Innovation Delivery Manager – Banking
Location: Glasgow (2 days per week office-based)
Salary: Up to £90,000 depending on experience
Team: Innovation & Partnerships
Are you an innovation-driven delivery leader who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments? This global bank is looking for an Innovation Delivery Manager to drive high-impact innovation initiatives across emerging technology, digital capability, customer innovation, and strategic change.
This is not a traditional project management role — it’s dynamic, multi-project, stakeholder-heavy, and rooted in discovery, experimentation, and rapid iteration.
You'll lead multiple projects at once ( 6 - 12 at one time), each at different stages of the inoovation lifecycle - from discovery through to POC and Pilots
Resposbilities include:
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Lead end-to-end delivery across the innovation lifecycle: discovery, exploration, scoping, PoCs and pilots.
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Ensure alignment to the bank’s Innovation Operating Model and Delivery Framework.
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Execute multiple short-cycle innovation projects simultaneously, managing rapid pivot points and ambiguity.
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Work closely with innovation teams including Strategy & Insight, Product, Ecosystem & Partnerships, and Innovation Engineering.
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Collaborate with stakeholders across private banking, retail banking, fintech partners, and cross-functional internal teams.
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Support workshops, discovery initiatives, opportunity assessments, challenge framing, and strategic ad hoc projects
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Reinforce governance, risk, and regulatory alignment across innovation initiatives.
Experience We’re Looking For:
Essential:
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Strong experience delivering innovation projects or acting within innovation labs, digital hubs, start-ups/scale-ups, internal consultancy, or fast-paced tech environments.
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Multi-project Agile delivery — comfortable running multiple initiatives at speed.
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A true innovation mindset: curious, energetic, adaptable, and comfortable in ambiguity.
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Excellent stakeholder management — confident influencing senior leaders (Director/MD level).
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Strong literacy in emerging technology (AI, digital platforms, fintech, etc.) and how it can be applied to solve business problems.
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Experience with innovation frameworks or structured experimentation models.
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Discovery facilitation, workshop creation, problem framing.
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Exposure to regulated environments is essential
If you have the above experience please submit your CV immediately or email it to eileenfletcher@hydrogengroup.com
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