• The Innovation Principal works with designers, ecosystem partners, and other domain experts to reimagine the way eye care and eyewear are delivered to the world. • Design and lead projects that explore and scale concepts related to assigned domain area(s) with a clear business impact. • Monitor assigned domain area(s) and build an understanding of their potential, maturity, and impact to our business. • Build on existing experience to quickly understand new technology, business models, markets, consumer trends, etc. needed to maintain domain expertise. • Proficient in concept testing and validation, user research, or other related experimentation methodologies. • Evaluate and compare products using custom scorecards that highlight capabilities and fit for specific business problems. • Identify and define problems and opportunity areas, develop hypotheses, and select appropriate testing methods to validate assumptions.

• Manage the implementation of the proven Connections Academy curriculum and school operation protocols; • Ensure the academic success of all students by utilizing all levels of academic support available and by maintaining a high level of communication with parents to deliver program information and address individual student needs; • Ensure that teachers exhibit and maintain a high level of professionalism, instructional support and customer service; • Manage relationships with the Indiana Department of Education, stay current on the state’s policies, procedures and legislation, including specific count day and audit procedures, etc., and accurately submit all required reports and paperwork in a timely manner; • Increase school accountability metrics according to state and Federal requirements; • Work with the school’s K12 Administrators and staff to create, implement, manage, and monitor the School Improvement Plan; • Partner with Pearson Virtual Schools to coordinate marketing, enrollment, curriculum, human resources, and training resources; • Assist teaching staff with implementing any program changes and/or new software application introductions; • Understand and support efficiencies in the school budget; • Exhibit high-quality communication with all Connections Academy school staff, students, and families; • Handle student problems escalated by parents and teachers; • Support and guide the implementation and coordination of the state standardized testing process, and ensure high student participation rates; • Provide assistance to families in need of additional support to encourage a high level of participation; • Participate in student recruitment efforts, including presentations, Q & A sessions, and responding to the press; • Support a robust “school community” through a state-wide program of in-person field trips, student events (ie Prom) and Graduation; • Recruit, supervise, and evaluate all school staff as required by the state; • Serve as a member of the Connections Academy team to develop and evolve best practices for K-12 virtual education; and • All other duties as assigned.

• Identify, assess, advance, and activate innovation opportunities within assigned domain area(s) • Develop relationships with internal and external partners • Quantify potential value to the enterprise from innovation opportunities • Identify and define problems and opportunity areas, develop hypotheses, and select appropriate testing methods to validate assumptions • Lead and advise multiple project teams on project design, execution, and when to pivot, close out, or transition an initiative • Design and lead initiatives requiring concept testing and validation, user research, or other related innovation methodologies • Seek out new technologies, business models, markets, and consumer trends and translate them into insights • Document insights, learnings, and recommendations from projects • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks across initiatives.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on core P&C insurance platforms and the broader insurance technology ecosystem. • Partner with sales and client executives to drive and refine the opportunity pipeline. • Lead client discovery workshops to assess business needs, pain points, and technical environments. • Develop high-level solution approaches, blueprints, integration patterns, and implementation roadmaps based on client requirements. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, consulting, delivery) to create compelling proposals, statements of work, and technical solution narratives for RFP responses. • Lead and support end-to-end delivery of technology engagements, from planning and design to implementation and transition, ensuring quality and alignment with client expectations. • Collaborate with both offshore and onshore teams to ensure technical alignment, delivery quality, and client satisfaction, while meeting timelines, budget, and contractual commitments. • Develop reusable accelerators (e.g., playbooks, templates, APIs) to speed deployments and lower ownership costs. • Partner with Client Executives and Sales Engineers to tailor technology solutions and drive client relationships from start to finish. • Equip sales teams with effective materials (pitch decks, use cases, briefs) to support client engagement. • Mentor junior team members, foster cross-functional collaboration, and promote best practices across teams and regions. • Strengthen partnerships with platform providers and systems integrators.