Head of Innovation

Head of Innovation

Location: Tel Aviv

Reports to: Head of Technology and Innovation

Scope: Global DPS Innovation Agenda

Job Description

Build DPS’ innovation engine in Tel Aviv and globally, turning emerging technologies into validated opportunities, scalable solutions, and measurable business impact.

As Head of Innovation, you will identify emerging opportunities, challenge conventional thinking, and turn wild ideas into validated scalable business value. You will lead the DPS innovation engine, connecting technology, business, customers, startups, partners, and internal teams to create the next generation of AI-enabled, cyber-secure, and scalable digital solutions.

This role is for builders, challengers, explorers, and doers who can move from insight to action with speed and curiosity.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and scale innovation programs, PoCs, and MVPs.

• Lead cross-functional Tiger Teams.

• Build new capabilities, market shifts, and growth opportunities.

• Co-create innovation opportunities with customers and SaCoN while ensuring T&I provides the technology foundation, architecture guidance, and execution support needed to scale beyond pilots.

• Turn ideas into validated business opportunities and real innovation programs.

• Coordinate the Israel Innovation Pilot Hub, accelerating Siemens Energy’s next generation of AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and autonomous operations initiatives.

• Accelerate the journey from idea to business impact.

• Foster a culture of curiosity, ownership, and execution.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for entrepreneurial mindset with proven innovation leadership experience, ability to turn high-performing teams, developing talent, and creating an environment where bold ideas can become real business.

Desired Profile

• Excellent stakeholder and ecosystem management skills.

• Passion for building high-performing teams, developing talent, and creating an environment where bold ideas can become real business.

• Curiosity, courage, and resilience.

• Comfortable moving between strategy and execution.

• Vision and delivery.

• Technology and business fluency.

Success Looks Like

• New opportunities become real business initiatives.

• Innovation portfolio is owned with clear prioritization, ownership, KPIs, and stage gates from idea to PoC, MVP, and scalable business.

• Faster transition from idea to scalable solution.

• Strong ecosystem, partner, startup, and customer engagement translates into concrete PoCs, MVPs, and scalable business initiatives.

• A visible innovation culture across DPS.

• Measurable contribution to growth, differentiation, customer value, and future portfolio development.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than

90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community

is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy

transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of

what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus

on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities.

Siemens Energy celebrates character no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Jobs & Careers: https://jobs.siemens-energy.com

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