Innovation Catalyst

at  Critical Software

Working at Critical is more than just a career choice, is more than a business: we’re a community with a strong sense of purpose, values, and togetherness. Our engineering excellence ensures that we are a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading companies in markets such as Finance, Aerospace, Railway, Medical Systems, Energy, Manufacturing, and many more.
We are always on the lookout for bright and ambitious individuals to join us.
We are currently seeking a disruptive Innovation Catalyst to help us with our mission of building a better and safer world by addressing the most challenging problems in mission and business critical industries, through trusted software technologies.
The Innovation Catalyst will be first of all a beacon and evangelizer for the culture of innovation, creativity, collaboration, risk taking, and entrepreneurship which are strong foundations of Critical Software. We are team of 1,400+ at Critical Software but we’re part of a bigger ecosystem that includes spinoffs, startups, joint ventures (such as Critical TechWorks with BMW), a venture capital fund (Critical Ventures), and more. The Innovation Catalyst should bring extensive exposure to international and diverse business cultures and ecosystems.
The Innovation Catalyst will lead the company technology innovation strategy and work closely with the business divisions and CTOs to stimulate innovation and creativity, promote research initiatives, understand client needs, identify promising technologies, and help bring them to market. The Innovation Catalyst reports to the Management Board.
Are you the visionary Innovation Catalyst we are searching for?

• Passionate for technology and progressive tech ideas, disruptive thinking, typically an early adopter and risk taker, intensely curious about everything technology;
• Enthusiastic and natural communicator, outspoken, ability to evangelizer, excellent in both English and Portuguese;
• Exceptional Technological skills and business acumen, and preferably knowledge of the industries we serve;
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with 5+ years working in a similar role in technology and management;
• A masters in business, technology commercialization, or innovation, would be an asset;
• Solid leadership competences – ability to unite people, inject enthusiasm, inspire action;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, natural ability to build trust and lasting relationships, mentor others, resolve conflicts and build strong teams;
• Strategic, out of the box, big-picture thinker, able to align multiple strategies and ideas;
• Availability to travel;
• International working experience, with special value given to working in countries with a strong innovation culture (e.g. USA).