You will need to keep this person’s ego in check, as they will lose influence if they cannot get others to work effectively with them. You might not have big initiatives, but you might have some fundamental processes that need to be updated, especially the ones that will enable the organization to deliver faster. You can structure a project for this person with some expectations on improving a delivering time (process) by a certain factor. This will drive the individual to lead others to come up with new ways of working and you can see how effectively this person is in driving the changes forward.