Ma'aden
Principal Specialist, Innovation Portfolio
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia🏢 On-site
Innovation ManagementPortfolio GovernanceTechnology ScoutingR&D CollaborationProgram ManagementBusiness Case DevelopmentPilot ExecutionStrategic Communication
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Role Summary:
The Principal Innovation Portfolio Specialist supports the innovation portfolio by progressing prioritized opportunities from concept to pilot readiness and scale-up. Reporting to the Innovation Portfolio Director, the role partners closely with the Senior Specialist for Scouting & Open Innovation to translate external ecosystem insights into qualified use cases and works in parallel with the Senior Specialist for Opportunities & Market Competitiveness to ensure alignment with business priorities, value drivers, and competitive positioning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage assigned opportunities through the portfolio stage-gate (qualification → concept → business case → pilot → scale recommendation).
- Translate scouting insights into structured use cases: define problem statements, hypotheses, stakeholders, and value drivers.
- Conduct market and technology research, benchmarking, and vendor/startup engagement in coordination with the Senior Specialist (Scouting & Open Innovation).
- Develop business cases including ROI, risks, dependencies, resourcing, and implementation roadmap.
- Design and manage PoCs/pilots: scope, success criteria, KPIs, data plan, and governance.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution with BUs, Technology Enablement, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and HSSE.
- Prepare executive-ready materials (portfolio updates, decision memos, and presentations) for the Innovation Portfolio Director and governance forums.
- Track benefits realization, capture lessons learned, and support change management and adoption post-implementation.
- Partner with technology and business units (Aluminum, Phosphate, Gold) to embed validated innovations into Maaden’s technology and operational landscape.
- Develop mechanisms for tracking performance, adoption, and realized business value across the innovation portfolio. Core Competencies:
- Innovation management and portfolio governance
- Partnership development and stakeholder engagement
- Technology scouting and R&D collaboration
- Program management and pilot-to-scale execution
- Strategic communication and influence Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or Innovation Management (advanced degree preferred)
- 8 years’ experience managing innovation portfolios within large-scale industrial or digital environments
- Proven success in translating pilots into scaled, production-ready solutions with measurable outcomes
- Strong network across industry, startups, academia, and R&D ecosystems
- Ability to link emerging technologies with Maaden’s strategic and operational priorities
Requirements
- •Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Business, or Innovation Management
- •8 years experience managing innovation portfolios
- •Proven success translating pilots into scaled solutions
- •Ability to link emerging technologies with strategic priorities
- •Strong network across industry, startups, and academia
Nice to Have
- •Advanced degree preferred
- •Experience in large-scale industrial or digital environments
- •Experience in Aluminum, Phosphate, or Gold sectors
Responsibilities
- •Manage opportunities through the portfolio stage-gate process
- •Translate scouting insights into structured use cases
- •Conduct market and technology research
- •Develop business cases including ROI, risks, and roadmaps
- •Design and manage PoCs/pilots
- •Coordinate cross-functional execution with various departments
- •Prepare executive-ready materials for governance forums
- •Track benefits realization and lessons learned
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Ma'aden
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Ma'aden is a Saudi Arabian mining and metals company developing the country's mineral resources. They focus on producing aluminum, gold, phosphates, and other industrial minerals.
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