Product Innovation Lead

As the Product Innovation Lead, you will play a strategic role in guiding and managing the lifecycle of current products while driving innovative initiatives to shape the future product portfolio of the organization. Your role is crucial in blending creativity with practical implementation to ensure immediate market success and long-term growth. Reporting to and advised by the Head of Product Development, you will be responsible for executing the strategic vision for both existing and new product development. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Product Strategy & Vision:** - Develop, communicate, and execute the overall product innovation strategy aligned with business objectives. - Continuously identify opportunities for innovation within existing product lines and new market segments. - Understand deeply client needs and align them with the product strategy. - **Innovation Leadership:** - Spearhead innovative product initiatives from ideation through market entry, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business goals, and market trends. - Foster a culture of experimentation, creativity, and forward-thinking within the product team and across the organization. - **Product Lifecycle Management:** - Oversee end-to-end management of traditional products, including enhancements, road mapping, feature prioritization, and lifecycle decisions. - Balance innovation initiatives with practical management and support of existing products. - **Collaboration and Influence:** - Work cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, sales, and customer success to translate innovative ideas into actionable plans and successful products. - Influence senior stakeholders to embrace innovative concepts and product decisions. - **Market and Customer Insights:** - Lead market research efforts to deeply understand customer needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging trends. - Translate insights into actionable strategies and innovative product features. - **Performance Measurement:** - Define clear metrics for success, measure outcomes, and iterate product strategies based on feedback and data-driven insights. **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Design, or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred. - Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in product management, innovation, or strategic product roles. - Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling innovative products. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities combined with a visionary mindset. - Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. - Experience in agile methodologies and rapid prototyping preferred. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. As the Product Innovation Lead, you will bring a visionary approach paired with practical execution capabilities, a passion for innovation and creativity, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage complexity, and drive clarity in strategic direction. You will also demonstrate enthusiasm to inspire and lead teams toward innovative excellence. The company offers an innovative and collaborative work environment, opportunities for rapid growth and skill advancement, a culture that values agility, experimentation, and bold innovation, as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package.,