• Advance EO investment concepts from early-stage ideas to market-ready products through a disciplined innovation process, while managing a portfolio of concurrent initiatives with rigor and accountability • Lead the innovation pipeline through the Assess, Validate, Prototype, Pilot, Launch pipeline, ensuring clear stage gates, accountability and go/no-go decisions • Manage the Innovation Lab portfolio, overseeing timelines, workplans, deliverables, contractor and other external resources, and cross-project execution • Design and pilot investable products, translating EO transaction and fund-level realities into investor-aligned structures • Coordinate internal, advisor, and external partner inputs to scope pilots, oversee execution and synthesize learnings • Surface risks, tradeoffs and recommendations through clear leadership briefings, decision memos, and investor- and funder-facing materials • Serve as a market and investor-facing representative of the Innovation Lab, leading market validation and partnership assessment to ensure products are grounded in real investor demand and field realities • Lead field and investor outreach, including structured diligence conversations with investors, fund managers, intermediaries, and advisors to test appetite and refine product designs • Synthesize investor and partner feedback to directly inform product-market fit, fund structuring and capital stack design • Assess, structure, and support strategic partnerships, from early exploration through pilot and launch • Generate actionable insights that shape fund design, operating models and go-to-market strategies • Build and refine financial models that underpin EO investment products or solutions, informing capital stack design, scenario analysis and investor-facing materials • Develop fund-level and transaction-level models • Design and analyze capital stacks, including scenario analysis across risk, return, leverage and catalytic capital dynamics