About this role
The Mission As the Innovation Lead for our Portugal COE, you will be the catalyst for change. You aren't just managing a process; you are building a culture of "what’s next." You will own the innovation roadmap for the COE, driving the adoption of AI, automation, and cutting-edge workflows. You will inspire our "Algos" to push boundaries, while ensuring that every experiment scales into a tangible, value-driven outcome. What You Will Do Leadership & Cultural Inspiration Champion Innovation: Act as the face of innovation in Portugal, running high-energy workshops and "Vision Sessions" that inspire staff to rethink their daily workflows. Mentorship & Coaching: Support a high performing team, coaching them on how to identify automation opportunities and move from "problem" to "prototype." Community Building: Scale the local innovation community, turning passive users into "Innovation Champions" within their respective departments. Hands-on Delivery & Prototyping Lead by Example: You aren't afraid to open the hood. You will personally architect and build "First-of-a-Kind" (FOAK) automations or AI prompts to prove viability. Solutions Architecting: Work alongside the COE teams to solve complex technical bottlenecks that Junior/Mid-level operators cannot crack. Cross-Functional Bridge: Act as the technical translator between the Innovation team and the wider business, ensuring our solutions are both powerful and user-friendly. Google Apps Script & Automation: Architect custom solutions using Apps Script to bridge gaps between Google Workspace apps (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Drive), reducing manual overhead and creating seamless operational flows. AI-Assisted "Vibe Coding": Leverage LLM-powered coding assistants (e.g., Claude, Codex) to rapid-prototype, iterate, and build functional tools at high velocity, focusing on output over syntax. Operations & Scalability Industrialise Innovation: Move beyond "random acts of digital." You will design the frameworks that take a raw idea from a workshop and turn it into a deployed, documented, and billable case study.