Colleague Innovation Lead

Newark
Long Hollow Way, Newark Notts, NG24 2NH / Hybrid
Permanent
Grade 4
Salary - £55,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Colleague Innovation Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping our innovation agenda and embedding a culture of continuous improvement through The Pitch, our colleague idea-sharing platform. You’ll ensure that colleague-driven innovation is not only encouraged but harnessed to drive tangible business impact.
Working on a hybrid basis, you’ll regularly visit our other sites across the UK.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading our approach to idea management, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives and continuous improvement strategies
• Partnering with senior leaders and managers to prioritise, champion, and secure resources for high-impact ideas that drive measurable benefits
• Expanding The Pitch’s influence across business units, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and adoption of ideas at scale
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive metrics that track idea adoption, financial benefits, and organisational impact, providing regular insights to teams
• Utilising advanced analytics to inform strategic direction, improve processes, and identify future opportunities for innovation investment

You will need:

• Demonstrable success in leading organisational improvement projects or innovation initiatives
• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting, particularly for tracking benefits and measuring outcomes
• Prior success working across multiple business units to drive shared objectives and promote collaborative innovation
• Ability to nurture ideas, work through complex concepts, and turn them into actionable plans
• Competence in gathering and incorporating feedback to enhance the platform and colleague experience

It would be great if you had:

• Hands-on experience with tools or platforms designed for idea management and collaboration

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Performance related bonus
• Competitive pension scheme
• Product discounts on the latest tech
• A range of wellbeing initiatives

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. 

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.