Portugal Job Openings

EY

Head of Innovation

Lisbon

November 17, 2024

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.


From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our tailored services help build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency for our clients. Our clients look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You will use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, by supporting EY Portugal to serve clients across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.



The opportunity

You’ll be a part of an environment that promotes diversity of opinions and helps in collaboration. Together, we will help our clients to drive transformational change the way the client delivers services in its organization. You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.



Your key responsibilities

As Head of Innovation, at EY Portugal, your will have the following responsibilities:
  • Create and lead the innovation practice at EY Portugal;
  • Define and implement the strategy, vision, and objectives of the innovation practice;
  • Lead the innovation practice day-to-day activities, supervising and or participating in the creation of world-class experiences that inspire our clients for transformational agendas, and help them identify new business opportunities and overcome complex business challenges;
  • Guide the co-creation of new solutions with clients & EYers applying innovation methodologies (e.g., design thinking);
  • Develop an innovation hub to centralize, structure and create an innovation ecosystem at EY Portugal;
  • Identify and develop relationships with potential partners for the innovation practice.


Skills and attributes for success

  • 10+ years of experience working with innovation and 7+ years of experience in management positions;
  • Proven track record on leading innovation initiatives in the past and has a deep understanding of innovation methodologies, such as design thinking, agile, and lean startup;
  • Strong business acumen and a demonstrated ability to understand and navigate complex business challenges. The candidate should be able to identify new business opportunities and develop innovative solutions to address them;
  • Experience in collaborating and co-creating with clients, industry experts, academia, and other key players in the innovation ecosystem;
  • Strong project management skills and a proven ability to successfully execute complex initiatives from conception to completion;
  • Leadership and communication skills, being able to manage and coordinate multidisciplinary teams;
  • Ability to navigate and facilitate discussions across multiple sectors & business practices;
  • Full Portuguese and English proficiency;
  • Able to work in Portugal and abroad.


What we look for

  • We look to find on you excellent business acumen, management skills, prioritize tasks and exercise sound judgment to anticipate the team's needs;
  • Strong customer service culture is needed for the deployment of the role;
  • Finally, you will need to be well organized, flexible, and to have excellent communication skills.

What we offer
  • Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next;
  • Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way;
  • Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs;
  • Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please send you application us as soon as possible.


The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build



EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.



At EY, we're committed to providing recruitment and career opportunities to all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, social background or disability. We believe that equality and diversity are central to our recruitment process, as they enhance creativity and efficiency, leading to improved performance and productivity. In line with this commitment, EY Portugal recently became a member of the Inclusive Community Forum. This initiative, led by Nova SBE, focuses on the recruitment of individuals with disabilities, advocating for a more inclusive community. Moreover, EY Portugal has also endorsed the Diversity Charter of APPDI (the Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion), pledging to establish and develop internal policies and practices which support diversity. Through these initiatives, EY seeks to actively contribute to the inclusion process, and promote a more inclusive community for people with disabilities, by actively participating in creating solutions.

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