Director of Innovation

The Director of Innovation plays a pivotal role in driving transformative initiatives by actualizing others' ideas and serving as a catalyst for FHLBank's future success. Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Innovation, this hands-on role is responsible for creating an innovation framework that streamlines the identification and development of innovative concepts, nurtures a culture of creativity and collaboration, and ensures successful implementation across the organization. The Director of Innovation is a highly visible and interactive role, responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing the innovation pipeline, ensuring prototypes and projects align with strategic goals, leading education sessions to help with training, understanding and adoption, and determining and presenting the measurable value of innovation initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 5 to 8 years of similar or related experience is required.

• Proven experience in leading innovation or product development projects, ideally in financial services or a related industry. Track record of driving cross-functional collaboration.

• Technical proficiency in various programming languages, data visualization tools, modern data platforms, and process automation.

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of educating and developing soft skills in others.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire diverse teams across the organization.

• Deep understanding of emerging technologies, their application to business challenges, and ways to safely use and integrate.

• Strategic thinker with a passion for creativity, innovation, and delivering results.

• Comfortable educating others on intentionality in decision-making and strategic thinking.

• Ability to solve problems and handle a wide variety of challenges across different knowledge domains, learning and driving solutions without needing to become a subject matter expert.

• Must be able to work and travel independently.

FHLBank Topeka strives to be an employer of choice by offering industry leading benefits such as generous vacation, volunteer hours and a hybrid operating model. Below are a few more of our benefits.

• Bankwide incentive compensation program

• 401K retirement plan with competitive company match

• Multiple health insurance offerings, including free telemedicine benefits

• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick, personal, volunteer and bereavement leave

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Voluntary life insurance

• Incentive-based wellness program

• Paid maternity and parent bonding leave

• Tuition reimbursement and student loan assistance

• Onsite fitness center with shower facilities and onsite yoga classes

• Summer hours

• Onsite cafe

At FHLBank Topeka, employees are business partners. We believe we are successful when we partner with one another and understand that our differences only make us stronger.

• Hybrid Schedule | Flexibility is the name of the game: Business partners are allowed to work remotely up to two days a week.

• Access to Leadership | The executives of FHLBank Topeka welcome communication with business partners. Stop by and say "Hi." Send an email and expect a response. Or schedule a meeting to share your perspective.

• Peer-to-Peer Recognition | Our recognition programs celebrate business partners practicing FHLBank Topeka values and those working above and beyond.

• ProfessionalWins | FHLBank Topeka offers business partners kudos for continuing education through tuition reimbursement and certification rewards.

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FHLBank Topeka is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, parental status, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, military status, gender identity and expression or marital status.

Should you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiter@fhlbtopeka.com.