Assistant Director, Innovation Strategy & Enablement - Solaria Labs

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Boston, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role plays a critical part in helping Liberty Mutual shape innovation decisions, align enterprise learning, and scale experimentation across the organization. In this role, you will help evolve enterprise innovation culture platforms; support, architect, and facilitate strategic workshops; and contribute to cross-cutting programs that connect strategy, portfolio insights, and executive storytelling. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong business judgment with growing technical and AI fluency, and who is intellectually curious and comfortable learning new domains, particularly at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and emerging capabilities like AI. You can move fluidly between strategic thinking, front-line activation, and program design, and you know how to turn workshops and communities into repeatable platforms that translate insight into action.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, MBA or advanced degree preferred.
6-8+ years experience of progressive experience in innovation, strategy, transformation, product/portfolio strategy, insights, or organizational design / enablement
Demonstrated business acumen, with experience working on problems tied to enterprise strategy, operating models, workflows, or investment decisions.
Working knowledge of AI, data, and automation (e.g., GenAI use cases, data-driven decisioning, workflow automation), with the ability to translate technical capabilities into business outcomes and risk considerations
Ability to engage effectively at the intersection of business and technology, including comfort discussing data, platforms, systems, and emerging technologies with technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience designing and supporting strategic conversations and structured problem-solving (e.g., workshops, executive working sessions, offsites, or structured forums) that drive clarity, alignment, and next steps.
Strong analytical, strategic, and project management skills with a system-oriented mindset.
Excellent communication, synthesis, and storytelling skills; highly collaborative and effective at all levels of the organization.
Strong interpersonal skills, written and oral communication; proven ability to storyboard and craft compelling presentations to various audiences
Ability to grasp new concepts and adapt to changes and demands in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; proven ability to fulfill ad hoc requests and produce deliverables on time and with high quality
Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence others

Nice To Haves

Background in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries preferred

Responsibilities

Strengthen and Scale Enterprise Innovation Culture
Build and scale a cross-enterprise network of innovation champions that create strategic programming for insight-sharing, foresight, and enterprise learning.
Partner across the organization to drive enterprise innovation programming including, the Liberty Innovation Challenge (an enterprise-wide ideation program reaching 45,000+ employees), internal / external eminence building, and other related initiatives driving a culture of experimentation and amplifying our reputation as an innovation leader.
Design and Facilitate Strategic Workshops
Design and facilitate high-impact strategic workshops & working sessions collaborating closely with business stakeholders to:
Reimagine workflows and identify opportunities to accelerate strategic priorities using emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI) to deliver greater value and increased productivity
Translate insights into clearly defined use cases for rapid experimentation
Support and evolve Solaria’s workshop playbooks, archetypes, and facilitation tools, ensuring quality, consistency, and attachment of business context to use cases.
Drive Cross‑Lab Strategic Operations
Support executive reporting, strategic planning, portfolio insights, and enterprise‑level storytelling.
Help orchestrate department-wide meetings, cross-teams learning sessions, and team building & engagement opportunities that build a high-performing and unified team culture.
Lead and Support Cross-Cutting Initiatives
Partner with teammates and leadership on special projects that require structured thinking, stakeholder coordination, and comfort with ambiguity.
Pilot and refine new tools, frameworks, or practices that make innovation and experimentation more accessible across the enterprise.
Act as a connector across strategy, insights, innovation, and culture, helping ideas travel further and land more effectively.