Leadership & Building High Performing Teams:•Recruitment & development of people, processes & Innovation Secondment Program •Introduced Design Thinker philosophy & principals to the business •Established strong collaborative synergies across the business to diminish silos & create cross-functional rapports Ambassadorship:•Responsible for curating innovative across the organization; promoting, monitoring & responding to all forums as well as knowledge transfer tools that facilitate creativity & idea generation •Cultivated tactics to uplift Tangerine employees, support cultural initiatives & fuel positive change •Revitalized employee recognition program in addition to kudo’s & recognition badging •Proactive Participation in ‘Leader of Others’ Peer Network & Orange Fit Cultural interviews Research & Investigation:•Investigate & reported on innovative theory; its application in business & emerging technologies •Executed exploratory pilot programs & prototyping; gained insight into the needs/wants of Tangerine customers & championed their voice in all business related endeavors (i.e. Open Source Ideation)•Established a steady pipeline of initiatives to address existing gaps, challenges & core mandate of internal clients groups Facilitation, Brainstorm & Focus Group Sessions:•Idea generation; plan/lead collaborative sessions to uncover breakthrough solutions or capitalize on opportunities to better the business•Sessions tailored for each client group & covered a wide array of subject matter (i.e. Brand, Product Development, Training & Development, Sales, Client Experience, Risk Mitigation, Employe Engagement & Change Management etc.)Projects, Acceleration & Business Advancement:•Executed on high priority project & initiatives to differentiate Tangerine-Forward Banking•Strategy, Product Development, Proposals & Business Cases •Analysis & reporting on lucrative ventures in order to recommend plausible initiatives for future consideration