Senior Level Director Of Innovation Jobs
Senior level director of innovation jobs place experienced leaders in charge of setting organizational innovation strategy, owning transformation outcomes, and directing the cross-functional teams that bring new initiatives to life. Roles are concentrated in Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Banking & Financial Services, with a strong mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote opportunities, and employers like Williams, Kirkland & Ellis, and Thermo Fisher Scientific hiring at this level now.
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Sr Project Manager People Success Strategy & Innovation
Ulta·Bolingbrook, Illinois
Job functions:
$119k - $158k/yr
7+ yrs exp.
Master's degree in business administration
Full Time
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Overview:
This role will play a pivotal role in building and driving critical People Success strategic planning processes and supporting large-scale enterprise initiatives as part of Ulta Beauty’s People Success Strategy & Innovation team.
This role is responsible for driving coordinated execution of the most critical People Success initiatives, to deliver on Ulta Beauty’s strategic and financial objectives, collaborating closely with the senior People Success leadership team, PS Centers of Excellence, and key cross-functional stakeholders, including HRIT.
The Sr. Project Manager, People Success Strategy & Innovation must demonstrate a critical blend of both strong strategic management and cross-functional leadership capabilities and a strong track record of successful execution of complex initiatives. The ability to build effective yet simple business processes, influence, advise and manage multiple cross-functional players across levels is critical.
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We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Authentic. Supportive. Fun. To experience human resources at Ulta Beauty is to step out of the mundane and into an environment alive with optimistic energy. After all, success breeds opportunity, and the opportunities to help drive an organization at the top of its game to even greater heights are as uncommon as they are satisfying.
It’s fast, it’s ambitious, it’s anchored in trust. With the chance to move or flex based on new or existing interests and passions. If you want that rare culture of lived values, where “team” truly means something. Where the drive for excellence is balanced with a genuine desire to help and encourage. And where the mark you make will be seen and recognized—we challenge you to dream bigger. To imagine the possibilities.
:
THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE
Position is located at corporate offices in Bolingbrook, IL (Hybrid work schedule – approx. 6 days in office per month)
This role will play a pivotal role in building and driving critical People Success strategic planning processes and supporting large-scale enterprise initiatives as part of Ulta Beauty’s People Success Strategy & Innovation team.
This role is responsible for driving coordinated execution of the most critical People Success initiatives, to deliver on Ulta Beauty’s strategic and financial objectives, collaborating closely with the senior People Success leadership team, PS Centers of Excellence, and key cross-functional stakeholders, including HRIT.
The Sr. Project Manager, People Success Strategy & Innovation must demonstrate a critical blend of both strong strategic management and cross-functional leadership capabilities and a strong track record of successful execution of complex initiatives. The ability to build effective yet simple business processes, influence, advise and manage multiple cross-functional players across levels is critical.
YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:
- Project manage the execution of large scale, highly complex People Success initiatives, serving as a strategic and executional partner to PS senior leadership.
- Drive strategic execution, program management, integration and change management in support of strategic projects across the People Success organization.
- Create and facilitate senior leader review mechanisms of People Success strategic goals and initiatives
- Lead the identification of and the portfolio management of People Success’s strategic and innovation projects
- Lead and facilitate cross-functional teams in defining and tracking project goals, deliverables, milestones, resources, budget and schedule.
- Identify and manage critical interdependencies, determine areas of risk, and provide the level of executional leadership to successfully deliver projects.
- Support prioritizing of workstreams and track progress against objectives.
- Provide timely communications to project leadership and key stakeholders on overall status and roadmap for key strategic programs.
- Support development of project management and change management capability in People Success and in alignment with enterprise best practices, project governance frameworks and processes and toolkits which will be applied throughout the organization.
- Support change management efforts at Ulta Beauty on critical complex programs and initiatives, designing and executing change strategies within and across key enterprise initiatives
THE ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESS
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; MBA a plus.
- 7+ years of experience in project delivery excellence, HR domain knowledge, change management and/or strategic project planning & execution
- Demonstrated experience leading teams to execute highly complex initiatives of significant scope, scale and risk.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and technical fluency.
- Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and apply strategic frameworks to drive alignment and decision-making.
- Highly collaborative with track record of effective cross-functional leadership and proven ability to influence at all levels.
- Enterprise thinker with ability to ‘connect the dots.’
- Bias for action and execution; Results-oriented.
- Excellent time management, planning, project management and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to share ideas and information across diverse audiences to drive to business decisions. Ability to synthesize clearly and simplify the complex.
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to shape, elevate and move planning forward.
- Highest level of integrity and good judgment.
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Travel may be required (<10% of time).
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: The pay range for this position is $119,300.00 - $158,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta About:
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Ulta
Sr Project Manager People Success Strategy & Innovation
Bolingbrook, Illinois
New 1m ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$119k - $158k/yr
7+ yrs exp.
Master's degree in business administration
Full Time
Job Description
Overview:
This role will play a pivotal role in building and driving critical People Success strategic planning processes and supporting large-scale enterprise initiatives as part of Ulta Beauty’s People Success Strategy & Innovation team.
This role is responsible for driving coordinated execution of the most critical People Success initiatives, to deliver on Ulta Beauty’s strategic and financial objectives, collaborating closely with the senior People Success leadership team, PS Centers of Excellence, and key cross-functional stakeholders, including HRIT.
The Sr. Project Manager, People Success Strategy & Innovation must demonstrate a critical blend of both strong strategic management and cross-functional leadership capabilities and a strong track record of successful execution of complex initiatives. The ability to build effective yet simple business processes, influence, advise and manage multiple cross-functional players across levels is critical.
:
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Authentic. Supportive. Fun. To experience human resources at Ulta Beauty is to step out of the mundane and into an environment alive with optimistic energy. After all, success breeds opportunity, and the opportunities to help drive an organization at the top of its game to even greater heights are as uncommon as they are satisfying.
It’s fast, it’s ambitious, it’s anchored in trust. With the chance to move or flex based on new or existing interests and passions. If you want that rare culture of lived values, where “team” truly means something. Where the drive for excellence is balanced with a genuine desire to help and encourage. And where the mark you make will be seen and recognized—we challenge you to dream bigger. To imagine the possibilities.
:
THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE
Position is located at corporate offices in Bolingbrook, IL (Hybrid work schedule – approx. 6 days in office per month)
This role will play a pivotal role in building and driving critical People Success strategic planning processes and supporting large-scale enterprise initiatives as part of Ulta Beauty’s People Success Strategy & Innovation team.
This role is responsible for driving coordinated execution of the most critical People Success initiatives, to deliver on Ulta Beauty’s strategic and financial objectives, collaborating closely with the senior People Success leadership team, PS Centers of Excellence, and key cross-functional stakeholders, including HRIT.
The Sr. Project Manager, People Success Strategy & Innovation must demonstrate a critical blend of both strong strategic management and cross-functional leadership capabilities and a strong track record of successful execution of complex initiatives. The ability to build effective yet simple business processes, influence, advise and manage multiple cross-functional players across levels is critical.
YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:
- Project manage the execution of large scale, highly complex People Success initiatives, serving as a strategic and executional partner to PS senior leadership.
- Drive strategic execution, program management, integration and change management in support of strategic projects across the People Success organization.
- Create and facilitate senior leader review mechanisms of People Success strategic goals and initiatives
- Lead the identification of and the portfolio management of People Success’s strategic and innovation projects
- Lead and facilitate cross-functional teams in defining and tracking project goals, deliverables, milestones, resources, budget and schedule.
- Identify and manage critical interdependencies, determine areas of risk, and provide the level of executional leadership to successfully deliver projects.
- Support prioritizing of workstreams and track progress against objectives.
- Provide timely communications to project leadership and key stakeholders on overall status and roadmap for key strategic programs.
- Support development of project management and change management capability in People Success and in alignment with enterprise best practices, project governance frameworks and processes and toolkits which will be applied throughout the organization.
- Support change management efforts at Ulta Beauty on critical complex programs and initiatives, designing and executing change strategies within and across key enterprise initiatives
THE ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESS
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; MBA a plus.
- 7+ years of experience in project delivery excellence, HR domain knowledge, change management and/or strategic project planning & execution
- Demonstrated experience leading teams to execute highly complex initiatives of significant scope, scale and risk.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and technical fluency.
- Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and apply strategic frameworks to drive alignment and decision-making.
- Highly collaborative with track record of effective cross-functional leadership and proven ability to influence at all levels.
- Enterprise thinker with ability to ‘connect the dots.’
- Bias for action and execution; Results-oriented.
- Excellent time management, planning, project management and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to share ideas and information across diverse audiences to drive to business decisions. Ability to synthesize clearly and simplify the complex.
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to shape, elevate and move planning forward.
- Highest level of integrity and good judgment.
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Travel may be required (<10% of time).
#LI-JR1
#LI-Hybrid
: The pay range for this position is $119,300.00 - $158,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta About:
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
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Senior Level Director Of Innovation Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level director of innovation job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have owned an innovation portfolio end-to-end, not just contributed to one. Demonstrating that you have set direction, secured executive buy-in, and delivered measurable outcomes from new programs sets strong candidates apart. A record of building or scaling an innovation function, combined with the ability to mentor teams and align initiatives to business strategy, gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire senior level director of innovations?
Companies hiring senior level director of innovations right now include Williams, Kirkland & Ellis, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large enterprises, consulting firms, and organizations actively investing in transformation, as these employers need leaders who can own an innovation mandate with minimal oversight.
Are there remote senior level director of innovation jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and industry. About 40% of senior level director of innovation openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting strong demand for experienced leaders who can drive alignment across distributed teams. Fully remote roles at this level are more common in technology and consulting, while manufacturing and healthcare roles tend to require more on-site presence.
What makes a director of innovation role senior level?
Senior level director of innovation roles are defined by scope, ownership, and leadership depth. At this stage, you are expected to set the innovation agenda for a business unit or the full organization, manage budgets and stakeholder relationships at the executive level, and mentor or develop innovation practitioners below you. The distinction from mid-level is less about title and more about the autonomy to define what gets built and why.
Which industries hire the most senior level director of innovations?
Senior Level director of innovation roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive the most hiring because they face ongoing pressure to differentiate through new products, processes, or business models, and need senior leaders who can translate that pressure into structured, executable innovation programs.