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Chord Energy · 3 days ago

Innovation Director

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

13+ years exp

Chord Energy is focused on fostering a culture of innovation and generating creative solutions aligned with the company's strategy. The Director of Innovation will lead the innovation program, identify high-impact opportunities, and drive initiatives from concept through pilot and implementation, while managing the overall innovation program and budget.

Oil and GasWholesale

Responsibilities

Develops, executes and communicates Chord’s innovation strategy

Establishes and promotes the company's innovation culture

Provide guidance, mentorship, and direction to foster growth and achieve collective innovation team goals

Develops and manages the Chord budget for investment in innovative solutions

Assists with the identification of innovative solutions to address business opportunities and ensure they are appropriately scoped with the value and business impact clearly characterized

Evaluates, prioritizes and presents innovative solutions for approval with key stakeholders including business leaders, managers, and engineering/technology leaders and collaborates with them to develop strategic roadmaps

Actively participates in the implementation of approved innovative solutions and tracks cost savings and business impact

Deploys company-wide campaigns to promote continuous improvement and innovation as well as training and upskilling

Stays engaged with emerging innovative solutions and shares information across the organization

Coordinates Chord participation and attendance at relevant conferences

Champions and effectively advocates for new ways of working, building alignment and buy-in across teams with varying levels of change readiness

Translates complex, unfamiliar, or ambiguous ideas into clear, compelling value propositions tailored to diverse stakeholder audiences

Operates effectively in environments characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and elevated organizational pressure, helping teams move forward with confidence

Encourages experimentation by reframing constraints into opportunities and supporting pilot-and-learn approaches

Demonstrates confidence to test, iterate, and adapt ideas—leveraging learnings from both successes and failures to drive continuous improvement

Qualification

Innovation strategyLeadership in innovationStakeholder collaborationCreative problem-solvingBusiness/financial acumenSoftware developmentPythonEntrepreneurial mindsetResilienceInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's degree

13 years of experience in energy or semi-related industries

3 years proven experience leading teams in innovative or complex environments

Experience in sales, service, consulting, or customer-facing roles, with a demonstrated ability to influence decisions and gain commitment

Comfort working in ambiguous or evolving environments, including situations involving heightened urgency or organizational anxiety

Strong creative problem-solving skills, including the ability to reframe challenges, connect disparate ideas, and generate novel solutions

Demonstrated success collaborating with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders on business-critical projects

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) across all levels of the organization

Capability to influence stakeholders to successfully achieve initiative deliverables

Ability to manage several corporate initiatives simultaneously

A creative approach to business challenges, while recognizing the reasons behind current processes and procedures

An entrepreneurial mindset: possess the ability to identify opportunities, and design potential initiatives that can enhance the company's growth and competitiveness

Ability to work in a fast-paced and fluid environment; flexible with the demands of a growing company

Ability to meet deadlines

Confidence, resilience, and judgment to take calculated risks and pursue innovative approaches

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions, strength to lift and carry files weighing up to 10 pounds; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone