We are looking for an Innovation Project Manager to join our R&D business unit. The R&D team is responsible for the conception of new products, starting with the idea, following with the initial conceptualization of the product and finally validating the idea from a technical and commercial perspective. Its goal is to evaluate ideas for new digital products and resolve any uncertainties before starting final development, which is done through research projects formed by a multifunctional team.

Objective

As an Innovation Project Manager, you will identify and pursue new public/private funding opportunities for the projects developed in the company. This involves conducting market research, identifying potential partnerships and customers, and exploring and driving funding options. You will also track and manage funded projects, ensuring that they are executed correctly. In this role, you will also lead the Innovation Committee to ensure the company's Innovation workflow is implemented and executed correctly.

Responsibilities

Strategic management

• Identify private and public funding opportunities for projects within the company to meet the funding quotas.
• Identify and generate business opportunities and partnerships through dialogue with companies and public institutions such as universities or research and technology organisations.
  
  
  

Tactical management

• Lead the Innovation Committee
• Collaborate with the members of the Product team to ensure funded projects are executed correctly.
  
  
  

Operational management

• Innovation Committee:
• Lead the Innovation Committee meetings.
• Manage the Innovation Workflow.
• Coordinate the Innovation Days events.
• Prospection:
• Prospect and select the private and public financing mechanisms according to the company's needs.
• Prospect companies at the regional, national, and European levels to identify those with the greatest potential for transferring technologies.
• Qualify and filter grants based on their alignment in terms of funding needs, IPR, and legal requirements, among other criteria.
• Project Management:
• Manage the complete pipeline of opportunities in a transparent and traceable way for other teams in the company.
• Drive and manage end-to-end funded projects.
• Prepare and submit project proposals and contracts.
• Keep track of the project evolution to ensure it meets the requirements, milestones are achieved, and deliveries are timely and of high quality.
• Manage closing of projects.
  
  
  

External Representation

• External representation of the center in national and international business and innovation forums.
• Attend meetings or demos to help achieve leads or opportunities.
• Attend meetings with partners or clients of the Innovation projects in which the company participates.
  
  
  

Inter-team communication

• Cooperation and alignment with the New Business and R+D+i business units regarding OKR actions or tasks.
• Ensure projects are executed according to the funding requirements.
  
  
  

Perks

• Performance review.
• Beautiful offices in the Barcelona city center. Well commuted. Parking allowed.
• Great work environment.
• Flexible entry from 8h to 10h. Flexible working hours.
• Formation policy: 2 days-off and personal budget for conferences and courses
• Internal hackathons.
• Telecommuting policy.
• 30 days per year to work abroad with telecommuting.
• Shorter & intensive Fridays.
• 25 working day holidays.
• Private medical insurance as social benefit.
• 2 team buildings per year.
• Free coffee & tea.
• Relocation pack if you are moving to Barcelona.
• English and Spanish lessons.
• Phantom Share Options.
• Flexible retribution.
  
  
  

Requirements:

Hard skills

• Demonstrated ability in business-to-business (B2B) sales
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software
• Ability and willingness to travel for meetings with prospective and existing clients
• Languages (C1 as minimum):
• English
• Spanish
• Catalan
  
  
  

Soft skills

• Proactive and autonomous.
• Ability to adapt to customer needs.
• Strategic and analytical vision.
• Ability to successfully lead and complete projects starting from scratch.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Standard knowledge

• Computer science degree, Telecommunications Systems degree or similar.
  
  
  

Experience

• Previous experience in management of national and European grants.
• Proven experience in market development positions in providing services in the field of R+D+i of digital technologies, especially valuing that such experience was linked to multimedia, computer vision, and AI.
• Proven experience in technical/consulting sales to companies, especially valuing that such experience was linked to multimedia, computer vision, and AI.
• Proven experience in the management of the complete bid cycle.
• Proven experience working with multidisciplinary teams.