Leader, Innovation and Strategic Digital Partnerships
About The Position
Leader of Innovation and Strategic Digital Partnerships is responsible for managing Allied Solutions innovation agenda and digital partnership strategy to accelerate business performance across the three horizons, Run, Grow and Transform. This role manages relationships with industry technology and fintech partners, oversees the Enterprise Innovation Intake Process, and proactively identifies new market players and emerging technologies that enable Allied Solutions to scale, modernize, and lead in a rapidly evolving financial ecosystem. The role combines strategic vision, innovation governance and partnership development to deliver customer centric digital experiences and new distribution channels.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8-10 years of work-related experience.
- Project Management and process mapping experience preferred.
- 35% travel required.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen and lead the Enterprise Innovation Intake Process to accelerate initiatives that: Run: optimized current operations and technology for efficiency and compliance; Grow: Expand revenue through new products, digital channels, partnerships, and customer experiences; Transform: Introduce disruptive technologies and business models that redefine Allied Solutions market position.
- Establish and manage governance frameworks to prioritize innovation initiatives based on ROI, risk, and strategic alignment.
- Define and facilitate a roadmap for innovative products and digital experience that meet evolving customer needs
- Partner with SME teams to guide concepts to launch development, ensuring alignment with market trends, business objectives and CBA’s
- Use data driven insights and customer feedback to inform product design and digital experience improvements
- Implement agile methodologies and rapid prototyping to accelerate delivery and reduce time-to market
- Track and report innovation portfolio performance, adoption, and time to market to executives and stakeholders.
- Manage and Optimize relationships with existing technology and fintech partners to ensure performance and value delivery.
- Relation management of lending core/fintech third party providers (including Meridian Link, Temenos, clutch etc.)
- Identify, evaluate and recommend new strategic partners, platforms and technologies that enable Allied to grow and transform.
- Negotiate partner agreements, SLA’s and integration plans to maximize mutual success.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform partnership strategy.
- Define and execute strategies that align product and digital partnerships with Allied Solution Growth goals.
- Provide critical thought leadership and expertise of digital strategies from concept, design, customer experience, and implementation of a range of digital platforms.
- Build and own a practical and agile Digital Business Plan.
- Assist in identifying, evaluating and creating business cases for improvements to data and analytics.
- Guide development with Marketing & Communications of integrated marketplace profile.
- Stay abreast of industry and competition – track marketplace developments including regulatory, technology, new products and solutions.
- Be a thought leader in emerging technologies and Fintech space (payments, engagement, mobile).
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
- 100% company-paid life and disability coverage
- 401k options with company match
- three weeks PTO by the end of the first year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
