Director, New Growth Innovation

Role Overview

The Director, New Growth Innovation serves as a Venture Lead / Opportunity GM, taking one to two transformational opportunities from thesis through validation, MVP, pilot, and transition to scale. The role operates under a gated funding model, using evidence to earn the next tranche of investment and making fast, reversible decisions within approved guardrails.

What You Will Do

Build and lead Horizon 4 growth ventures, identify and shape the largest white-space growth opportunities, lead cross-functional venture pods, and evaluate and recommend Make / Partner / Invest / Buy pathways.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Success requires an outside-in, entrepreneurial leader with deep curiosity, strong external networks, and a bias to access the best capabilities wherever they reside. The Director must be able to challenge category definitions, envision how technology, platforms, or new ownership models could solve needs differently, and disrupt existing businesses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of relevant experience in marketing, innovation, new business development, strategy, venture building, general management, or related roles
• Advanced degree; MBA preferred
• Track record leading ambiguous, high-uncertainty growth from insight to market through rapid test-and-learn
• Entrepreneurial operator who acts with pace, makes clear trade-offs, takes calculated risks, owns outcomes, and stops weak ideas early
• Strong outside-in orientation and external network across startups, emerging technologies, suppliers, and new business models
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership without relying on hierarchy
• Strong business-building and financial acumen: value-pool sizing, willingness-to-pay, unit economics, scenarios, business models, and investment cases
• Experience with open innovation and partnerships; supplier innovation, co-development, licensing, venture investing, or M&A exposure is a plus
• Ability to challenge category definitions and envision how technology, platforms, or new ownership models could solve needs differently and disrupt existing businesses
• Excellent executive communication, curiosity, agility, and resilience
• Prior CPG, digital/eCommerce, B2B, startup, or venture experience preferred

Benefits

• Domestic relocation assistance
• Remote work available once a week for eligible employees