Innovation Analyst

Job Purpose:

• The Innovation Analyst supports the identification, evaluation, and onboarding of early-stage startups and emerging technologies aligned to corporate strategic priorities. Working under the guidance of senior innovation leadership, the role contributes to building the organisation's deal pipeline, conducting structured assessments of startup opportunities, and supporting the integration of adopted solutions into relevant business units. 

Key responsibilities:
Deal Flow & Startup Evaluation 

• Scout and maintain an active startup pipeline across priority sectors, engaging accelerators, VC networks, and industry events to surface relevant opportunities. 
• Evaluate startups against defined criteria — technology readiness, commercial viability, team strength, and strategic fit — and prepare investment memos with clear recommendations for senior review. 
• Support due diligence activities including competitive benchmarking, reference checks, and financial analysis, applying consistent frameworks across all assessments. 
• Produce market intelligence briefs and pipeline dashboards to keep stakeholders informed of trends, deal progress, and emerging opportunities. 

Corporate Integration 

• Lead coordination of startup integration from scoping through pilot execution, aligning business unit owners, founders, and project teams around a shared workplan. 
• Translate startup solutions into concept documents that define use cases, success metrics, stakeholder impacts, and delivery milestones in a corporate context. 
• Elicit integration requirements through workshops, interviews, and process walkthroughs, ensuring business needs are accurately captured and handed over to execution teams. 
• Ensure all partnership engagements are compliant, centrally documented, and tracked-maintaining data accuracy across pipeline and project management systems. 

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; postgraduate qualification in innovation or entrepreneurship is an advantage.  
• 1–3 years of experience in corporate innovation, consulting, a startup, or a venture-adjacent role. 
• Exposure to startup ecosystems through sourcing, accelerator programmes, or investment is highly desirable. 
• Strong analytical and written communication skills; proficient in Excel and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar). 
• Organised, collaborative, and genuinely curious about technology trends and emerging business models. 
• Excellent and demonstrated project management skills. 
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to negotiate, influence and collaborate with others