Innovation Strategist

Cyclotron, Inc. • Full-time • Remote (Chicago, IL, US) • $125k - $150k / year • 1w ago

Department: Innovation & Strategy Team

Reports To: Director of Innovation & Strategy

Location: Remote (anywhere in the US or Canada)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $125,000 -$150,000 base

Summary

Cyclotron is seeking Innovation Strategists to deliver client-facing innovation projects focused on AI strategy, process improvement, and change enablement. Strategists design and facilitate workshops, develop governance frameworks, and translate business objectives into actionable plans, ensuring solutions are practical and scalable.

Responsibilities

Execute innovation and AI strategy projects for clients
Design and deliver workshops for strategy assessment and roadmap development
Develop governance models and risk mitigation strategies
Collaborate with business leaders to translate objectives into execution plans
Prepare client deliverables including strategy decks and operational playbooks
Support account planning and pre-sales efforts
Contribute to internal knowledge base and best practices

Requirements

5+ years in innovation, strategy consulting, or digital transformation
Experience facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders
Experience with AI tools and enterprise AI enablement preferred
Strong understanding of business process design and governance
Clear communication skills - both written and verbal, including the ability to collaborate
Strong analytical skills - ability to synthesize complex concepts and develop actionable plans
Ability to clearly develop and articulate messages to a variety of audiences
Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
Experience with large-scale organizational technology efforts
Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn new business processes and applications and work independently
Ability to manage and execute activities with the flexibility to adjust plans quickly, as needed

Additional Knowledge & Skills

Consulting experience preferred
Strategic storytelling and executive presence

Details

Sanitized examples of deliverables will be required

30-60-90 Day Plan

First 30 Days

Learn Cyclotron’s innovation offerings and delivery models
Shadow senior team members in client workshops
Begin drafting templates for strategy deliverables

Next 60 Days

Lead portions of client workshops and readiness assessments
Own documentation for initial engagements
Support governance design and rollout planning

Next 90 Days

Independently deliver client strategy sessions
Contribute to thought leadership and internal enablement
Assist in refining offerings and scaling delivery processes

Cyclotron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cyclotron values diversity, equity and inclusion, and aims to practice DE&I in all that we do.

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