**The opportunity**
**Join Hitachi Energy as an Innovation Technology Programs Lead and play a defining role in shaping the future of our global Transformers business. This is a rare opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that bridge technology, business, and emerging innovation ecosystems. You will champion the identification, validation, and scaling of cutting-edge solutions that directly influence our products, engineering capabilities, and digital horizons.**
**In this role, you'll thrive at the intersection of strategy, development, and execution-co-creating high-impact pilots, driving open innovation, and partnering with experts worldwide. You'll influence long-term strategic direction while helping build the next generation of technology-enabled solutions for customers across the globe.**
**You will join a fast-paced, collaborative Global Innovation team empowered to explore disruptive trends, launch high-value initiatives, and develop new ventures in an environment that values creativity, experimentation, and entrepreneurial thinking. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.**
**How you'll make an impact**
- **Lead transformative innovation initiatives that spark creativity, intrapreneurship, and continuous improvement.**: - **Shape and manage the Innovation Focus Area portfolio, including strategy, prioritization, and annual roadmaps.**: - **Drive annual and multi-year technology plans to ensure aligned, well-resourced, and high-quality execution.**:



- **Provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership for global technology programs delivered on time and within budget.**: - **Oversee resource and financial planning to ensure efficiency, transparency, and value creation.**: - **Foster strong collaboration across global teams and stakeholders to remove barriers and enable seamless execution.**: - **Build and manage partnerships with research institutions, industry bodies, and external collaborators.**: - **Champion responsible innovation by promoting design thinking, emerging technologies, and robust governance standards.** **Your background**
- **Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field.**: - **10+ years of experience in the transformers industry, including leadership in a global environment.**: - **Demonstrated ability to translate market trends into strategic technology roadmaps.**: - **Strong strategic thinking, analytical skills, and a track record of driving measurable business impact.**: - **Experience converting insights into validated innovation solutions, with excellent communication and stakeholder-engagement capabilities.**: - **Proven expertise in project and portfolio management, budget management, and multi-region collaboration.** **More about us**
- **We champion a culture of innovation, curiosity, and continuous learning-empowering every team member to make an impact.**: - **Our global environment opens doors to world-class experts, cross-functional collaboration, and transformative career growth.**: - **At Hitachi Energy, you can develop, lead, and shape sustainable technologies that power a stronger, smarter, and greener future.

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