Innovation Framework Architecture Lead
Hitachi
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Vaesteras • Sweden
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About the role
- Architect high‑impact Open Innovation (OI) products, crafting service blueprints, value propositions, user journeys, and delivery frameworks that deliver tangible value to startups, partners, and internal business owners.
- Own and steer the global Open Innovation activities roadmap, defining prioritization criteria and driving the full lifecycle of innovation offerings from concept to scale.
- Lead rapid concept testing, prototyping, and validation cycles, using evidence‑based insights to refine product architecture before rollout.
- Set clear readiness criteria, quality standards, and success metrics to ensure offerings are consistent, scalable, and impactful across all regions.
- Drive cross functional alignment by working closely with R&D, Engineering, Product Management, Operations, SCM, Legal, Quality, Sustainability, HR, Sales & Marketing, and Business Development to ensure strong adoption innovation activities and processes.
- Partner with Innovation operations and scouting initiatives to transition products smoothly from design to execution and feed delivery learnings back into continuous product improvement.
- Communicate strategic value and business impact by preparing product‑level governance materials, dashboards, business cases, and performance insights for senior leadership.
- Equip regional teams for success through toolkits, playbooks, training, coaching, and best‑practice sharing, enabling globally consistent, high‑quality delivery.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Innovation Management, Product Management, Business Innovation, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in innovation/product management, venture‑clienting/building, corporate innovation programs, or scaling structured innovation offerings in a global context
- Direct, hands-on experience in designing, validating, and scaling innovation offerings is highly valued.
- Strong capability in service design, product architecture, and modular experience design, with proven ability to translate user needs into scalable product components.
- Demonstrated experience designing, validating, and scaling innovation programs (accelerators, challenge programs, venture‑clienting, venture building, capability academies).
- Excellent cross‑functional leadership and stakeholder management skills across technical and business domains.
- Strategical, analytical and data‑driven mindset, comfortable defining KPIs and iterating offerings based on insights.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence adoption across regions and leadership levels.
- Passion for Open Innovation, startup ecosystems, customer‑centricity, and building offerings that create measurable business impact.
Benefits
- Collective agreement
- Flexible working hours
- Health care and wellness allowance
- Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy, both within Sweden and globally
- Various training and education supporting employee development
- Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
- Supplementary compensation for parental leave
- Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
service designproduct architecturemodular experience designinnovation managementventure-clientingcorporate innovation programsscaling innovation offeringsconcept testingprototypingdata-driven decision making
Soft Skills
cross-functional leadershipstakeholder managementstrategical mindsetanalytical mindsetcommunication skillsstorytelling skillsinfluencing skillscoachingtrainingbest-practice sharing