Market Innovation Manager

ExxonMobil • Spring, TX

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Market Innovation Manager is responsible for identifying and shaping new market opportunities that drive future growth. This role will translate emerging ideas, technologies, and insights into compelling, value-creating business concepts, define required capabilities, and advance prioritized opportunities through early-stage innovation gates. The position will work closely with engineering & technology and corporate strategy to build a pipeline of future business opportunities.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in business development, sales, or strategic commercial roles
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Proven track record of closing complex enterprise deals and managing multi-million dollar pipelines.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders internally and externally.
• Proven commercial experience across multiple industries, business models, and value chains.
• Strong strategic marketing background with demonstrated success in identifying and adopting emerging technologies.
• Strategic thinker capable of identifying white space opportunities and building scalable market entry plans.
• Global experience in relationship development and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to translate customer operational needs into digital solutions.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to bring cross-functional teams together to win.
• Willingness to travel internationally

Responsibilities

• Synthesize insights from internal and external sources of innovation to identify new market opportunities.
• Converts broad concepts, market trends and insights into new market opportunities where ExxonMobil can build new businesses with sustainable competitive advantages.
• Assess and align new opportunities across corporate functions to identify synergies and maximize enterprise value.
• Defines the scope and strategic rationale, and value proposition for ExxonMobil interest into compelling cases and resource allocation for new market opportunities.
• Develop compelling investment cases and secure senior leadership alignment.
• Build and maintain a balanced portfolio of emerging opportunities, evaluating trade-offs between existing incubation efforts and new growth areas.
• Provide recommendations on prioritization, resource allocation, and portfolio evolution.
• Propose and evaluate strategies to acquire capabilities, including M&A, partnerships, licensing, joint development, and talent acquisition.
• Establish and cultivate new innovation channels (e.g., venture capital, research institutes, strategic partnerships, incubation hubs).
• Build and sustain networks of innovators, collaborators, and strategic partners in emerging and non-traditional spaces.
• Engage with both traditional and unconventional partners to unlock new growth opportunities.
• Inspire and influence cross-functional teams to pursue bold, forward-looking opportunities.
• Advance select opportunities ensuring disciplined progression and alignment with strategic goals.

Benefits

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior