Strategic Innovation & Integration Specialist

Strategic Innovation & Integration Specialist

Apply for the Strategic Innovation & Integration Specialist role at Wounded Warrior Project
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We offer great benefits, competitive pay, and a mission to honor and empower our nation’s veterans. If you believe in this cause and see it as a calling, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) invites you to join our team. We commit to helping you ignite your passion and embed meaning in your career.

• Flexible hybrid work schedule (three days in the office, two days of work from home)
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Competitive pay and performance incentives
• Fun, mission-focused, and collaborative team environment

The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Strategic Innovation & Integration Specialist supports the identification and development of strategic opportunities and innovations through research, environmental scanning, and data-driven insights. This role fosters a culture of innovation, helps teammates build out ideas, and supports the piloting of new initiatives. The Strategic Innovation & Integration Specialist represents WWP at conferences, events, and professional gatherings, building relationships and staying informed on emerging trends and best practices.

This role requires curiosity, strategic thinking, and creativity to explore future possibilities, synthesize complex information, and communicate actionable insights in support of organizational growth and innovation.

• Routinely track market and industry developments, keeping a pulse on internal and external trends, ideas, and opportunities, and analyzing signals for actionable insights.
• Provide research, data analysis, and logistical support for the strategic planning process, including preparing materials, coordinating meetings, and documenting outcomes.
• Synthesize large amounts of information from disparate sources into digestible formats to share with the team.
• Develop research findings and data‑driven insights based on internal and external data and research, and identify potential future opportunities.
• Draft summary reports and presentations to enable decision‑making, leveraging tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Canva.
• Identify external innovations and best practices (e.g., innovation labs, external organizations), build relationships, and bring learnings to leadership for discussion on potential internal applications.
• Stay current on the latest tools, technologies, and trends in innovation, and incorporate relevant tools and techniques into the organization, equipping teams for consistent innovation.
• Participate in and support the development of pilots to test, monitor, and study new innovations and strategic possibilities.
• Support and facilitate planning discussions, meetings, and events for teammates, leaders, and executives.
• Participate in and contribute to ongoing team learning opportunities by posting responses, articles, studies, and findings in designated learning channels.
• Incorporate innovation into culture and strategy through daily research, supporting continuous improvement, and translating insights into discussions and visuals, while highlighting successes and promoting an innovative mindset through aligned communications.
• Collaborate with the internal communications team to develop strategies and create visualizations that effectively share the strategic innovation story.
• Collaborate with teammates across the organization to further develop their innovative ideas.
• Update, organize, and maintain the internal idea generation portal and process.
• Maintain, archive, and organize files, trackers, calendars, and associated organizational tools such as Teams and SharePoint.
• Maintain an internal library/repository, ensuring clear organization and accessibility of relevant strategic innovation education and learning information.
• Monitor and maintain team email accounts, responding to inquiries in a professional and timely manner.
• Attend industry conferences, educational events, and opportunities as identified.
• Record meeting minutes and translate to key actions and takeaways.
• Attend and actively participate in required training and/or meetings,…