partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and clients.
  • Proven leadership skills with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, complex environment with excellent problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong innovation and sustainability mindset.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
Competencies
  • ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
  • BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
  • CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
  • EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
  • MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
  • MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
  • PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
  • PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
  • PROVIDE VALUE WITH PEOPLE - Value everyone's contribution through honest feedback
  • THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

With over 5,600 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.

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