Senior Innovation Manager - Remote

Overview

Smalls is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager to lead our Innovation Pipeline and ensure Smalls stays at the forefront of the cat space through new product development. This role will be instrumental in refining and maintaining a scalable innovation process, conducting market research, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and alignment, and managing projects from concept to launch. The right candidate will blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

In Short

• Manage the Smalls Innovation Process.
• Develop a multi-year innovation pipeline with timelines and budgets.
• Establish continuous feedback loops leveraging customer insights.
• Drive Innovation Through Project Management.
• Lead cross-functional innovation meetings.
• Ensure alignment across teams for aggressive launch timelines.
• Leverage market research for product development insights.
• Support crafting product briefs and conducting feasibility.
• Collect and analyze customer feedback for product decisions.

Requirements

• 4+ years in product marketing, innovation, or brand management.
• Proven track record of developing and launching impactful products.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively.
• Highly organized with strong project management skills.
• Strong point of view while remaining open to input.
• Relentlessly curious and product-focused.
• Strategic thinker and tactical doer.

Benefits

• Mission-Driven Company focused on cats.
• People-Driven culture that respects work-life balance.
• Data-Driven culture for decision-making.
• Competitive Salary.
• Very Competitive Benefits including health insurance and unlimited PTO.
• Fully Remote Office & Culture.
• Free cat food every month.