Information Technology Innovation Lead

Req ID: 372154 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Information Technology Innovation Lead to join our team in Springfield, Virginia (US-VA), United States (US).

Job Summary: 

The Innovation Lead will plan and conduct business process reengineering, continuous improvement, and innovation activities across a large IT services program. This role will manage the cost, schedule, and quality of reengineering tasks; define information needs; develop business and data architecture inputs; gather requirements; conduct interviews, workshops, and focus groups; and develop recommended solutions that improve service delivery, efficiency, automation, customer experience, and mission outcomes.

Job Duties: 

• Lead the program’s innovation, modernization, and continuous improvement function.
• Plan and conduct business process reengineering engagements.
• Manage cost, schedule, and quality of improvement and reengineering tasks.
• Define information needs and develop business, process, and data architecture inputs.
• Translate business requirements into improvement opportunities and technical architecture inputs.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, working sessions, and focus groups.
• Develop recommended solutions, business cases, pilot concepts, implementation plans, and benefits tracking approaches.
• Identify opportunities for automation, workflow optimization, self-service, knowledge improvement, reporting enhancement, and operational efficiency.
• Prepare materials for innovation reviews, optimization reviews, and leadership decision forums.
• Track implementation status, realized benefits, risks, lessons learned, and sustainment actions.
• Use operational data, service metrics, customer feedback, quality findings, and root cause analysis to prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Partner with program leadership, ITSM, service desk, field operations, engineering, and stakeholder teams to embed improvements into day-to-day operations.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree (Degree Substitution: One-and-one-half years of additional experience may substitute for one year of a typical degree program)
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting IT Innovation roles/responsibilities listed above.
• ITILv4 (or higher) certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Agile, Scrum, SAFe, human-centered design, or design thinking certification. 
• Active Top Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ServiceNow optimization, service desk automation, digital assistants, AI-enabled support, knowledge management, or workflow automation.
• Experience supporting large-scale IT operations, end-user support, field support, or service management transformation programs.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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