Director of Innovation - Industry Experience Required
About The Position
Palm Bay International is seeking a Director of Innovation to lead our innovation pipeline across beverage alcohol and non-alcoholic solutions. This role is crucial for driving organic innovation for our top wine brands and identifying strategic expansion opportunities through joint ventures (JV), mergers & acquisitions (M&A), and white space exploration. The Director will leverage data-driven insights, consumer trends, and cross-functional collaboration to bring market-leading concepts to life, ensuring timely and successful market entry.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in innovation, brand management, strategy, or product development, within beverage alcohol
- Proven track record of launching successful products.
- Deep understanding of consumer behavior, category dynamics, and commercialization strategy.
- Strong business acumen and ability to develop financial models and strategic business cases.
- Highly collaborative and able to lead in a matrixed environment.
- Entrepreneurial, creative thinker with a bias toward action and results.
- Experienced in building and scaling teams and workflows from scratch.
- Passionate about beverages, culture, and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage an innovative roadmap for wine, spirits, RTDs (and non-alc categories).
- Translate consumer and category insights into scalable product concepts.
- Collaborate with Marketing to align innovation with brand identity and go-to-market strategies.
- Partner with Sales and Finance to forecast volume, pricing, and margin implications for new product launches.
- Ensure feasibility, sourcing, and operational readiness with Production.
- Identify and evaluate potential JVs, acquisitions, and brand partnerships.
- Conduct diligence and develop business cases for strategic opportunities.
- Leverage data to identify whitespace and category shifts.
- Establish KPI tracking for innovation performance.
- Lead cross-functional innovation taskforces from ideation to commercialization.
- Build and lead a nimble innovation team, defining workflows and tools for scalability.
Benefits
- Palm Bay offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(K), paid vacation, personal time off and 11 paid company holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
