Senior Manager, Innovation Solutions & Platforms - Shure

Does innovation keep you up at night?!

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Manager, Innovation Solutions and Platforms to join the Shure team as a solutions owner for our Events and Content market. You will lead and drive strategic innovation initiatives that transform our customer experience, industry work-flows, and even our overall business. This cross-functional role works in close partnership with external customers, as well as internal design, engineering, research, marketing, and corporate functions to brainstorm new concepts and build prototypes that will forever change the future of sound.

If you think fast, color outside the lines, and excel at problem solving, this might be for you! 

This role is hybrid and will ideally work 3 days a week from our Niles, IL Corporate HQ. 

• Define, lead, document, and report innovation projects
• Ensure innovation projects deliver intended business outcomes
• Build and maintain relationships with external industry experts, representatives, and partners
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and build bridges between them where necessary in service of innovation
• Translate insights from regular analysis of emerging trends into strategic recommendations   
• Contribute to Shure’s ever-evolving vision of how to improve and simplify audio and champion that vision internally  
• Performs other duties as assigned, travel less than 10%

• Bachelor’s degree in business admin, engineering, innovation management or related field
• 8 years of experience in innovation, product management, and/or strategic management roles
• Ability to drive and manage initiatives from concept to execution
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience with basic tools and methods of innovation and project management; design thinking, rapid prototyping, agile principles, concept testing, market valuation, business model design, etc.
• Experience in the AV industry a plus
• Proven ability to understand customers and solve their problems
• Demonstrated ability to embrace and lead change
• Able to develop/share knowledge and provide thought leadership
• Demonstrates good judgement and decision making

Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

WHO WE ARE
Shure’s mission is to be the most trusted audio brand worldwide – and for nearly a century, our Core Values have aligned us to be just that. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, reliability, and durability. We engineer microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, conferencing systems, and more. And quality doesn’t stop at our products. Our talented teams strive for perfection and innovate every chance they get. We offer an Associate-first culture, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity for all.

Shure Incorporated is headquartered in Niles, Illinois, with remote and hybrid opportunities throughout the United States. We have more than 35 regional sales offices, engineering hubs, and manufacturing facilities throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

THE MIX MATTERS
Don’t check off every box in the job requirements? No problem! We recognize that every professional journey is unique and are committed to providing an equitable candidate experience for all prospective Shure Associates. If you’re excited about this role, believe you’ve got the skills to be successful, and share our passion for creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment, then apply!

WE GOT YOU - Our Benefits

At Shure, we prioritize the well-being of our associates. We offer competitive rewards packages that address physical, mental, financial, and overall well-being. Our benefits include retirement savings plans, generous paid time off programs, employee discounts, professional development opportunities, work-life balance initiatives, employee recognition programs, commuter benefits, employee assistance programs, and volunteering/community involvement opportunities. To learn more, visit our careers page at www.shure.com/careers.

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