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The Opportunity
The New Proposition Designer which reports to the Director, Customer Innovation, oversees the development of new innovation propositions through to the completion of the Design phase (prototyping, operational impacts, high-level financials) of the Innovation Development Life Cycle.
The incumbent's primary role will be to apply a mixture of Traditional Research and Design Thinking methodology to understand customer needs or pain points, drive ideation, develop prototypes of the best ideas and quickly validate /iterate these with customer input. The person will also be required to collaborate with internal subject matter experts in order to scope out operational considerations and high level financials for these concepts.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
New Concept Development: Facilitates the development of 4-6 new products, service models, and/or new lines of business per year that will reinforce and improve Atlantic Lottery's relevance and business performance.
Financial Modeling: Develop early lottery math models to support the concepts.
Market Research: Apply strategic analysis and research to properly assess a concept's viability with the marketplace.
Team Leadership: Lead internal cross-functional groups to gain a 360 degree view of the operational impacts of new initiatives being developed.
Collaboration: Collaborate with innovation team on all aspects of the innovation program as to ensure strong cohesiveness and redundancy.
Communications: Apply influencing skills to gain buy-in and commitment from internal stakeholders, most notably Line of Business leads, to promising concepts.
Communications: Deliver frequent presentations to groups such as the Innovation Governance Council, Director's Forum and Executive.
Communications: Demonstrate the principles and value of innovation through participation in program(s) targeted at internal employees and external participants
What you'll need
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in a business related function
- 5+ years' experience in the areas of new concept development, product management, line of business leadership, etc.
- Solid Business Acumen and research capabilities.
- Ability to forge ahead in the face of ambiguity.
- Ability to build strong customer relationships, and build outstanding relationships within Atlantic Lottery and external to the organization. Strong Networking required.
- High Motivation - drive to achieve results.
- Optimism, patience and resilience are critical.
- Strong ability to work in a team environment, internally and externally.
- Passion for, and high usage of new technologies, apps, etc.
- Proactive and able work with minimal supervision.
A little bit about us
Atlantic Lottery
Our players have been having fun and "dreaming big" since 1976 when Atlantic Lottery started offering lottery games on behalf of the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. The game options have grown and changed over the years and so has our workforce! Today's Atlantic Lottery has more than 600 employees, who are the heart and soul of our business. We offer everything from dare-to-dream draw games to online bingo; breakopen tickets to sports wagering; and games in social settings and on the internet. With games come winners - big and small wins every day - but the best thing about lottery games is that when you choose to play with us, everyone benefits. 100% of our profits go back into our communities. That feels good! #ProudToBeAL
We are proud, gritty, community-minded, and punch above our weight. Being Atlantic Canadian means that we work hard and we know how to have fun. It also means that we genuinely care for each other as co-workers, neighbours, and friends.
Your best life is waiting in Atlantic Canada. At Atlantic Lottery, we have many roles that allow you to work from any of our four Atlantic provinces. Explore living East:
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Work With Us
Atlantic Lottery delivers a career in a fun and high-performing environment that offers a competitive salary, relevant training, development opportunities and flexible benefits. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.