Safaricom Dockyard Lead Job - Career Point Kenya

We are pleased to announce the vacancy for Dockyard Lead within Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.Detailed Description

Reporting to the Research and Design Tech Lead the position holder is responsible for an outside-in approach to open innovation and to scale the initiatives to production. Working with partners, the business, Project teams, Squads as well as virtual IT delivery teams to implement various projects, innovation ideas and business deliverables. Break down complex requirements into simple trackable tasks. Be committed to high quality output and delivery on time.

Responsibilities

• Organizing various hackathons that promote open innovation with a Quarterly target focus.


• Organizing and running the organizations innovation weeks with Quarterly target focus.


• Developing a strong community of co-creators that promote open innovation.


• Support setting up of crowdsourcing initiatives to generate innovative ideas and concepts.


• Liaising with learning institutions and professional bodies to share best practice and leverage innovation inherent there.


• Coordinate with other engineers, management and partners on open innovation.


• Scaling innovative ideas into production to solve real business problems.


• Source for Funding for start-up ideas.


• Alignment with leadership on key focus areas and challenges to be solved through the hackathons.


• Team Leadership where applicable.

 Qualifications