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About the Role
Digital Catapult is seeking a Senior Responsible Innovation Manager to integrate responsible practices across the organization and with its partners. This role is ideal for someone adept at navigating the intersection of innovation, deep tech, and societal impact, guiding the organization in responsible technology innovation and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Act as subject matter expert and primary advisor on responsible technology innovation.
- Support senior leadership and legal stakeholders.
- Bring a risk-aware, human-centred, and responsible perspective to the organization.
- Advise on how the organization works with industry and develops/uses technology.
- Lead and champion responsible technology innovation practice across Digital Catapult programmes.
- Foster a culture of responsible innovation.
- Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to project leads and teams.
- Integrate ethics, risk management, and harm mitigation into ways of working.
- Conduct risk assessments, consultations, and training services for organizations.
- Provide advice and consult on the responsible initial application of novel technologies.
- Work closely with academic partners on responsible innovation and technology risk research.
- Facilitate internal learning on responsible technology.
- Build awareness and practical capability among colleagues, innovators, and technologists.
- Monitor and enable compliance with responsible technology innovation standards, regulations, best-practice, and emerging industry requirements.
- Examine the socio-technical impacts of emerging technologies across complex systems and sectors.
- Contribute to Digital Catapult's external position on responsible technology innovation through industry engagement and published work.
Requirements
- Working experience developing and implementing responsible technology frameworks, policies, or guidelines within an organization.
- Proven experience in embedding ethical, legal, and social considerations into the design, development, and deployment of AI or data-driven technical solutions.
- Ability to engage and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver responsible innovation outcomes.
- Confidence in communicating and advocating for responsible technology practices to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Evidence of staying current with emerging trends, technologies, and regulations in deep technology and responsible innovation.
- Proven knowledge of trends and regulations in Artificial Intelligence.
- Experience in producing robust, evidence-based artefacts to support responsible technology implementation and governance.
- Must successfully complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance process.
Skills
- Responsible technology innovation
- Deep tech
- Societal impact
- Ethics
- Risk management
- Harm mitigation
- AI
- Data-driven technical solutions
- Artificial Intelligence
- Communication
- Advocacy
- Training
- Awareness programs
- Emerging trends
- Technology regulations
Location
- Hybrid working
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a field related to technology ethics or governance, such as Computer Science, Social Sciences, Design or Law.
Salary/Compensations
- c. £60,000-70,000 pa (subject to skills and experience)
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Competitive benefits package
- 25 days annual leave
- Bank Holidays
- 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary
- 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits (health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance, buying holiday, topping up pension)
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work
- Tech Scheme
- Gym Discounts
- Give As you Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance 4x salary
- Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Investment in ongoing learning and development
- Company social events
- Free office snacks
About the Company
- Digital Catapult is in the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces and placed in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech and Large Organisations.
- We have a vibrant and engaging culture where all voices are heard.
- We have a variety of employee led affinity groups who champion initiatives and provide opportunities for feedback to be shared.
- We use moments in the year to educate everyone on different aspects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to raise awareness.
- We also enjoy socialising and having fun together through a variety of company-wide events held throughout the year including our football team, running and climbing groups and volunteering activities.
Equal Opportunity
- We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society.
- We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates, candidates from minority and underrepresented groups and from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated.
- As members of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- Please do speak with us about adjustments that could support you through our interview process.
- Digital Catapult is an equal opportunities employer.
- Digital Catapult is a Disability Confident Committed Level 1 Employer.