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Vice President of Applied Research & Creative Engineering (ARC)
Vice President of Applied Research & Creative Engineering (ARC)IO Global • Knoxville, TN, US
Vice President of Applied Research & Creative Engineering (ARC)

Vice President of Applied Research & Creative Engineering (ARC)

IO Global • Knoxville, TN, US
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Iog Blockchain Research And Development Leadership Role

IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

You will provide senior enterprise-wide leadership to ensure that research investment is converted into tangible business impact and scalable solutions. Operating as a regulating and commissioning hub for innovation, you will set the vision, strategy, and operating model for ARC to triage requests, commission prototypes and technical analyses, and recommend build-versus-outsource approaches that best serve IOG's ventures and product teams.

By integrating insights from competitive intelligence, foundational research, and architectural design, the VP ensures that prototyping and solution validation are carried out with clear objectives and measurable outcomes, delivering decision-ready outputs that reduce risk and accelerate time-to-market.

Accountable for building and continuously improving a repeatable, scalable operating model that can flex with organizational growth and the increasing volume of venture requests, while embedding rigorous scientific and engineering methodology, transparent governance, and measurable KPIs.

Through strategic direction, cross-functional leadership, and strong executive communication, you will ensure that new technologies and creative engineering concepts move efficiently from exploration to practical application, bridging research, engineering, and commercial product development to drive IOG's long-term innovation agenda.

Strategic And Organisational Leadership

  • Set and evolve ARC's vision, service model, and operating framework to integrate foundational research into product and venture development.
  • Define governance structures to commission, regulate, and prioritize prototyping requests, ensuring transparent intake, queue management, and resource allocation.
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cycle throughput, quality of outcomes, and adoption of ARC outputs by downstream product teams.

Regulating And Commissioning Function

  • Operate as a balancing and regulating hub that triages new technical and research-driven requests from across IOG's ventures and product groups.
  • Provide expected recommendations on build-versus-outsource decisions, considering internal capability, innovation risk, and time-to-market.
  • Commission prototypes, technical analyses, or exploratory research as needed to validate proposals and inform business decisions.
  • Deliver validated prototypes, competitive analyses, and documented insights back to the requesting product or venture teams to enable informed strategic choices.

    • Innovation Cycle Management

  • Drive a structured ~90-day innovation cycle for each commissioned request to achieve measurable progress, validate feasibility, and reduce risk.
  • Maintain cadence and operational discipline while allowing flexibility for high-priority or breakthrough opportunities.
  • Continually improve cycle efficiency and impact using data-driven reviews and lessons learned.
  • Incorporate AI-powered simulation, modeling, and code-generation tools to accelerate prototype development and technical feasibility assessments.

    • Research-To-Product Integration

  • Embed research experts within product and engineering teams during prototyping to ensure knowledge transfer and seamless handover.
  • Ensure insights and technical learnings remain within the product or venture teams to strengthen long-term innovation capacity.

    • Scalable Operating Model

  • Build a repeatable, scalable operating model, including tooling, dashboards, resource planning, and reporting to support growing and varied demands from ventures and product teams.
  • Ensure the function can flex and scale without compromising speed or quality as the organization and its venture portfolio expand.

    • Collaboration And Influence

  • Partner closely with Research, Technical Intelligence, Product, Engineering, and Venture leadership to align ARC's priorities with strategic objectives and market opportunities.
  • Communicate complex technical findings, feasibility assessments, and commissioning recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders and decision-making forums.

    • Team Leadership And Culture

  • Recruit, mentor, and lead a multi-disciplinary team of applied researchers, prototyping engineers, and innovation managers.
  • Foster a culture of creativity, rapid experimentation, and disciplined delivery.
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