Innovation Manager

Summary

Join Olipop's growing Marketing team as a Brand Manager! You will oversee multiple work streams, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient project execution. This role demands strong leadership, strategic thinking, and excellent project management. Contribute to a balanced product pipeline, synthesize market insights, develop business cases, and ensure successful product launches. You'll need strong marketing experience and the ability to translate insights into actionable opportunities. Olipop offers a remote work environment and a competitive salary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Strategy or related field preferred
• 5+ years experience in Innovation, Marketing, or Strategy within a consumer brand
• Strong ability to synthesize insights from multiple sources and translate them into actionable business opportunities
• Expertise in innovation pipeline development, including price pack architecture, incremental innovation, and disruptive innovation
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with stage-gate or agile innovation processes
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Positive attitude and a willingness to go above and beyond to ensure program success
• Familiarity with the OLIPOP brand

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a balanced, strategic pipeline, incorporating price pack architecture, line extensions, and breakthrough innovations
• Synthesize insights from consumer, category, and industry trends to inform innovation opportunities
• Collaborate with Insights and Market Research teams to pull key data and build compelling innovation business cases
• Align innovation plans with commercial and marketing strategies to ensure successful sell-in and commercialization
• Partner with R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Regulatory teams to ensure product feasibility and successful launch
• Support the transition from development to commercialization, ensuring a strong go-to-market execution
• Help refine innovation frameworks and improve processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a startup/growth environment is a plus but not required

Benefits

• $120,000-$130,000 base salary + bonus
• Remote work