Project Manager, Global Innovation Team
$115,200–$143,990 year
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end project management for innovation launches from ideation to commercialization, creating and managing project plans, KPIs, and budgets for key spirits brands. Coordinate cross-functional sprints on design, development, and test-learn-optimize efforts while driving consumer-centricity through stage-gate processes and analytics integration. Actively collaborate with local and global brand companies, marketing teams, and operations to align innovation pipelines, resolve critical path challenges, and ensure projects remain on-time and on-budget. Manage agency partners and support post-launch tracking to analyze success and accelerate speed to market across the US pipeline.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Project Management qualifications (Six Sigma, Scrum Master, PMI, or equivalent)
- A minimum of 6+ years project management experience supporting innovation teams, ideally in the Spirits/BevAlc or Beverage or other CPG in North America
- Demonstrated PMO experience using agile methodologies with examples of how project management has influenced speed to market and quality
- New Product launches
- Demonstrated ability to work through adversity, with examples of management influence
- Ability to drive collaboration to move projects forward in a complex, matrix organizational structure
- Financial experience to work the P&L and manage costs while staying true to the 'must have' innovation deliverables
- ability to conduct business analysis
- Global experience in spirits or BevAlc
Desired Qualifications
- Proven Innovation Experience
- PMO experience within start up CPG (food/beverage)
- Global experience in spirits or BevAlc
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