Tech Foresight Ecosystem Manager (Open Innovation & Partnerships)

Want to join a fast-moving company, work among convivial teams, and take part in the global growth strategy of one of the most prestigious and comprehensive portfolios in the wine & spirits industry? We are looking for a Technology Foresight Ecosystem Manager! You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris.

The Technology Foresight Ecosystem Manager is responsible for cultivating enduring, trustworthy relationships with targeted companies and formulating long-term strategies to build and expand a balanced technology-focused ecosystem. This role involves gathering, developing, and sharing insights with the team to identify, engage, onboard, and qualify new partners, in order to establish a structured agenda with selected innovative partners. This agenda aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Realize tangible and shared value (horizon 1): leveraging technologies at their best to maximize value.

• Accelerate innovation (horizon 2): understanding new value propositions and identifying opportunities through activities such as learning expeditions, ideation workshops, or speed dating sessions with selected partners.

• Bring our ambitions to the next level (horizon 3): building a medium-term trajectory (3 to 5 years) and co-innovating.

Your key missions

• Monitor and analyze established or emerging companies (including start-ups) relevant to the alcoholic beverage industry, including production, distribution, marketing, and consumer trends.

• Conduct comprehensive technology foresight studies to identify potential future breakthroughs and innovations that could impact our business.

• Establish and maintain long-term, trustful relationships with targeted companies.

• Provide strategic analysis and assessment of potential value of potential targeted companies

• Communicate progress on projects with all relevant parties, including business leaders, senior management, and R&D.

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!

• Master's degree engineering or business school

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in strategic partnerships or a similar role within a corporate or consulting environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively.

• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term, trustful relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders.

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

• You are fluent in English. French or Spanish appreciated but not mandatory

Wait, there’s more…

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home ( 2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events…

Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills, and we welcome all types of talents.

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