Sr Manager Innovations

Role & responsibilities

1. Developing product, managing it, identifying right partner/ startups & co-create use cases for customers & validate with customers with demos/ POCs.

Product Management and Development (Start-up Sandbox Initiative):

Framework Design & Governance:

Define and maintain the Inno8Cube sandbox environment, with clear onboarding processes, evaluation criteria, and success metrics.

Pilot Management:

Collaborate with internal product and technology teams to prioritize and execute pilot projects; ensure alignment with broader product roadmaps.

Startup Enablement:

Facilitate seamless integration for participating startupsmanaging technical hand-offs, business-model alignment, and stakeholder communication.

Iterative Feedback Loop:

Capture insights from pilots and platform users; drive continuous improvements to the sandbox framework and API/services portfolio.

Co-create use cases in collaboration with customers and validate them through demos and proof-of-concepts (POCs)

Corporate Foresight

• Technology POVs:

  Research emerging and disruptive technologies; craft concise, data-driven Points of View and identify high-potential use cases.

• Strategic Influence:

  Present recommendations to senior leadership, ensuring technology adoption aligns with Tata Communications overall strategy.

• POC Leadership:

  Own end-to-end proof-of-conceptsdefine scope, partner with business teams, develop rollout plans, and quantify outcomes to inform scale-up decisions.

Business Case Development & Strategy Execution

• Financial Modelling & Validation:
• Lead robust business-case creation challenge assumptions on TAM, growth, cost ramps, overheads, and payback timelines.
• Track actual performance versus forecasts; recommend corrective actions to address variances.
• Strategic Advisory:
• Support senior management with scenario analyses, market white-space identification, and strategic decision frameworks.
• Drive cross-functional corporate-strategy projects from scoping through execution, balancing tactical needs with long-term goals.

1. Ambiguity Navigator: Thrive in unstructured environments; self-start and lead through uncertainty.
2. Structured Problem Solver: Break down complex challenges, prioritize effectively, and propose creative, data-backed solutions.
3. Cross-Functional Fluency: Apply working knowledge across finance, marketing, product, sales, legal, and operations.
4. Clear Communicator: Articulate ideas succinctly in presentations, reports, and stakeholder discussions.
5. Collaborative Team Player: Build trust, foster non-hierarchical teamwork, and resolve conflicts.