Lead Consultant, Innovation Enablement - Hybrid

About the role

At TruStage, we’re on a mission to make a brighter financial future accessible to everyone. We put people first, and work hand in hand with employees and customers to create a diverse and inclusive environment. Passionate about building insurance and financial services solutions, we push the boundaries of what’s possible. The Lead, Innovation Enablement Consultant leads the planning and execution of innovation engagements that advance the Technology Innovation Office’s AI and Automation roadmap. This role partners with leaders across the enterprise to identify, evaluate, and recommend innovation opportunities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and measurable business outcomes. The Lead Consultant plays a critical role in translating business goals into structured initiatives, driving stakeholder alignment, and enabling successful adoption of innovation solutions. This role also mentors junior team members and contributes to the development of Innovation Enablement capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership and Delivery: Lead mid-to-large scale engagements for the Technology Innovation Office, including planning, facilitation, and execution; lead discovery activities to assess business challenges, evaluate potential solutions, and define initiative scope, benefits, risks, and success measures; deliver analysis, status reporting, and performance insights that support portfolio management, leadership decision-making, and innovation pipeline governance; partner with business and technology leaders to identify, shape, and prioritize innovation opportunities; facilitate planning, prioritization, and sequencing activities that support execution of Innovation strategies, providing analysis and recommendations to leadership.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Business Enablement: Develop recommendations, value hypotheses, and business cases that support prioritization and investment decisions; translate business goals and requirements into structured engagements and actionable outputs; manage ongoing relationships to ensure continuity from opportunity identification through implementation; identify and escalate governance, compliance, adoption, and