IT Innovation Advisor

Company Description

At Statkraft, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That is what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we do not see renewable energy as part of the solution -- we believe it must be the solution. With us, you will shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match

But there is more work to be done – that is why we need you to join us!

Job Description

Digital technology innovation is a key enabler to deliver on Statkraft’s high ambitions. The IT Innovation function has a specific focus on facilitating digital technology enabled innovation across the company by combining foresight on technology innovation and a structured approach to identify challenges and run innovation sprints to foster a thriving innovation culture. This involves breaking boundaries in the renewable industry, uncovering new opportunities, and enabling employees to access cutting-edge IT technologies.

Your Role

In this role, the IT Innovation advisor will explore problems, define problem statements, assess the fit of ideas with technologies, run innovation sprints, and with collaborate across Statkraft. The role will also develop best practices for innovation sprints and participate in global innovation events. We are looking for a passionate and experienced IT Innovation Advisor to join our dynamic team to drive digital technology innovation!

As an IT Innovation Advisor you will play an important role in running innovation sprints from idea to prototyping, by examining problems to be solved, understanding needs and examining solution-fit to existing and emerging technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and support innovation sprints from problem-statement, ideation to prototype
• Manage planning, stands-ups, retrospectives, review, and facilitate ideation sprint for technology innovation
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify needs and discover problems, and ensure engagement and collaboration during the innovation sprints
• Provide guidance on innovation principles and governance of technology innovation
• Evaluate and report outcome of innovation sprints
• Participate in corporate innovation communities with focus on experience sharing, knowledge transfer, and cross-company collaboration
• Participate in improvement of IT Innovation Governance, way of working with innovation and training linked to this
• Strengthen a strong innovation culture through engaging in internal innovation events e.g. annual Statkraft Business for the Future Hackathon event and bi-weekly Statkraft Innovation Muffin
• Participate in external partnership collaborations, e.g. StartUpLab

Qualifications

We believe the right candidate has the following: 

• Higher relevant education in business administration, innovation, business development, entrepreneurship or equivalent
• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience from innovation management and practice, having brought new products, services and/or new business models to market, preferrably in a large organisation
• Proven experience within Design Thinking, Business Modelling, Innovation Sprints, and running workshops
• Knowledge of various innovation frameworks (e.g. design thinking, idea campaigns, crowdsourcing, double diamond, innovation sprint, agile methodology, lean startup) 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-culturally and engage and inspire others
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to break down complex issues and bring structure to business cases
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal) 

These skills would also be useful in your role:

• Industry knowledge from the energy sector
• Experience with emerging technologies such as AI/ML, Big Data and IoT
• Experience in managing IT / technology and digitalisation projects, including planning, execution and monitoring

Additional Information

What we offer

• Unlimited learning opportunities at various levels of the organization
• The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists, and graduates from different countries and backgrounds
• The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and be able to honestly say “My work is contributing to saving the planet”
• A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering flexible working solutions, and work-life balance principles
• Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance

Statkraft manages critical infrastructure and services in several countries. The applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorization.

Statkraft's vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability.

Application deadline: 12. January 2025.

Location: The position will be located at our head office in Lilleaker, Oslo, Norway.

Contact: For further information please contact Marko Ikonomovic, Head of Enterprise Architecture & Innovation, phone: +47 403 39 420, email: marko.ikonomovic@statkraft.com.