Growth & Innovation Lead (Hybrid, 20% Travel)

Monosol-Llc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 102,994 - 169,225; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus

Profit sharing

Medical/dental/vision

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Transit flexible spending

Employee assistance program

Identity theft protection

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

MonoSol, LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Manager Strategic Innovation and Growth to lead market research, front-end innovation, and white-space exploration within the Strategic Innovation and Growth group. This role requires high energy, entrepreneurial thinking, and rigorous analysis to develop new growth opportunities.

You will work closely with R&D to build and validate solutions for unmet needs, lead market development, and deliver objectives as part of the Growth team with high

Qualifications

• 8+ years in marketing, corporate strategy, product development, or business development
• Experience leading innovation projects via stage-gate or similar process
• Proven ability to synthesize insights into a cohesive plan and outcomes
• Experience with consumer/customer testing, in-market experiments and launches
• Strong presentation and communication skills across senior management levels
• Ability to work autonomously in ambiguous environments
• Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities
• Experience with market research and project management tools
• Independent working style with collaborative team approach

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more opportunity areas from the company’s innovation portfolio
• Gather trends and market insights to identify unmet consumer/customer needs
• Uncover deep insights using ethnography, prototyping, and experimentation
• Apply market sizing and business modeling to determine opportunity
• Collaborate with R&D to develop and validate concepts
• Present results to growth teams and investment board
• Coach and guide team members, potential direct reports
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally as needed

Skills

Experience in marketing

Corporate strategy

Product development

Business development

Innovation project management

Market research

Ethnography / consumer insights

Analytics / data-driven

Communication with senior management

Agile innovation methodology

Tools

Market research tools

MS Office / PowerPoint

Job description

MonoSol, LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Manager Strategic Innovation and Growth to lead market research, front-end innovation, and white-space exploration within the Strategic Innovation and Growth group. This role requires high energy, entrepreneurial thinking, and rigorous analysis to develop new growth opportunities.

You will work closely with R&D to build and validate solutions for unmet needs, lead market development, and deliver objectives as part of the Growth team with high