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ABM UK

Innovation Enablement Manager

ABM UK
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senior Full-time Competitive Hounslow, England

First indexed 30 Sept 2026

Description

The Innovation Enablement Manager – UK & Ireland is responsible for translating enterprise technology and innovation solutions into scaled, value-generating outcomes across the UK & Ireland business.

This role serves as a critical bridge between centralized Product, Technology, and Innovation teams and regional UK&I leadership and operations.

The role has two core mandates:

  1. Enable and scale existing enterprise solutions across UK&I through hands-on implementation, training, change management, and integration support.
  1. Identify solution gaps and partner with central innovation and product teams to design, pilot, and validate new solutions that can be incorporated into the enterprise roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

  • Enterprise Solution Enablement & Scaling
  • Lead the regional implementation and scaling of enterprise technology and innovation solutions across UK & Ireland.
  • Act as the primary UK&I liaison to centralized Product and Innovation teams for solution rollout.
  • Partner with UK&I leadership to drive adoption through on-the-ground training and enablement, change management and stakeholder alignment, identification of process, data, and systems integration needs.
  • Monitor adoption, performance, and ROI of deployed solutions; surface insights and improvement opportunities to central teams.
  • Innovation Gap Identification & Piloting
  • Identify unmet needs or capability gaps where no enterprise solution currently exists.
  • Collaborate with UK&I business leaders to define clear problem statements and success criteria.
  • Partner with central innovation and product leads to shape roadmap inputs, identify solutions for piloting, design and execute pilots in UK&I, and validate business value, scalability, and operational fit.
  • Stakeholder & Change Leadership
  • Serve as a trusted partner to UK&I leadership teams, helping them understand, adopt, and champion new technologies.
  • Align regional priorities with enterprise technology and innovation strategy.
  • Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity on goals, progress, and outcomes.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 5–8+ years of experience in technology enablement, innovation, product operations, consulting, or digital transformation roles.
  • Proven experience implementing and scaling enterprise solutions in complex, matrixed organizations.
  • Strong change management and stakeholder management capabilities.
  • Experience working closely with product, engineering, or innovation teams without being a hands-on developer.
  • Ability to operate independently and drive execution in a regional, field-facing role.

Benefits

  • 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
  • Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
  • Get Fit Programme
  • Financial and legal support
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access Perks at Work, our innovative employee app where you can find perks, life resources, and support
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