Divar publication. نشر دیوار

Director of Innovation, External Affairs

Divar publication. نشر دیوار

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tehran • Iran

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Lead

About the role

  • - Lead and execute initiatives that extend the Board’s vision — from clean-energy and tech investments to cross-sector collaborations with universities, NGOs, and the service or creative industries.
  • - Design and launch exploratory ventures that merge commercial logic with cultural or social purpose.
  • - Identify new opportunities where our ecosystem can contribute to progress, locally and globally.
  • - Build and nurture relationships with influential leaders — including government officials, CEOs, investors, university heads, and thought leaders.
  • - Represent the Chairman and the Board in international forums, innovation summits, and partnership talks.
  • - Initiate global collaborations that connect our ecosystem with world-class institutions, funds, and creative networks.
  • - Having international education or professional experience is a distinct advantage — but what matters most is your ability to think and operate globally, wherever you are.
  • - Create experiences and platforms that connect technologists, creators, and innovators — such as exhibitions, salons, or gatherings that blend intellect, art, and entrepreneurship.
  • - Collaborate with universities and cultural institutions to amplify science, technology, and design dialogue in public spaces.
  • - Provide strategic and administrative support to the Chairman and Board, ensuring clarity, progress, and follow-through on key decisions.
  • - Collaborate closely with C-level executives to ensure external initiatives complement the company’s vision and momentum.
  • - Manage sensitive communications with discretion and precision.

Requirements

  • - 3 to 15 years of experience in innovation, partnerships, strategy, service, or creative industries.
  • - Self-driven and independent, with a natural instinct to take initiative and turn ideas into action.
  • - Fluent in English and Persian; comfortable engaging confidently with leaders, investors, and policymakers across cultures.
  • - Strong understanding of startups, venture ecosystems, sustainability, and technology trends.
  • - Background in tech, consulting, VC, creative, or hospitality industries is highly valued.
  • What You Bring
  • - A genuine curiosity for how technology, design, and sustainability can shape society.
  • - The ability to connect people and ideas across borders and disciplines.
  • - Emotional intelligence, cross-cultural fluency, and sharp strategic judgment.
  • - Energy, creativity, and purpose — the rare blend that makes things move.
Benefits
  • - This is more than a position; it’s a platform.
  • - You’ll help extend the reach of one of the region’s most influential tech ecosystems into new domains of innovation, culture, and impact.
  • - Your success will be measured not only by the projects you deliver — but by the communities you build, the bridges you create, and the global conversations you spark.
  • - If you’ve ever wanted to turn vision into action — and action into legacy — we’d love to meet you.

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Hard skills
innovationpartnershipsstrategysustainabilitytechnology trendscross-sector collaborationsventure ecosystemscommercial logicdesignentrepreneurship
Soft skills
self-driveninitiativeemotional intelligencecross-cultural fluencystrategic judgmentcreativityenergyrelationship buildingcommunicationcollaboration