Head of Innovation

Head of Innovation 

Permanent

Full time (34.5 hours)  

Hybrid split between home and our London Office  

Salary:  £75000 to £83000 

About us 
 
At Macmillan, you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. 
 
About the role 
 

The Head of Innovation will play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of Macmillan’s strategy by delivering innovation initiatives which will either create impact for people with cancer, or drive revenue so that we can do more for them.  

You’ll be responsible for working with senior stakeholders to develop a pipeline of innovation briefs which are based on marketing insights, customer needs and are aligned to our strategy.  You’ll define and optimise Macmillan’s innovation processes and ways of working so the work is delivered on time, to brief and is high quality.  You will also lead a talented team of innovation experts who will be responsible for supporting collaborative, cross-organisational squads to deliver and design new services and products that drive income and impact.   

You’ll have a passion for understanding Macmillan’s customers at depth coupled with a knowledge of trends and technologies. You possess a varied and evolving approach to innovation and rigorous application of market and customer insight. 

 About you: 
 
We’re looking for someone with the following skills and experience:  

• Demonstrable experience in leading a successful innovation programme end to end - from insight briefing, ideation, prototyping through to scaled initiatives in market  

• Skills to develop and deliver a successful innovation strategy for short to mid-term, measurable impact  

• Demonstrable success in scaling innovation for substantial impact or income 

• Proven ability to synthesise and integrate evidence and insights 

• Demonstrable leadership experience 

In return, we offer a range of benefits including:  

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days  

• Pension matched up to 7.5% 

• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications 

• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm 
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more  

Recruitment Process 
 
Application deadline: This role will close at 11.59pm on Thursday 24 April 2025. 
 
First round interviews will be held w/c 28th April 2025
 
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 
 
So that we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments. 

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.