United Kingdom · Innovation Intrapreneurship · Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Innovation Governance Coordinator

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandMid-Level (2-5 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toSenior Innovation Governance Analyst
  • UK framework levelUsually a coordinator, or early in a professional job

Also advertised as Innovation Process Specialist · Innovation Operations Analyst · Innovation Programme Coordinator

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1What this role really is

This role is all about making sure our innovation projects actually follow the rules. You'll be the person who keeps the whole innovation pipeline running smoothly, from when an idea first pops up to when it gets reviewed for funding. It's less about coming up with new ideas yourself, and more about making sure everyone else plays by the book so the best ideas actually get a fair shot.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Aha! (Innovation Management)Intermediate

You'll be entering data, tracking idea status, pulling pre-defined reports on pipeline health, and guiding intrapreneurs on how to submit their ideas correctly. Basically, you're the daily user.

You'll create and update pages using our templates for meeting notes, process guides, and project documentation. You'll organise information so everyone can find what they need.

You'll participate in Miro board sessions, helping to capture ideas, map processes, or summarise discussions visually. You might even set up a basic board for a quick brainstorming session.

You'll create and update tickets for innovation projects, track tasks related to governance, and understand how to navigate basic Kanban or Scrum boards to see project progress.

Microsoft ExcelIntermediate

You'll use Excel for basic data manipulation, tracking project metrics, and creating simple lists or tables. You should be comfortable with basic formulas and formatting.

Microsoft PowerPointIntermediate

You'll help prepare and format presentations for gate reviews and committee updates, ensuring they're clear, concise, and professional.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Process Adherence ExceptionsEscalate all non-standard requests to supervisor.Decide on minor, low-impact process deviations (e.g., accepting a slightly late document if it doesn't delay the gate). Escalate anything that impacts a 'Go/No-Go' decision or project timeline.Approve minor process adjustments for individual projects. Consult Director on significant deviations or policy changes.
Scheduling & LogisticsSuggest meeting times, supervisor approves final booking.Full authority to schedule and coordinate all gate review meetings, including managing conflicts and confirming attendees. Inform Senior Analyst of any major delays.Oversee scheduling for multiple programmes. Define scheduling policies and tools.
Information DisseminationDraft communications for supervisor review and approval.Independently draft and send standard communications (e.g., meeting invitations, document requests, 'Go/No-Go' notifications with pre-approved templates). Consult Senior Analyst on sensitive feedback.Design communication strategies for the innovation function. Approve all standard communications.
Platform Data ManagementEnter data under direct instruction. Data accuracy reviewed by supervisor.Independently manage and maintain data accuracy within innovation platforms (Aha!, Jira). Identify and correct discrepancies. Propose minor improvements to data entry processes.Define data governance standards for innovation platforms. Oversee data quality initiatives.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Process Adherence Rate
Percentage of innovation project submissions and gate review materials that are fully complete and correctly formatted before their scheduled review.
Target · Above 95%

If 48 out of 50 submissions in a month meet all criteria, that's 96% adherence. We're looking for you to spot the missing bits and chase them down before the review board sees them.

Gate Review Scheduling Efficiency
Average time taken to schedule and confirm all attendees for a Stage-Gate Review meeting from the moment a project team requests it.
Target · Under 5 business days

A project team asks for a Gate 2 review on Monday. You've got it booked with all committee members confirmed by Friday afternoon. That's a win.

Innovation Data Accuracy
Error rate in tracking project status, key milestones, and budget allocations within our innovation management platforms (e.g., Aha!, Jira).
Target · Below 2% error rate

During a quarterly audit, we find only 1 out of 60 data points (like a budget figure or a project owner) was incorrect in Aha!. That's a 1.6% error rate, which is spot on.

Intrapreneur Feedback Responsiveness
Average time to provide initial feedback or acknowledgment to intrapreneurs after a formal submission or query.
Target · Within 2 business days

An intrapreneur submits their PoC proposal on Tuesday. You send a confirmation email and outline next steps by Thursday. This keeps them feeling supported, not ignored.

Clarity of Communication
How clearly and concisely you communicate process requirements, decisions, and next steps to various stakeholders, especially intrapreneurs who might be new to corporate governance.
  • Feedback from project teams that they 'understand exactly what's needed for the next gate'. Fewer follow-up questions about process. Meeting minutes are clear and actionable. You're able to explain 'kill criteria' without causing a riot.
Proactive Problem Solving
Your ability to spot potential bottlenecks or issues in the governance process before they become major problems, and propose solutions.
  • You flag an upcoming clash in gate review schedules before it happens. You suggest a small tweak to a submission template that saves everyone time. You notice a 'zombie project' lingering and ask the right questions to get it moving or killed.
Stakeholder Satisfaction (Process)
How satisfied our intrapreneurs and Innovation Committee members are with the overall efficiency and fairness of the innovation governance process.
  • Positive comments in informal feedback. Committee members remarking that meetings are well-prepared and run smoothly. Intrapreneurs feeling that the process helps them, rather than hinders them. You're seen as a helpful guide, not just the 'innovation police'.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Bringing Order to Chaos

You'll feel a real sense of satisfaction when you've organised a complex gate review, making sure all the materials are in order and the meeting runs smoothly. You like seeing a clear process work.

Successfully getting all 15 required documents from three different project teams, formatted correctly, and uploaded to the platform before a major review meeting.

Enabling Innovation Through Structure

You're motivated by the idea that by creating clear pathways and guardrails, you're actually helping good ideas flourish and get the attention they deserve, rather than getting lost in the noise.

An intrapreneur thanks you because your clear guidance on the business case template helped them articulate their idea much better, leading to a successful funding decision.

Being the Go-To Person

You enjoy being the first point of contact for questions about 'how things work' in innovation. You like being the expert on the process and helping others navigate it.

New intrapreneurs consistently come to you for advice on their submissions, knowing you'll give them clear, helpful guidance.

What frustrates people
  • Being seen as the 'innovation police' rather than a facilitator, constantly battling the perception that you're trying to crush creativity.
  • Trying to get brilliant, creative, and often chaotic intrapreneurs to follow a structured process, fill out forms, and meet deadlines. It's like herding cats, but with more spreadsheets.
  • Watching a senior executive's 'pet project' get fast-tracked and funded without scrutiny, after you've spent months building a fair, rigorous process for everyone else.
  • The constant battle with finance about funding a potentially transformative but highly uncertain project versus a predictable, low-return core business improvement. It's often about justifying the fuzzy front end.
  • Being forced to report on 'vanity metrics' like 'number of ideas submitted' when you know 99% are useless, instead of focusing on pipeline quality and actual business impact.
  • Being held responsible for the success of the innovation portfolio, but having no direct authority over the project teams or their resources. It's accountability without the power.
What this role does not give you
  • A direct creative role in generating new ideas or designing products.
  • High levels of unstructured, spontaneous work; there's a definite rhythm to the innovation governance cycle.
  • A 'hands-off' approach to process; you'll be actively involved in making sure things run as they should.
  • Immediate, tangible results from every single piece of work you do; many innovation projects will fail, and that's part of the process you're governing.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts the efficiency and fairness of our entire innovation pipeline. When it's done well, we make better, faster decisions about which ideas to fund and which to stop. It helps us avoid 'zombie projects' and makes sure our 'ring-fenced budget' is spent wisely. Ultimately, you're helping us get more valuable innovations to market, quicker.

Inside the business
  • Intrapreneurs (project teams)
  • Innovation Committee Members
  • Product Development Leads
  • Finance Business Partners
  • Legal & Compliance Teams
Outside the business
  • Innovation platform vendors (e.g., Aha!, Brightidea)
  • External consultants (occasionally for process reviews)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • At least 2 years of experience in a coordination, project support, or administrative role within a corporate environment.
  • Demonstrable experience managing schedules, organising meetings, and handling multiple information streams effectively.
  • A proven track record of accurate data entry and maintaining organised records, ideally within a digital platform.
  • Experience communicating processes and requirements clearly, both in writing and verbally, to various internal audiences.
  • Familiarity with at least one project management tool (e.g., Jira, Asana, Monday.com) or an innovation management platform (e.g., Aha!, Brightidea).

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Innovation Platform Configuration

As the innovation function grows, we'll need to adapt our platforms (like Aha!) to new processes, reporting needs, and user groups. Being able to configure these tools effectively will be crucial.

Custom Workflows · Advanced Reporting & Dashboards · User Permissions & Roles · Integration Basics

  • This month: Dive deeper into the admin settings of Aha! (or whatever platform we use). Explore what's possible.
  • Next quarter: Ask your Senior Analyst to walk you through how they've configured certain aspects of the platform.
  • Month 3-6: Take an official training course offered by the platform vendor on advanced administration or configuration.
  • Ongoing: Look for opportunities to suggest small configuration improvements that could make the platform easier to use for others.

Quick win: Offer to take ownership of a specific module or feature within the innovation platform, becoming the go-to person for its day-to-day management and minor tweaks.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Attend webinars or workshops on innovation management best practices, especially around corporate venturing or intrapreneurship.
  • Join relevant professional communities or LinkedIn groups to stay updated on trends in innovation governance and operations.
  • Read books or articles on topics like 'The Lean Startup' or 'Design Thinking' to deepen your understanding of the innovation process you'll be supporting.
  • Seek out opportunities to shadow colleagues in other departments (e.g., Product, Legal) to understand their perspectives on innovation projects.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI Prompt Engineering for Governance

As AI tools become more sophisticated, we'll be using them to automate more of the initial screening, summarisation, and communication tasks. Knowing how to 'talk' to these AIs effectively will be a game-changer for efficiency.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

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Built for Innovation Governance Coordinator

6 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Data protection in public serviceCity and Guilds of London Institute · covers 3 of 17 standardsLevel 3
  2. EU GDPR and Data SecurityQualifi Ltd · covers 2 of 17 standardsLevel 3
  3. Data ProtectionOpen Awards · covers 2 of 17 standardsLevel 3
  4. Store, manage and distribute data securelyNCFE · covers 1 of 17 standardsLevel 3
  5. Collecting, managing and reporting of personal dataActive IQ · covers 4 of 17 standardsLevel 2
  6. Data Protection and Confidentiality in a Working EnvironmentAIM Qualifications · covers 4 of 17 standardsLevel 2
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Prompt Engineering for Governance

As AI tools become more sophisticated, we'll be using them to automate more of the initial screening, summarisation, and communication tasks. Knowing how to 'talk' to these AIs effectively will be a game-changer for efficiency.

  • Structured Prompting
  • Context Management
  • Output Validation
  • Ethical AI Use

Data Storytelling for Governance

It's not enough to just track data; you'll need to help tell the story of our innovation pipeline. This means turning raw numbers into clear, compelling insights for the Innovation Committee and senior leadership.

  • Visualisation Best Practices
  • Narrative Structure
  • Audience Tailoring
  • Actionable Insights

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Stage-Gate Process Management
  • Innovation Portfolio Management (Basics)
  • Lean Startup Methodology (Practical)
  • Business Case & Financial Modeling (Support)
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Basics

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Project Coordinator / Project Support Officer

    2-4 years

    Skills to master

    • Mastering scheduling, minute-taking, document management, stakeholder communication, and basic project tracking. Getting really good at anticipating project needs.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You're the go-to person for keeping projects organised and on track.
    • You've successfully supported multiple projects simultaneously.
    • You're comfortable chasing people for information without being annoying.
    • You actively look for ways to improve administrative processes.
  2. 2

    Executive Assistant / Business Administrator

    3-5 years

    Skills to master

    • Exceptional organisational skills, calendar management, preparing materials for senior leadership, handling sensitive information, and proactive problem-solving.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You've managed complex calendars and meeting logistics for senior leaders.
    • You're adept at preparing presentations and reports for executive review.
    • You can anticipate needs and proactively address potential issues.
    • You've demonstrated discretion and handled confidential information reliably.
  3. 3

    Operations Coordinator (e.g., in a startup or smaller firm)

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Wearing multiple hats, setting up new processes, managing vendor relationships, and a strong bias for action in a less structured environment.

    You're ready to move on when

    • You've been involved in setting up or improving operational processes.
    • You're comfortable working in a dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environment.
    • You've managed various administrative or logistical tasks independently.
    • You're keen to bring structure to a fast-moving area like innovation.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to build a truly impactful and rewarding career in innovation.

Pay & demand

Pay and demand for this role will appear here, each figure traced to a named authoritative source (e.g. the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, under the Open Government Licence). We don’t show numbers we can’t attribute.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Innovation Governance Coordinator is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Data protection in public serviceLevel 3

Applied to your work in Innovation Governance Coordinator

This unit aims to enable learners to retrieve, use, store, and dispose of public service data in compliance with legal and organisational data protection requirements.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in Innovation Governance Coordinator

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Process Adherence RatePercentage of innovation project submissions and gate review materials that are fully complete and correctly formatted before their scheduled review.If 48 out of 50 submissions in a month meet all criteria, that's 96% adherence. We're looking for you to spot the missing bits and chase them down before the review board sees them.Above 95%
  • Gate Review Scheduling EfficiencyAverage time taken to schedule and confirm all attendees for a Stage-Gate Review meeting from the moment a project team requests it.A project team asks for a Gate 2 review on Monday. You've got it booked with all committee members confirmed by Friday afternoon. That's a win.Under 5 business days
  • Innovation Data AccuracyError rate in tracking project status, key milestones, and budget allocations within our innovation management platforms (e.g., Aha!, Jira).During a quarterly audit, we find only 1 out of 60 data points (like a budget figure or a project owner) was incorrect in Aha!. That's a 1.6% error rate, which is spot on.Below 2% error rate
  • Intrapreneur Feedback ResponsivenessAverage time to provide initial feedback or acknowledgment to intrapreneurs after a formal submission or query.An intrapreneur submits their PoC proposal on Tuesday. You send a confirmation email and outline next steps by Thursday. This keeps them feeling supported, not ignored.Within 2 business days
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Innovation Governance Coordinator to Senior Innovation Governance Analyst, and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Innovation Governance Analyst→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to build a truly impactful and rewarding career in innovation.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Innovation Governance Coordinator
  • Stage-Gate Process Management
  • Innovation Portfolio Management (Basics)
  • Lean Startup Methodology (Practical)
  • Business Case & Financial Modeling (Support)
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Basics
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Innovation Governance Coordinator is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Senior Innovation Governance Analyst

    3-5 years in the Coordinator role

    Level 3 (Senior)

    • In-depth innovation pipeline analysis (e.g., identifying bottlenecks, success rates)
    • Dashboard design and implementation (Tableau/Power BI)
    • Process design and optimisation methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma)
    • Stakeholder influence and negotiation for process changes
  2. Innovation Operations Specialist

    4-6 years in the Coordinator role

    Level 3 (Senior) or Level 4 (Lead)

    • Deep expertise in innovation management platform administration and configuration (e.g., Aha! admin)
    • Management of innovation tool integrations (e.g., Aha! with Jira)
    • Budget tracking and reporting for innovation operations
    • Development of operational playbooks and training materials
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, some parts of innovation governance can feel a bit repetitive, even tedious. But what if you could offload some of that grunt work and focus on the really interesting bits? That's where AI comes in. We're not talking about robots taking over; we're talking about smart tools that make your life easier.

As an Innovation Governance Coordinator, you're constantly sifting through ideas, prepping materials, and drafting communications. Imagine having a clever assistant that handles the first pass of submissions, summarises long documents, or even drafts your routine emails. That's the reality with our AI Productivity Hub. It's designed to give you back precious hours every week, letting you focus on the strategic side of keeping our innovation pipeline healthy.

Idea Triage Automation

Use an LLM (Large Language Model) to automatically screen and score new idea submissions in Aha! against our pre-defined strategic criteria. It'll check for duplicates, flag low-quality entries, or even spot ideas that are completely out of scope. This means you only review the good stuff.

Thematic Analysis Accelerator

Imagine having hundreds of unstructured idea descriptions. Instead of manually reading and tagging them, apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) to quickly identify and cluster common themes or 'problem spaces'. This helps us see patterns and inform our strategic focus areas much faster.

AI-Powered Initial Due Diligence

For promising ideas, use AI agents to conduct rapid, initial research. This includes quick patent searches, market trend analysis, and competitive landscape summaries. It enriches the business case before any human even starts a deep dive, saving hours of legwork.

Smart Communication Drafter

Generate personalised, template-based emails for common governance communications. Think 'Request for More Information', 'Decision Notification', or 'Next Steps' emails. The AI ensures a consistent tone and comprehensive feedback, cutting down on repetitive writing time.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become an Innovation Governance Coordinator?

Common routes in include Project Coordinator / Project Support Officer (2-4 years), Executive Assistant / Business Administrator (3-5 years) and Operations Coordinator (e.g., in a startup or smaller firm) (2-3 years). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can an Innovation Governance Coordinator progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Innovation Governance Analyst (3-5 years in the Coordinator role) and Innovation Operations Specialist (4-6 years in the Coordinator role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is an Innovation Governance Coordinator in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 3 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for an Innovation Governance Coordinator?

Increasingly, AI Prompt Engineering for Governance and Data Storytelling for Governance. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows an Innovation Governance Coordinator, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 17 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming an Innovation Governance Coordinator: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 3

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Innovation Intrapreneurship

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll gain here—process management, stakeholder coordination, data analysis, and understanding innovation lifecycles—are highly transferable. You could move into broader project management roles, operations management in other sectors, or even business analysis, especially in organisations with a strong focus on R&D or new product development.

Not sure this is the right direction?

Work out what you actually want from work first, then come back and see which roles fit it. Takes about ten minutes.

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