Senior Brand Manager - Innovation

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Brand Manager, Innovation to join our Brand team. Reporting to the Senior Brand Director Innovation, Baby, the Senior Brand Manager, Innovation is responsible for driving both current business performance and future portfolio growth. This role combines the strategic discipline of innovation management with the commercial accountability of brand management, requiring the ability to move seamlessly between identifying future growth opportunities and delivering near-term business objectives. This individual will leverage consumer insights, market and competitive intelligence, business analytics and category expertise to uncover white space opportunities, help develop innovation pipelines, strengthen brand performance and lead commercialization efforts. The Senior Brand Manager, Innovation will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities to include:

Growth Strategy & Opportunity Identification

• Identify and evaluate consumer, market, category, and competitive opportunities through primary and secondary research, syndicated data, business analytics and macro trends analysis.
• Uncover unmet consumer needs, white space opportunities, and emerging growth platforms that support long-term portfolio expansion.
• Synthesize multiple data sources into actionable recommendations that influence brand strategy, innovation priorities, go to market and investment decisions.
• Develop business cases, market sizing assessments, revenue forecasts and financial analyses to prioritize growth opportunities.
• Serve as a category and consumer expert, monitoring competitive activity, retailer dynamics and evolving consumer behaviors to anticipate future opportunities and risks.

Brand & Portfolio Management

• Support development and execution of annual brand plans and portfolio strategies to drive sustainable business growth and market share performance.
• Analyze business performance, consumer trends, and marketplace dynamics to identify opportunities for optimization and growth across the portfolio.
• Partner with Sales, Consumer Insights, Finance, and Marketing teams to develop initiatives that strengthen brand equity and achieve commercial objectives.
• Lead pricing, positioning, and portfolio recommendations based on consumer insights, competitive analysis, and business performance metrics.
• Influence senior leadership through strategic analyses, presentations, and data-driven recommendations that shape portfolio decisions and growth strategies.

Innovation Pipeline & Commercialization

• Build and manage a 1–3 year innovation pipeline, including opportunity identification, concept development, innovation brief creation, prioritization, and portfolio planning.
• Partner with Consumer Insights, R&D, Engineering, Product Development, and Design teams to translate consumer needs into meaningful product solutions.
• Lead concept development, testing, and validation efforts using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• Develop commercialization strategies, including positioning, pricing recommendations, launch planning, and go-to-market execution for new products and portfolio extensions.
• Lead cross-functional innovation initiatives from concept through launch, ensuring projects remain aligned to business objectives, timelines, and success metrics.
• Establish post-launch measurement frameworks and evaluate performance to optimize future innovation investments and portfolio decisions.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or a related field required.
• MBA preferred but not required.
• 5–7+ years of progressive experience in Brand Management, Innovation, Product Marketing, Growth Strategy, or related functions, within CPG or consumer products.
• Proven ability to translate complex consumer, market research and business data into actionable recommendations and growth opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience developing growth strategies, managing brands or portfolios, portfolio management and innovation strategy. leading innovation initiatives from concept through commercialization.
• Experience building innovation pipelines, product concepts, business cases, commercialization plans and go-to-market strategies.
• Strong financial acumen with experience evaluating forecasts, business cases, investment priorities and growth opportunities.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate across cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Sales, Finance, Consumer Insights and Research and Development.
• Experience with syndicated data, consumer research platforms and business analytics tools preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities and business needs evolve quickly.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, managing multiple priorities simultaneously while effectively collaborating across teams.