Innovation Manager
Description
Utopia Music is seeking an innovation manager that is able to help Utopia research, explore and take benefit of emerging technologies that might contribute to Utopias purpose and vision. We are looking for someone who can take ownership and be in a central position in planning and executing research collaboration projects.
You’ll be responsible for research and experimentation with universities and other partners to drive exploration of new technologies and opportunities. Our ideal candidate is a talented data scientist with a keen eye for customer value and sufficient understanding of music industry. If you love discovering impactful technologies that drives business success and customer value through research, this could be the role for you.
At Utopia Music, you’ll work alongside a highly skilled international team building a better music business. You get to play a central part in building the strategy team as well as collaboration with product and data teams shaping the way we deliver value at Utopia.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Help Utopia Music create partnerships with Universities around Utopia data and modern technology (data science, ML/AI, CNN, Blockchain, etc)
- Develop and craft emerging technology vision, identify potential capabilities for experimenting and plan to deliver results for hypothesis that drives customer value utilizing modern technology to identify areas of partnering and collaboration with research community
- Manage partners and University project members working with us in different research projects
- Identify and document potential technology improvements to Utopia platform or business unit offering, and if possible try to find ways to protect the IP by patenting them as necessary
- Manage Utopia innovation roadmap and process
Requirements
- A customer-first approach and data-driven growth mindset
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Lean startup or other product discovery skills
- Understanding and ability to identify, validate and execute business model experiments
- Superb writing and editing skills in native level English
- Data and analytics skills that enable you to plan, track and report data-driven services according to customer outcomes needs
- Ability to take ownership and lead collaboration projects with Universities and Startup partners
- Focus on customer outcomes and understanding on the business value for the innovations created
How to apply
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Utopia Music
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While technology continues to shape the future, the world of music remains in the past. Our mission is to reclaim the creative and economic value of the music industry. At Utopia, we are setting out to transform the entire industry. To create new revenue streams, consolidate the data and declutter the admin; unlocking the industry’s full potential by unifying it all in one truly holistic space. Utopia was founded in 2016 with the goal of creating a better world of music. With an ever-growing team of 60+ people across Sweden and Switzerland - all focused on one common goal; providing a transparent, fair and efficient environment for all. Welcome to Utopia – Where Music Lives.