Innovation Partnerships Manager

Our ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:

Must have

• Ability to manage partnerships of strategic importance
• Ability to integrate into large complex projects across multiple geographies and business types
• Ability to identify and then objectively select partners which will deliver optimum business benefit
• Ability to use experience, insights and expert advice to make decisions
• Ability to create, implement and maintain mechanisms that ensure robust management of partnership agreements as well as monitoring partnership success
• Ability to engage and communicate assertively with multiple stakeholders, including both internal and external stakeholders, up to C-Suite
• Fluent in English, written and spoken

Soft skills

• Have a practical knowledge of partnership management 
• Have a practical knowledge of innovation
• Have a practical knowledge of the insurance industry and the products and services that Generali provide
• Have a strong understanding of partnership ecosystems and landscapes, including start-ups, global business and academia
• Have a working knowledge of partner scouting, selection and contracting
• Be an excellent networker and communicator
• Have practical experience within an international working environment 
• Have the ability to influencing and negotiate across a number of different cultures
• Be resilient and have the persistence to see initiatives through
• Have excellent relationship management skills