Sr. Innovation Strategist

o9 Solutions•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At o9, the mission is to be the Most Value-Creating Platform for enterprises by transforming decision-making through an AI-first approach. The company integrates siloed planning capabilities and captures significant value leakage, helping businesses plan smarter and faster, which enhances operational efficiency, reduces waste, and leads to better outcomes for businesses and the planet. Global leaders like Google, PepsiCo, Walmart, T-Mobile, AB InBev, and Starbucks trust o9 for supply chain optimization. o9 invests in talented, driven individuals, offering a dynamic, supportive environment for growth and impact. This role serves as an entry point into o9 solutions, providing an opportunity to learn the business from a sales and commercialization perspective by collaborating with Account Executives and Pre-sales teams to discover and develop revenue-generating client solutions. The Sr. Innovation Strategist will strategically identify key decision-makers at target market companies and help grow the customer base across the U.S. in designated industry verticals through consistent outreach and engagement. A successful candidate will possess intellectual curiosity and a drive to understand potential customers' supply chain challenges and articulate how o9's solutions can assist. The role is based in Dallas, TX, and offers a hybrid work approach. o9 has transitioned from a start-up to a scale-up, offering opportunities to build relationships across various departments like Product Management, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Success/Client Management, enabling career advancement both domestically and internationally within a global employee base.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a business, marketing or a quantitative field
2 years consulting experience required
Intellectual curiosity and drive to make an impact that will enable you to seek and understand the supply chain challenges of potential customers and speak to how our solutions can assist
Proficient use of GSuite/MS Office
Proficient use of LinkedIn

Nice To Haves

Basic understanding of supply chain planning concepts
3-5 years professional B2B business development experience
Experience with CRM and lead generation software (e.g. Salesforce, Apollo)

Responsibilities

Proactively seeking new business opportunities in the US market through marketing campaigns, event marketing, social media activities
Building a prospect database and communication strategy using LinkedIn and other supply chain business sources, continually striving to be innovative in your outreach approach
Working cross-functionally with the Industry Sales Leaders, Account Executives and Solutions Engineers to initiate introductory meetings with your assigned industry prospects and partners, conducting some limited demonstrations of the o9 platform
Partnering with the o9 Creative team to create innovative content and ideas for outreach strategies as well as continued community engagement events in various markets
Maintaining up to date prospect and client information via the Salesforce CRM platform
Networking and sharing best practices with the Innovations Strategist teams