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Director Innovation
Luxottica
Mason, OH, United States
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EyeMed - Director Innovation
Position:Full-Time
There’s more to EyeMed than meets the eye. EyeMed is the fastest growing managed vision benefits company in the country with consistent double-digit membership growth! Through our commitment to innovation, we’re reimagining the way employers and their employees think about vision care. We want them to see life to the fullest and experience more of what’s best, not more of the same. And if what’s best hasn’t been done yet, it’s our exceptional and passionate employees driving this change. But, our passion for vision isn’t just about vision insurance benefits. Our employees are proud to support and participate in life-altering global and local missions through our partnership with OneSight, a leading not-for-profit organization with a 100% focus on eradicating the world’s vision crisis.
Your family says a lot about who you are. EyeMed is a key member of the Luxottica family of companies, global leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. In North America, Luxottica is the home to global brands Ray-Ban, Oakley and many top fashion house brands. Our leading retail brands include LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical and Sears Optical.
If you’re passionate about driving innovation and change and interested in a career in the optical and insurance industry, EyeMed wants to start the conversation and help provide you a growth-focused opportunity with America’s fastest growing vision benefits company.
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Director- Strategic Partner reports to the VP - Product and Innovation. This team is responsible for helping the organization solve its most challenging issues. Issues ranging from defining how to capture growth opportunities, to redefining operations, to rapidly bringing to market new differentiated offerings. The team partners with senior leaders to gain a deeper understanding, evaluate options, and provide recommendations. Along the way, the team works cross functionally to bring recommendations to life. The range of topics the team is responsible for, includes, but is not limited to:
EyeMed’s strategic plan and roadmap
Opportunity identification and commericialization – e.g., market entry, new lines of business
M&A due diligence
Product and service innovation
Business intelligence
Presentations to Luxottica senior leadership and external forums
The Director- Strategic Partner is a solid stepping stone for broader leadership roles within the organization. This person will act as trusted advisor to leadership, providing clear approaches and independently assessing, developing, and narrowing down recommendations. The Director- Strategic Partner will bring a hands on approach and lead cross-functional teams to execute on recommedations.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leverage company and market information to assess current issues, identify key implications and trends, and develop strategies to successfully support growth now and in the future
• Act as thought partner to senior leadership team – analyze data, develop business cases, and collaborate with key partners to brainstorm innovative ideas
• Structure and support strategic initiatives: manage 1-2 key strategic initiatives, supporting functional area executives with appropriate subject matter expertise and resources
• Support strategic partnerships – EyeMed Product & Innovation liaison with key partners both within and outside the organization
• Coach junior members of the Product & Innovation team
• Build strong cross-functional relationships
• Deliver effective verbal counsel and group presentations
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, continuous improvement, or related field
• Strong communication skills: Writes and presents effectively; strong ability to adapt delivery and style to fit the audience and message; able to deliver messages that are well received and clearly understood
• Able to find solutions to difficult and highly complex problems
• Able to extract information quickly, fill in gaps, when working in situations where limited data is available
• Demonstrated success in problem solving, collaboration and communication
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify/address problems and meet deadlines
• Able to define an effective process, work flow, and systems design; and capable of developing measurable metrics to track progress.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• MBA (strongly preferred)
• Top-tier strategy consulting experience
• Benefits, insurance or healthcare industry experience