Role Description
Lux Research is seeking an experienced, curious, and ambitious innovation strategy Consultant to join our growing team in the Energy Group. As a consultant, you will conduct research and analyze technology, physical sciences, and markets to provide product, go-to-market, and partner selection recommendations custom-tailored to our client’s specific objectives. Our IP and expertise span energy, materials and manufacturing, agrifood, and digital technologies as applied in various industries across the globe.
Consultants play a significant role at Lux, helping to retain and grow existing clients, develop new clients, manage and guide subject matter experts, help execute tactical and strategic plans, and build a valuable personal brand and career! This team member will be responsible for independently scoping projects, helping to win them, leading and project managing a team to execute, and presenting our findings in a compelling and persuasive manner to senior executives at our client companies.
Responsibilities:
- Interfaces with Sales, internal subject matter experts, customer success managers, and fellow consultants to bring in new projects.
- Demonstrates own subject matter expertise, pursues independent research activities, and directs/coaches younger team members.
- Project owner for technology landscapes, market opportunity assessments, market forecasts, technology roadmaps, techno-economic due diligence, and other types of technology strategy work.
- Project leader from end-to-end:
- Translate client needs in Lux Research's service offering.
- Create a project plan and calculate the cost price of the project based on an estimate of the resources required for the project.
- Secure the resources for the project with the various research groups; if needed negotiate with the research heads about availability and timing.
- Work with our account manager to set a sales price for the project.
- Complete project on time and within budget.
- Throughout the project manage the client's expectations to achieve outstanding client satisfaction.
- Develop new opportunities for projects.
- Writes proposal, manages and executes projects.
- Secures and supervises internal resources for the projects that he manages.
- Develops a network of contacts and relationships among business and scientific leaders in emerging technologies and with clientele.
- Builds relationships with C-suite of Innovation 1,000 corporations.
- Able to travel globally and within the U.S. up to 25% of your time.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A MSc degree or better in a relevant STEM field.
- Knowledge and experience of R&D and innovation management in the energy sector (CCUS, Hydrogen, Energy Storage, etc).
- Experience and qualifications as a project manager (e.g. IPMA C or equivalent level).
- Track record of managing or advising senior leadership in innovation.
Desired Qualifications:
- Language skills in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, German, Spanish, or French are a plus.
- Demonstrated team contribution and leadership.
- Thrives in a team environment and truly mines the Lux networks and collective IP to put forth the best possible solutions for our clients.
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