Director of Innovation, New Ventures
Core
Lead innovation from opportunity identification through commercialization for new product categories and business models in the infant formula and nutrition industry.
Role type
Director of Innovation, New Ventures
Builds
New product categories, formats, and business models for infant formula and nutrition
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Nutrition, Infant Health
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Product marketing, innovation management, cross-functional team leadership, Stage Gate process, product roadmap planning, competitive analysis, category management, financial modeling, regulatory knowledge (FDA), data visualization
Preferred skills
Infant/toddler/maternal health experience, co-manufacturing relationships, supply chain constraints
Responsibilities
Identify high-potential consumer needs and translate them into new category opportunities; Build and manage an innovation pipeline grounded in consumer problems and strategy; Lead cross-functional teams from concept through commercialization; Define consumer proposition, positioning, pricing, and go-to-market strategy; Own post-launch performance reporting and test-and-learn roadmaps; Lead the transition of proven innovations into the core studio; Create repeatable ways of working for the innovation engine.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with management responsibilities