Company:

Compassus

 

Position Summary

The Innovation Director is a strategic leadership role responsible for identifying, piloting, and scaling enterprise-wide transformations, with a primary focus on the Compassus AI agenda. This role serves as a high-level individual contributor, operating as a functional expert and a strategic extension of the Office of the CEO.

The Innovation Director bridges the gap between executive-level strategy and operational execution, ensuring that cutting-edge technology and process improvements deliver measurable value across an 11,000-person organization. This position requires exceptional "influence without authority" to drive results across cross-functional teams and maintain a sophisticated narrative for Board of Directors and Private Equity stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

AI Transformation & Technology Strategy

• Enterprise AI Roadmap: Own the end-to-end strategy for AI integration, from initial business case development to full-scale deployment and governance.

• Pilot Management: Spearhead innovation pilots by coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, managing vendor relationships, and establishing success metrics.

• Governance & Compliance: Develop and maintain the enterprise AI governance framework, ensuring all deployments meet risk assessment and regulatory standards.

• Value Realization: Continuously monitor the AI landscape for emerging tools and track the ROI and adoption rates of existing deployments.

Executive Operations & Board Relations

• Strategic Narratives: Lead the creation of high-stakes materials for Board of Directors and PE sponsor engagements, translating complex data into clear, actionable executive insights.

• Operating Rhythm: Facilitate the executive leadership team’s strategic priorities, tracking milestones and ensuring accountability for enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Executive Presence: Serve as a subject matter expert in senior-level meetings, representing the Innovation function to the ELT and external partners.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Influence and align disparate departments (Clinical, Finance, IT, and HR) to ensure the successful adoption of new workflows and technologies.

Requirements & Qualifications

Professional Experience

• Required: 5-7 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or a rigorous analytical/innovation role.

• AI Proficiency: Demonstrated hands-on experience applying AI productivity and workflow tools (e.g., LLMs, GPT, Copilot) in a professional or operational context.

• Strategic Communication: Proven ability to build structured frameworks for ambiguous problems and communicate findings to executive audiences via PowerPoint and written memos.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

• Preferred: MBA or equivalent graduate degree.

Core Competencies

• Functional Authority: Ability to command respect and lead project "squads" without formal direct-report oversight.

• Intellectual Curiosity: A track record of rapidly becoming "the expert" in new domains and technical landscapes.

• Operational Integrity: Excellence in managing multi-step processes and complex project timelines.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Advanced ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage (essential for AI ROI modeling and P&L impact analysis).

Language & Communication Skills

• Analytical Reading: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Executive Writing: Ability to write comprehensive reports, high-stakes business correspondence, and complex procedure manuals.

• Presentation & Presence: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior leaders, colleagues, investors, and external parties.

Core Leadership & Operational Skills

• Outcome Orientation: Deeply results-driven with a high degree of professional maturity.

• Influence & Respect: Ability to earn respect in short ord