Head of Product Innovation For the Global Marketing team of a client company, we are currently looking for a Head of Product Innovation brWe are looking for a Head of Innovation that will own the journey from early signal to launch — spotting where the market is heading and shaping the propositions that respond to it. It is a hybrid insight-and-development role. brYou will work alongside the Head of Marketing Strategy for market-research support and the automation team, whose role here is specifically to build and calibrate our trends-collection and data tools. You will also partner with category management and trading to bring new products into the offer. brFrom insight to new products (core of the role)brTranslate consumer, cultural and market signals into clearly defined new product concepts and propositions, in collaboration with the Head of Marketing Strategy. brOwn product RD end to end — opportunity framing, proposition, positioning and development brief — focused on new products, not the existing catalogue. brIdentify white spaces and unmet needs and turn them into a prioritised RD pipeline. brTake accountability for new products reaching the market. brBuilding new products into the offer brWork with category management and trading to land new products in the offer. brDefine how and where new concepts enter the market. brTrack post-launch performance and feed it back into the next development cycle. brMonitor social platforms (TikTok,



Instagram, YouTube and emerging channels), digital ecosystems, subcultures and lifestyle shifts. brIdentify early signals across leisure, wellness, travel and experiences. brCombine qualitative cultural insight with data, drawing on the automation team's trends-collection and data tools. brTaking new products to market (cross-functional)brPartner with the go-to-market (GTM) team to bring new products to market. brWork closely with the marketing communications team on how new products are positioned and launched. brCollaborate with the Head of Marketing Strategy to anchor RD direction in strategy and market research. brCreate the outputs that make this work land — product briefs, frameworks and playbooks. brSkills Experience br~8–10 years in product RD, consumer insights or new product development. br~ A proven track record taking new products from concept to market. br~ The ability to move fluently between insight discovery and new product definition. br~ A strong understanding of social platforms, digital culture. br~ Great knowledge of sourcing trends which shape future lifestyle products. br~ Experience collaborating with communication and brand teams to launch new products. br~ A commercial mindset, anchored in market data. Experience in rd / innovation teams of retail, lifestyle, travel or consumer brands. brbrCompensation Benefits:

📌 Product Manager: Part-time or Full-time (Milano)
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