Innovation Economy Business Manager - Associate

Join our Innovation Economy Business Management team to promote strategic growth and operational excellence. We seek a results-oriented self-starter eager to deliver meaningful outcomes in fast-paced environments. As a trusted partner to executive leadership, you will shape priorities and ensure team success. This role is perfect for someone who embraces challenges and consistently goes above and beyond to advance our business. If you're passionate about business management and ready to make a difference, we want you on our team.

As a Senior Associate in the Innovation Economy Business Management team, you will help shape priorities, advance key initiatives, and ensure the team’s success.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to executive leadership, helping shape priorities and drive execution of key initiatives.
• Take initiative to identify, research, and solve business challenges independently, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and accountability—even when faced with unclear or evolving requirements.
• Organize and synthesize complex and sometimes ambiguous information into compelling presentations, reports, and executive briefings.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, proactively seeking clarity, facilitating collaboration, and driving projects forward.
• Manage multiple projects and work streams, prioritizing tasks and ensuring timely completion in dynamic environments.
• Identify business risks and implement innovative solutions to mitigate them.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance deliverables with attention to detail and process improvement.
• Coordinate team activities, prepare materials for meetings and events, and foster collaboration across the organization.
• Maintain internal resources and documentation, ensuring information is current and accessible.
• Lead and participate in initiatives to simplify and enhance business processes, championing continuous improvement.
• Collect and maintain internal resources and documentation on collaboration sites, like SharePoint

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Experience in Business Management or a similar strategic advisory role.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, learn quickly, and adapt to new challenges.
• Proven track record of proactively delivering high-quality presentations, reports, and business solutions.
• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.
• Comfort working in situations with ambiguity, uncertainty, and evolving priorities.