Startup Innovation Scout Padova

Startup Innovation Scout
Padova
Veneto, Padova

For a market-leading company in fastening systems, we are looking for a/an **Startup Innovation Scout **who will be in charge of:

- international trend and technology scouting in ConTech;

- validation and implementation of new ventures and external Founders (with focus to Italy);

- building up a startup ecosystem (with focus to Italy) and matchmaking to group of companies.

DUTIES:

- Explore and analyze markets and trends in Construction Technology

- Analyze startup deal flow to understand imminent disruptions and identify tech acceleration opportunities

- Lead the research and make sure that it is driven by customer centric learnings instead of just opinions

- Design, develop and guide quantitative and qualitative research to understand target groups behaviors, pain points, needs and aspirations

- Identify current best practices and market leaders

- Size existing customer markets and define possible relative positioning

- Design and conduct tests that help strategically frame, validate or challenge where our new ventures could be successful

- Drive future visioning by curating relevant insights, trends and signals to formulate future scenarios, implications and opportunities that are plausible and probable and challenge the status quo

**PERSONAL PROFILE**:

- 4+ years working in construction industry

- Leadership experience preferred

- Bachelor or master's degree in any field, preferably in Architecture or Civil Engineering

- Fluent in English and native in Italian

- Experience in a high-pressure environment with exposure to multidisciplinary teams and/or involvement with an innovation consulting firm

- Experience with strategy development, business planning and future visioning, as well as quantitative and economic modeling (preferred)

- Background in product prototyping and testing desirable

**SKILLS**:

- Intrinsic motivation and ability to motivate other people

- Strong analytical and creative skills

- You can work independently

- Perform in a faced paced environment

- Be a first principal thinker

- Work with high energy and effectiveness, self-reliant

The role will be based in Italy with availability to travel worldwide.

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