Associate Director, Analytics and Data Products

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Strategic Initiatives based in the United States. The Director, Strategic Initiatives will shape innovation strategy and drive the development of transformative business opportunities across emerging industries, including foodtech, agritech, water technology, and next-generation infrastructure. This leadership role combines strategic foresight, market intelligence, technology assessment, and venture creation to identify opportunities with significant long-term potential. You will connect advanced technologies, including AI, robotics, sensing, controls, and energy systems, with evolving market needs to develop differentiated solutions. Working across internal teams and external innovation ecosystems, you will lead strategic programs, cultivate partnerships, and support early-stage venture development. The role offers the opportunity to collaborate with startups, researchers, universities, investors, and industry leaders to accelerate innovation. You will help define future growth priorities, validate emerging business concepts, and influence the direction of next-generation industrial, environmental, and life-systems technologies.