Innovation Enablement Manager
Job Summary
REPORTINGTO:VP Technology UK&I and dotted line reporting to Head of Products Partnerships & Innovation
LOCATION:Heathrow (with travel across UK & Ireland as needed)
SHIFTPATTERN:40 hoursper week. Monday to Friday
SALARY: Competitive
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ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
The Manager Innovation Enablement UK & Irelandis responsible fortranslating enterprise technology and innovation solutions into scaled value-generating outcomes across the UK & Ireland business. This role serves as a critical bridge between centralized Product Technology and Innovation teams and regional UK&I leadership and operations.
The role has two core mandates:
1. Enable and scale existing enterprise solutions across UK&I through hands-on implementation training change management and integration support.
2. Identifysolution gaps and partner with central innovation and product teams to design pilot andvalidatenew solutionsthat can be incorporated into the enterprise roadmap.
Success in this role requires strong execution capability comfortoperatingacross organizational boundaries and the ability to balance strategic alignment with practical on-the-ground delivery.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
. Enterprise Solution Enablement & Scaling
- Lead the regional implementation and scaling of enterprise technology and innovation solutions across UK & Ireland.
- Act as the primary UK&I liaison to centralized Product and Innovation teams for solution rollout.
- Partner with UK&I leadership to drive adoption through:
- On-the-ground training and enablement
- Change management and stakeholder alignment
- Identification of process data and systems integration needs
- Monitor adoption performance and ROI of deployedsolutions;surface insights and improvement opportunities to central teams.
- Ensure solutions are adapted (whereappropriate)to meet local regulatory operational and market needs whilemaintainingenterprise standards.
2. Innovation Gap Identification & Piloting
- Identifyunmet needs or capability gaps where no enterprise solution currently exists.
- Collaborate with UK&I business leaders to define clear problem statements and success criteria.
- Partner with central innovation and product leads to:
- Shape roadmap inputs
- Identifysolutions for piloting
- Design and execute pilots in UK&I
- Validate business value scalability and operational fit
- Support the innovation teamwithdriving the on-the-ground pilot activityincluding vendor coordination (where applicable) stakeholder engagement and performance measurement.
3. Stakeholder & Change Leadership
- Serve as a trusted partnertoUK&I leadership teams helping them understand adopt and championnew technologies.
- Alignregional priorities with enterprise technology and innovation strategy.
- Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences ensuring clarity on goals progress and outcomes.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Required
- 58 years of experience in technology enablement innovation product operations consulting or digital transformation roles.
- Proven experience implementing and scaling enterprise solutions in complex matrixed organizations.
- Strong change management and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience working closely with product engineering or innovation teams without being a hands-on developer.
- Ability tooperateindependently and drive execution in a regional field-facing role.
Preferred
- Experience running pilots or proofs ofconceptfornew technologies.
- Background in facilities management B2B services or asset-heavy industries (helpful but notrequired).
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms data integrations or workflow tools.
- Experience working across global / regional organizational models.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE (12-18 MONTHS)
- Enterprise solutions are successfully adopted and scaled across UK&I withmeasurablebusiness impact.
- UK&I leaders view the role as a trusted partner in technology and innovation adoption.
- Clear high-quality inputs from UK&I are shaping the central innovation and product roadmap.
- Pilots launched in UK&I are well-run data-driven and inform enterprise investment decisions.
Benefits
Were proud to offer a great range of benefits including:
- 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
- Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
- Get Fit Programme
- Financial and legal support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access Perks at Work our innovative employee app where you can find:
- Perks: discounts gift cards cashback and exclusive offers
- Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health money and work
- Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis
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About ABM:
ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the worlds largest providers of integrated facility engineering and infrastructure solutions. Every day over 100000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner safer and efficient enhancing the overall occupant experience.
ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate aviation mission critical and manufacturing and distribution. With over $8 billion in annual revenue and a blue-chip client base ABM delivers innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that enhance facilities and empower clients to achieve their goals. Committed to creating smarter more connected spaces ABM is investing in the future to meet evolving challenges and build a healthier thriving world. ABM: Driving possibility together.
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ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age disability gender reassignment sex marriage and civil partnership status pregnancy and maternity status race religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.
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About Company
Since 1987, We have been providing award winning facility service solutions the UK. We serve 1,500+ locations across the UK including 65 Shopping Centers, 400+ Commercial locations and 20+ Airports. We employ more than 3,500 skilled and motivated people and we greatly respect each one ... View more