Innovation Manager

Tyson Foods • Springdale, AR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Innovation Manager drives sustainable business growth by developing and executing a consumer-led innovation pipeline. The Innovation Manager identifies emerging opportunities, translates consumer and marketplace insights into actionable growth strategies, and leads cross-functional teams to bring differentiated products and experiences to market. Success requires a balance of strategic thinking and execution excellence. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced corporate environment, builds trusted relationships, can influence despite not owning final decision, and turns insights into commercially successful innovation. This position sits full time onsite in Springdale, Arkansas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Innovation, Brand Marketing, Product Development, Consumer Insights, Strategy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success developing and commercializing innovation pipelines that drive growth.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen, P&L exposure.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic vision with near-term disciplined execution.
• Must reside in the United States to be considered.

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a robust innovation pipeline aligned to brand, category, and business growth objectives.
• Identify opportunities through consumer insights, trends, competitive intelligence, and analytics.
• Build short- and long-term strategies that deliver sustainable revenue, profit, and share growth.
• Prioritize opportunities based on consumer relevance, business impact, and feasibility.
• Champion the voice of the consumer throughout the innovation process.
• Partner across Insights, Marketing, R&D, Sales, and various cross-functional teams to translate unmet needs into differentiated solutions.
• Develop compelling value propositions and positioning that create a meaningful competitive advantage.
• Lead concept development, validation, optimization, and commercialization.
• Lead innovation initiatives from opportunity identification through launch and post-market evaluation.
• Align cross-functional teams around clear objectives, milestones, and business outcomes.
• Proactively manage risks, remove barriers, and drive decisions to maintain momentum.
• Deliver initiatives on time, on budget, and with strong marketplace results.
• Build trusted relationships across functions and organizational levels to accelerate alignment and decisions.
• Influence stakeholders through insight-driven storytelling, business acumen, and collaboration.
• Navigate competing priorities and complex business dynamics with confidence and balanced persistence.

Benefits

• paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level