Lead Specialist, Innovation Portfolio

The company is one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The Lead Specialist – Innovation Portfolio enables the company to maximize the value of innovation investments by establishing a structured, transparent, and strategically aligned innovation portfolio. This role ensures that innovation initiatives are prioritized, governed, and managed as a balanced portfolio that supports long-term business growth, operational excellence, and transformation objectives.

What You Will Deliver

• Establish and enhance innovation portfolio governance frameworks, prioritization models, and investment criteria.
• Optimize innovation investment decisions by evaluating opportunities based on strategic fit, value potential, risk, scalability, and feasibility.
• Build and maintain a sustainable pipeline of innovation opportunities and emerging technology initiatives.
• Foster collaboration across Innovation, Technology Operations, Data & AI, and business functions to accelerate innovation delivery.
• Deliver executive-level portfolio reporting that provides visibility into performance, risks, opportunities, and investment effectiveness.

What Success Looks Like

• Innovation investments demonstrate clear alignment with strategic business priorities.
• Portfolio governance frameworks enable transparent and effective decision-making.
• Leadership receives timely, accurate, and actionable portfolio insights.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Technology, Innovation Management, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in innovation management, strategy execution, technology portfolio management, PMO, or transformation environments.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder environments.
• Experience within mining, industrial, manufacturing, energy, or other technology-intensive sectors is preferred.

Skills That Matter

• Innovation Portfolio Management
• Strategic Prioritization
• Business & Delivery
• Stakeholder Management
• Analytical Thinking

Job Type
Full time

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job ID
8801