Vice President, Product Innovation

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.
The Vice President of Product Innovation will work cross functionally with teams to develop a robust product pipeline that aligns with customer needs and business goals. The Vice President of Product Innovation will be tasked with leading new product launches from ideation through commercialization. 
Responsibilities ·        Prioritize and recommend product and packaging opportunities based on assessment of strategic fit for Beyond, consumer and business impact, complexity, and time to market·        Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, leading the integrated strategic direction of product and packaging innovation and deployment. ·        Lead a best-in-class, disciplined, yet agile product evaluation process to include concept, consumer and sensory testing. ·        Ensure timely deployment of all product and packaging innovation and renovation, communicating timelines early and often.·        Coordinate and oversee the development of product launch plans, working collaborating with food service and retail marketing team, creative team and sales to ensure a holistic integrated marketing plan, including supporting sales materials.  ·        Act as a brand steward for all product innovation and renovation; role model uncompromising passion for food taste, nutrition and quality. ·        Stay on the cutting edge of new developments and innovation in culinary, food science, and packaging, keeping an eye toward the most relevant issues in health, nutrition and sustainability.·        Effectively communicate product strategy and innovation priorities across the organization, relaying department and organizational opportunities and objectives, and identifying potential barriers as appropriate. ·        Build, retain and motivate a team of product management professionals.·        Build effective relationships with cross functional teams, senior leadership and customers. ·        Develop and manage cost estimates, project timelines, and budgets.
Qualifications·        12+ years of progressive professional experience in the consumer package goods or food service industry. Extensive food and beverage industry experience required.·        A strong understanding of product innovation, strategic marketing and operations·        Proven track record of innovation, growth and product development, including the successful launch of new products or concepts, that set trends, rather than follow them.·        Experience in the packaging design, both structure and material, with a focus on environmental impact.·        Demonstrated disciplined approach to analyzing, presenting, and taking ownership of results.·        Relevant experience balancing both the strategic and tactical challenges of growing a business. ·        Ability to identify, recruit and retain strong talent. Experience motivating cross functional teams and building consensus with clear objectives.·        Proven ability to create, implement, and own strategic development of marketing plans with the objective of growing a business.·        Understanding of the dynamics required to work in a high-touch service industry where customer dynamics drive the business.·        Demonstrated ability to adapt to change quickly by being forward thinking and role modeling for others to follow.·        Excellent communication skills; must be able to present his or her ideas effectively and persuasively.·        Proven analytical and problem-solving skills to include leveraging syndicated and custom insights and business metrics·        Undergraduate degree is required, MBA or equivalent preferred.Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.