Responsibilities

• Innovation Strategy & Opportunity Identification
• Identify whitespace opportunities and emerging consumer needs through analysis of category trends, consumer insights, and competitive landscapes.
• Translate enterprise growth strategies into clear innovation and renovation territories that expand brand relevance and portfolio growth
• Monitor evolving consumer behaviors, macro trends, and competitive activity to uncover new areas for innovation and brand expansion.
• Develop strategic opportunity areas that guide future innovation platforms and product development initiatives
• Concept Development & Ideation
• Lead the development of innovative product concepts that address unmet consumer needs and support portfolio growth. Translate consumer insights and data into compelling product propositions and innovation platforms.
• Facilitate ideation sessions and collaborate with cross-functional partners to generate and refine breakthrough ideas.
• Build strong project charters that clearly articulate consumer value, brand fit, and commercial potential including proforma P&L that proves financial guardrails and viability
• Consumer Validation & Market Learning

• Develop learning plans to validate innovation concepts through consumer research, concept testing, and product feedback.
• Partner with Insights team to design and execute research that informs concept refinement and prioritization. Translate research findings into actionable recommendations that strengthen product propositions and support decision making.
• Pipeline & Portfolio Management
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a multi-year innovation pipeline aligned with strategic growth priorities.
• Prioritize and manage innovation initiatives to ensure a balanced portfolio of near-term, adjacent, and longer-term opportunities.
• Continuously refine innovation initiatives based on new insights, business priorities, and market learning.
• Support the development of strong business cases and financial projections for innovation initiatives to ensure portfolio sufficiency
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Lead cross-functional teams through early stage gate and commercialization processes.
• Manage projects through stage gate and commercialization processes to ensure initiatives progress efficiently and successfully launch? (as written) - translate research insights into actionable recommendations that strengthen product propositions and support decision making.
• Monitor post-launch performance and identify key learnings to inform future innovation initiatives.