Principal Innovation Strategist

Role Description

(Fully Remote/Virtual) As a key member of the innovation team, you'll shape the future by transforming concepts into tangible solutions that redefine industry standards. The Principal Innovation Strategist will be responsible for leading change, influencing strategy, and accelerating company growth and opening new revenue streams.

• Drive Innovation by ideating breakthrough solutions that address identified opportunities and risk in the home services industry.
• Design, build, and iterate prototypes at speed to validate ideas and accelerate decision-making.
• Lead rapid ideation and hypothesis testing via structured discovery, design experimentation, and iterative prototyping to validate high-impact concepts.
• Bring concepts to life from ideation to proof-of-concept, collaborating with external partners, innovation team engineers, and internal stakeholders.
• Use insights and analytics to refine solutions and ensure scalability.
• Present concepts to executives and stakeholders, shaping the innovation roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align innovation initiatives with overall business goals.
• Monitor and measure the success of innovative efforts using key performance indicators.
• Champion change management and support teams in adapting to new processes and technologies.
• Define role scope by proactively setting priorities, success criteria, and operating rhythms where formal processes don't yet exist.
• Steward a fluid, forward-thinking innovation roadmap.
• May assume other duties as applied.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product development, or strategy roles.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and market dynamics.
• Communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance creative thinking with data-driven decision-making.
• Knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office applications.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter comfortable working within ambiguity, with proven ability to create their own structure and deliver without detailed instruction.
• Demonstrate relentless intellectual curiosity, continuously seeking new knowledge to inform breakthrough ideas.
• Experience using cutting-edge AI tools at work to improve job efficiency and performance.

Requirements

• Be seated at a computer intermittently for up to eight hours a day.
• Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects.
• Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers and phones.
• Repetitive motions using hands and digits; such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching and typing during your normal working environment.
• Bachelor's degree required in business, engineering, technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience required.
• Travel: Up to 20%.

Benefits

• This role pays between $154,676.00 - $212,680.00/Yr, and your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, responsibilities, experience, and location.
• At Frontdoor certain roles are eligible for additional rewards and incentives.
• Holistic approach to benefits, including health, wellbeing and financial components:
• Insurance for medical/pharmacy, dental, vision, life, and disability.
• Weight loss and smoking cessation programs.
• Matching 401(k) and ability to participate in our employee stock purchase plan.