Role OverviewThe Head of Product, Innovation will own the innovation roadmap, deciding what products to build, in what order, and why. They will use data to place bets and kill weak concepts early. This role requires a leader who can take an idea through science, scale-up, and launch without dropping margin, quality, or the date.
What You Will Do
The Head of Product, Innovation will own the innovation roadmap, run R&D and formulation, drive commercialization, and keep it legal and clean. They will manage co-manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and labs, and hit COGS targets, MOQs, and launch dates across DTC and retail.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate has 8+ years in food and beverage product development, with at least 3 leading an innovation, R&D, or NPD function. They have real formulation chops, commercialization scars, and commercial brain. They are fluent in regulatory requirements and have a startup metabolism.
Requirements
- 8+ years in food and beverage product development
- at least 3 years leading an innovation, R&D, or NPD function
- real formulation chops
- commercialization scars
- commercial brain
- regulatory fluency
- startup metabolism
Benefits
- Strong base, performance bonus
- Meaningful equity
- Health benefits + health stipend
- Generous time off
- Free product
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