Chief Executive Officer

Company Overview: Our client is a rapidly growing innovation enabler and accelerator company with focus on nurturing talents and start-ups to become successful entrepreneurs and businesses.

Job Objective: The CEO, reporting to the Board of Directors, will have responsibility for developing, strategizing and planning new interventions that will drive innovation. Creating and overseeing a comprehensive long-term innovation strategy for the company. Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to enhance innovative thinking around the company.

S/He will uphold the current professional ethics and ensure the evolution of a great place to work and culture that will aid realization of the goal of emerging as a renowned global Innovation Hub.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities
 Initiate, develop and implement strategic blueprint that will give birth to the emergence of a financially enduring institution.
 See the “big picture” in a variety of settings, extract and create value for all the stakeholders.
 Manage and direct the company’s Innovation Hubs to deliver value and set goals.
 Direct, administer, and coordinate the business activities of the organisation professionally and profitably.
 Skilful in goal orientation, target setting and performance management.
 Meet with stakeholders at different levels to identify areas of innovation and growth.
 Identify innovation trends and business opportunities within the market(s)
 Lead a team to enhance the innovative potential of the business.
 Demonstrate excellent communication and networking skills for managing relationships with investors.
 Advise management on yearly, medium-term, long-term, and future innovation goals.

Job Requirements
 Bachelor's degree in any of these disciplines -Engineering, Business Administration, Social or Management Science.
 MBA or Master’ in business related field.
 At least one relevant professional certification.
 Minimum of 15 quality years of experience with 5years at management/leadership level.
 Demonstrable records of achievements in any two or more of these fields viz innovative arena, Business, Finance, Consulting, Technology, Multi-national etc.
 Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing same.
 Digital orientation and computer savvy.

Competencies Required: People and Operations Management; Digital Orientation; Strategic Planning; Business Intelligence; Project Management.