Director Innovation, Ecosystems & Partnerships
Bupa Saudi
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Experience
8 - 20 Years
Job Location
Education
Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(Computers)
Nationality
Any Nationality
Gender
Not Mentioned
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Job Location
Saudi Arabia
Experience
8 to 20 years
Qualification Level
Graduate; Engineering Graduates/PG
Job Function
IT - Software
Top Management
Skillset
Software Development Life Cycle , PMP or Agile.
Preferred Jobseekers
Jobseekers from any country
The Director of Innovation & Partnerships leads the strategy, sourcing and selection of technology-led innovation and ecosystem collaborations to drive growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage. This role builds and manages an innovation pipeline from horizon scanning and ideation through proof-of-concept, incubation, and scaled implementation plans grounded in business outcomes and measurable value.
Partnering closely with Product Managements, PMO, Software Engineering, Data and AI, Security, Enterprise IT, and business partners, the director orchestrates a portfolio of internal tech initiatives and external partnerships, establishes engagement models, mitigates technology and delivery risk, and fosters a culture of experimentation and operational excellence across the TIDES organization.
Key Accountabilities:
1- Strategic Leadership;
Define the technology innovation vision aligned with TIDES enterprise strategy.
Build multi-horizon roadmap balancing quick wins with transformational bets.
Translate market, customer, and tech trends into prioritized opportunity areas.
Focus on transforming high-level strategic initiatives provided by the CDTO into concrete, actionable plans and outcomes.
2- Technology Sourcing & Evaluation;
Run structured scouting for emerging tech (e.g., AI/ML, cloud-native, cybersecurity, data platforms, edge/IoT).
Lead technical due diligence, feasibility studies, documentations, and reference checks.
Maintain a curated radar of technologies with adoption recommendations.
3- Innovation Portfolio Management;
Stand up and run an end-to-end discovery: POCs, pilots, incubation, and scale.
Establish stage gates, success criteria, and kill/continue/scale decisions.
Ensure traceability from business problems to outcomes, benefits, and ROI.
4- Partnerships & Ecosystem Development;
Work with external vendors and internal partners across the organization to ensure effective partnership management practice and high-quality delivery.
Negotiate MOUs, co-development agreements, and joint Go-to-Market GTM models with clear value exchange.
Create an operating cadence for partner governance, performance, and risk management.
Lead the development of new partnerships/initiatives and programs, from concept to hand it over to PMO.
5- Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Management;
Lead the design and implementation of the OKR framework across TIDES organization.
Partner with the SMT and department leads to translate organizational vision and strategic priorities into aligned team and individual OKRs.
Monitor progress against OKRs, build dashboards to visualize performance trends, and provide regular, data-driven insights and reports to executives to ensure accountability.
Skills
Proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience in planning and leading large-scale and initiatives with certifications like PMP or Agile.
Experience in technology evaluation and selection.
Strong in managing relationships with external partners and vendors.
Demonstrate experience in leading cross-functional project teams.
Encourages creativity and innovation, developing new ideas and solutions
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
Analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
Proactively identifies business issues and develops creative solutions
Innovative and big picture thinker.
Ability to work on both short term objectives and long term strategic planning
Ability to prioritize and manage the workload
Strong coaching and change management capabilities.
Language (Arabic/English).
Strong organization and time-management, project management skills.
Self-motivated and self-directed.
Detail-oriented.
Understanding the importance of working in an open, collaborative, multicultural, high-integrity office.
Good knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is essential
Familiarity with and ability to leverage AI, machine learning, and blockchain for competitive advantage.
Education
Bachelor s degree in Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, MIS
Partnering closely with Product Managements, PMO, Software Engineering, Data and AI, Security, Enterprise IT, and business partners, the director orchestrates a portfolio of internal tech initiatives and external partnerships, establishes engagement models, mitigates technology and delivery risk, and fosters a culture of experimentation and operational excellence across the TIDES organization.
Key Accountabilities:
1- Strategic Leadership;
Define the technology innovation vision aligned with TIDES enterprise strategy.
Build multi-horizon roadmap balancing quick wins with transformational bets.
Translate market, customer, and tech trends into prioritized opportunity areas.
Focus on transforming high-level strategic initiatives provided by the CDTO into concrete, actionable plans and outcomes.
2- Technology Sourcing & Evaluation;
Run structured scouting for emerging tech (e.g., AI/ML, cloud-native, cybersecurity, data platforms, edge/IoT).
Lead technical due diligence, feasibility studies, documentations, and reference checks.
Maintain a curated radar of technologies with adoption recommendations.
3- Innovation Portfolio Management;
Stand up and run an end-to-end discovery: POCs, pilots, incubation, and scale.
Establish stage gates, success criteria, and kill/continue/scale decisions.
Ensure traceability from business problems to outcomes, benefits, and ROI.
4- Partnerships & Ecosystem Development;
Work with external vendors and internal partners across the organization to ensure effective partnership management practice and high-quality delivery.
Negotiate MOUs, co-development agreements, and joint Go-to-Market GTM models with clear value exchange.
Create an operating cadence for partner governance, performance, and risk management.
Lead the development of new partnerships/initiatives and programs, from concept to hand it over to PMO.
5- Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Management;
Lead the design and implementation of the OKR framework across TIDES organization.
Partner with the SMT and department leads to translate organizational vision and strategic priorities into aligned team and individual OKRs.
Monitor progress against OKRs, build dashboards to visualize performance trends, and provide regular, data-driven insights and reports to executives to ensure accountability.
Skills
Proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience in planning and leading large-scale and initiatives with certifications like PMP or Agile.
Experience in technology evaluation and selection.
Strong in managing relationships with external partners and vendors.
Demonstrate experience in leading cross-functional project teams.
Encourages creativity and innovation, developing new ideas and solutions
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
Analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
Proactively identifies business issues and develops creative solutions
Innovative and big picture thinker.
Ability to work on both short term objectives and long term strategic planning
Ability to prioritize and manage the workload
Strong coaching and change management capabilities.
Language (Arabic/English).
Strong organization and time-management, project management skills.
Self-motivated and self-directed.
Detail-oriented.
Understanding the importance of working in an open, collaborative, multicultural, high-integrity office.
Good knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is essential
Familiarity with and ability to leverage AI, machine learning, and blockchain for competitive advantage.
Education
Bachelor s degree in Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, MIS
Company Industry
- Insurance
Department / Functional Area
- IT Software
Keywords
- Director Innovation
- Ecosystems & Partnerships
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