45 Innovation Manager jobs in Canada
Innovation Marketing Manager
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Competitive Benefits. Meaningful Extras. Unmatched Value.
- A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go
- Flexible work options and summer hours for eligible employees
- Save on gas at stations across Canada, including Chevron, Fas Gas, Ultramar, and Pioneer
- Save on M&M Food Market products
The Opportunity:
Are you a foodie and a future-thinker who thrives on bringing bold, new ideas to life? At M&M Food Market, we’re on a mission to make real food for real life more exciting and accessible to Canadians. As the Innovation Marketing Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our long-term innovation agenda, uncovering consumer opportunities, and driving breakthrough ideas forward—from insight to launch. You’ll lead the product innovation roadmap, ensuring strong alignment to category strategy and business goals. In this cross-functional role, you’ll partner with Category Management, Culinary, Brand Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance to champion innovation that’s desirable, feasible, and viable for our business. From early-stage idea generation to commercialization, you’ll manage the full product development lifecycle—ensuring each new product delivers on brand standards, quality, and value.
This is your opportunity to lead the charge on consumer-first innovation at a brand that’s built on trust, quality, and taste.
Responsibilities:
- Own the Innovation Pipeline:
- Define and maintain a robust 2-year pipeline of new product concepts rooted in consumer insight, food trends, and whitespace opportunities- aligned to category strategy and long-term brand growth plans.
- Front-End Innovation Leadership:
- Lead the front-end innovation process using our Stage Gate model. Own initiatives from ideation to concept validation, guiding cross-functional teams through key milestones.
- Product Lifecycle & Roadmap Management:
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle- from ideation and development through launch, growth, and eventual delisting. Prioritize product features, platforms, and enhancements based on consumer value, business impact, and technical feasibility. Monitor in-market performance, optimize the assortment, and continually reprioritize the roadmap to focus on the highest-value opportunities.
- Insight-Driven Strategy:
- Identify consumer problems worth solving. Translate macro trends, competitive intel, and consumer insights into differentiated innovation platforms and product concepts.
- Trend & Competitive Monitoring:
- Stay on the pulse of emerging trends, category dynamics, and new product launches to identify growth opportunities and build a sustainable innovation pipeline.
- Quality & Cost Optimization:
- Collaborate with Product Development, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Finance to balance innovation goals with quality, cost, and pricing targets. Support business continuity and Cost Savings Initiatives as needed.
- Project Management & Commercialization:
- Drive project timelines, ensuring successful execution across functions. Oversee the launch process, meeting brand, regulatory, and operational requirements.
- Positioning & Storytelling:
- Define product positioning, value proposition, and packaging direction in partnership with Brand Marketing to ensure consumer relevance and brand alignment. Bring innovation to life across the organization by translating insights into compelling narratives that build excitement, communicate strategic rationale, and align cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
- This role requires regular sensory evaluation of a wide range of food products, which will include eating items containing meat, dairy, wheat, gluten, sugar, and other common allergens or dietary components.
Requirements:
- University degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in product innovation, brand management, or category marketing—preferably in food, CPG, or retail.
- Demonstrated success in developing and commercializing new products from ideation through launch.
- Passion for food is essential; experience working with culinary teams or in food development is a strong asset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with Stage Gate or project management tools is an advantage.
- Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to build clear, inspiring, and insight-driven cases for innovation.
- Experience collaborating with Supply Chain, Finance, and QA to balance innovation with operational and financial feasibility.
- A strategic marketer and product thinker with a proven track record of launching consumer-led innovation.
- Passionate about food and constantly curious about evolving tastes, culinary trends, and eating habits.
- Skilled at connecting dots between insights, trends, and business strategy.
- A collaborative influencer who thrives in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.
- Insight-driven and analytically sharp—able to turn research and data into opportunity and action.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple timelines.
Humble. Hungry. Smart. Does this sound like you?
Do others describe you as being a down-to-earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required. Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with!
We Want You To Shine:
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. If you require accommodation due to a disability, you will have an opportunity to notify us when scheduling your interview.
Belonging Matters. Because You Do:
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Our ability to work as one team across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean is foundational to our success. We show up as our authentic selves each day and create space for one another’s unique contributions.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Affinity Networks help us activate enterprise-wide strategies that power a proactive culture of diversity, equity, inclusions, and ultimately – belonging.
We respect the diverse cultures, traditions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and seek to achieve equitable partnerships and opportunities with Indigenous communities.
The Fine Print:
Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the country in which they applied. Regrettably, we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
Please note that final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a confidential pre-employment background check, including but not limited to educational, criminal, credit, drug and alcohol, and/or fitness for duty testing.
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Sr. Manager Innovation & Strategy
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Come work on one of the world’s most iconic brands and join our transformation journey at KFC Canada. Founded by a real man, with a real recipe that continues to be prepared and served today claiming the title of the world’s (and Canada’s) best tasting fried chicken. As the Snr Manager of Innovation and Strategy, you will be the driver of the creative, strategic and commercialization direction of our Finger Lickin’ Good menu, innovation and experience pipeline. You will be a key enabler of supporting KFC’s modernization journey across our food and experience and champion the ‘how’ we do business as a force for good with our Food, Planet & People.
As the leader of an integral part of our portfolio your role will include dreaming up new products and ideas (Double Down, Plant Based, etc.), food strategy and future trends, conceptualization, and innovation.
We champion heart, smart and courage and believe in leaders who embrace big ideas and challenge the status quo. We leave pretention where we leave our forks, in the drawer. The world of QSR is incredibly competitive and is moving faster than ever before, the Snr Innovation & Strategy Manager must thrive on pace and challenge with a solutions mindset and have the capability to deliver on strategy and manage their team as well as a complex set of stakeholders through ambiguity and transformation.
Love Food and most importantly chicken? Love innovation? Love having an impact? Then this is your chance to unleash your inner Colonel and help us build the exciting next chapter of the brand.
Key Responsibilities (includes but not limited to):
- Lead strategic thinking and ideation to evolve the KFC Canada experience and menu strategy over the short, medium and long-term.
- Deliver credible thought leadership to align internal and external stakeholders, including franchisees on bold growth ambitions.
- Act as the guardian of our brand’s food philosophy. Following in the Colonel’s footsteps as architect of our menu vision, defining the principles and plans that will guide food product development.
- Dream up some amazing new product ideas, both independently and via collaboration with the wider team.
- Get to grips with what gets our customers’ tastebuds tingling - validating and testing our product innovation pipeline to ensure it meets their tastes, preferences, and expectations. You will be the guru within the team on customer testing of food concepts and products.
- Ready for a long list? Because you’ll also be in charge of thinking through all aspects of a product concept - taste, texture, build, packaging, price, promotions, need-state, occasion, etc. Told you it was a long list.
- Manage consumer insights across our internal resources and agency partners to deliver insight lead growth strategies and build a consumer-centric business planning muscle across the organization.
- Balance high-level strategic thinking with a creative hands-on approach.
- Develop presentations and documents that bring our vision and innovation pipeline to life in dynamic and compelling ways.
- Oversee the creations from start to finish… as products move from concepts to being designed by the FIT (R&D) team and ultimately launched, you will work closely with your colleagues to ensure strategic foundations remain sound and the launch is a success.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders from across the business, including Retail Marketing, Brand Communications, Operations, Supply Chain and FIT.
Key Qualities & Qualifications:
- Post secondary degree, with 7+ years experience with demonstrated strategic chops, E2E innovation development and insights to action capabilities.
- A strong track record of brand development and food innovation in the restaurant, food manufacturing/FMCG or food retail sector.
- Experience thinking about complex business growth challenges through a customer and brand lens.
- You must be able to demonstrate outstanding strategic thinking and superb communication skills. So basically love a good chat.
- It’s a team sport, so you’ll build strong relationships cross functionally – so you’ll need a total team player mentality and a drive to getting things done.
- Above all, you will have a huge passion for food and trends. We’re looking for a real brand champion and foodie to take our chicken to the next level.
- This role requires domestic and/or international travel 15% of the time
About You – So We Go Together Like Gravy & Original Recipe Tenders:
- Someone who lives, breathes, dreams (and ideally eats!) food. A mild inclination towards fried chicken might help.
- Someone who is fascinated and excited about building modern brands, in particular with food brands.
- You are intellectually curious and creative – you eat, therefore you are.
- You’re ambitious and want to grow your career in food brand management. You don’t want it to stop just there though - we’ve got a culture of building great international leaders.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and bring a solutions mindset and creativity to challenges.
- A huge part of Yum! is our internal culture, and it’s something that we genuinely pride ourselves on. Key to this is being able to recognise and celebrate the successes of the company and our peers, as well as constantly striving to work together for better results.
- We’re looking for someone solution driven, meaning you’ll be inquisitive, tenacious and determined… always looking for new ways to deliver ground-breaking work.
What makes KFC a great place to work?
Our People. We invest in people capability above all else, with a proven track record of developing internal talent to leadership levels across the business both in Canada and globally. We want people with smart, heart and courage that have the opportunity to not just make impact today but to become leaders of the future.
Our Culture. We are known for a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort, big or small, and providing the work life balance that is so important to staying inspired and engaged. We don`t just say it, we mean it – every Friday is a half day at KFC Canada! We will focus on your personal development as much as your professional development to ensure you can bring your best self to work.
KFC, part of Yum! Brands, is the world's most popular chicken chain and every day, we serve more than 12 million customers in more than 45,000 restaurants around the world. Our commitment to great food and service is the same commitment Colonel Harland Sanders had when he founded the concept more than 55 years ago, and that's why KFC remains the worldwide leader in the category.
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Sr. Manager Innovation & Strategy
Posted 5 days ago
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Purpose:
Come work on one of the world’s most iconic brands and join our transformation journey at KFC Canada. Founded by a real man, with a real recipe that continues to be prepared and served today claiming the title of the world’s (and Canada’s) best tasting fried chicken. As the Snr Manager of Innovation and Strategy, you will be the driver of the creative, strategic and commercialization direction of our Finger Lickin’ Good menu, innovation and experience pipeline. You will be a key enabler of supporting KFC’s modernization journey across our food and experience and champion the ‘how’ we do business as a force for good with our Food, Planet & People.
As the leader of an integral part of our portfolio your role will include dreaming up new products and ideas (Double Down, Plant Based, etc.), food strategy and future trends, conceptualization, and innovation.
We champion heart, smart and courage and believe in leaders who embrace big ideas and challenge the status quo. We leave pretention where we leave our forks, in the drawer. The world of QSR is incredibly competitive and is moving faster than ever before, the Snr Innovation & Strategy Manager must thrive on pace and challenge with a solutions mindset and have the capability to deliver on strategy and manage their team as well as a complex set of stakeholders through ambiguity and transformation.
Love Food and most importantly chicken? Love innovation? Love having an impact? Then this is your chance to unleash your inner Colonel and help us build the exciting next chapter of the brand.
Key Responsibilities (includes but not limited to):
- Lead strategic thinking and ideation to evolve the KFC Canada experience and menu strategy over the short, medium and long-term.
- Deliver credible thought leadership to align internal and external stakeholders, including franchisees on bold growth ambitions.
- Act as the guardian of our brand’s food philosophy. Following in the Colonel’s footsteps as architect of our menu vision, defining the principles and plans that will guide food product development.
- Dream up some amazing new product ideas, both independently and via collaboration with the wider team.
- Get to grips with what gets our customers’ tastebuds tingling - validating and testing our product innovation pipeline to ensure it meets their tastes, preferences, and expectations. You will be the guru within the team on customer testing of food concepts and products.
- Ready for a long list? Because you’ll also be in charge of thinking through all aspects of a product concept - taste, texture, build, packaging, price, promotions, need-state, occasion, etc. Told you it was a long list.
- Manage consumer insights across our internal resources and agency partners to deliver insight lead growth strategies and build a consumer-centric business planning muscle across the organization.
- Balance high-level strategic thinking with a creative hands-on approach.
- Develop presentations and documents that bring our vision and innovation pipeline to life in dynamic and compelling ways.
- Oversee the creations from start to finish… as products move from concepts to being designed by the FIT (R&D) team and ultimately launched, you will work closely with your colleagues to ensure strategic foundations remain sound and the launch is a success.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders from across the business, including Retail Marketing, Brand Communications, Operations, Supply Chain and FIT.
Key Qualities & Qualifications:
- Post secondary degree, with 7+ years experience with demonstrated strategic chops, E2E innovation development and insights to action capabilities.
- A strong track record of brand development and food innovation in the restaurant, food manufacturing/FMCG or food retail sector.
- Experience thinking about complex business growth challenges through a customer and brand lens.
- You must be able to demonstrate outstanding strategic thinking and superb communication skills. So basically love a good chat.
- It’s a team sport, so you’ll build strong relationships cross functionally – so you’ll need a total team player mentality and a drive to getting things done.
- Above all, you will have a huge passion for food and trends. We’re looking for a real brand champion and foodie to take our chicken to the next level.
- This role requires domestic and/or international travel 15% of the time
About You – So We Go Together Like Gravy & Original Recipe Tenders:
- Someone who lives, breathes, dreams (and ideally eats!) food. A mild inclination towards fried chicken might help.
- Someone who is fascinated and excited about building modern brands, in particular with food brands.
- You are intellectually curious and creative – you eat, therefore you are.
- You’re ambitious and want to grow your career in food brand management. You don’t want it to stop just there though - we’ve got a culture of building great international leaders.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and bring a solutions mindset and creativity to challenges.
- A huge part of Yum! is our internal culture, and it’s something that we genuinely pride ourselves on. Key to this is being able to recognise and celebrate the successes of the company and our peers, as well as constantly striving to work together for better results.
- We’re looking for someone solution driven, meaning you’ll be inquisitive, tenacious and determined… always looking for new ways to deliver ground-breaking work.
What makes KFC a great place to work?
Our People. We invest in people capability above all else, with a proven track record of developing internal talent to leadership levels across the business both in Canada and globally. We want people with smart, heart and courage that have the opportunity to not just make impact today but to become leaders of the future.
Our Culture. We are known for a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort, big or small, and providing the work life balance that is so important to staying inspired and engaged. We don`t just say it, we mean it – every Friday is a half day at KFC Canada! We will focus on your personal development as much as your professional development to ensure you can bring your best self to work.
KFC, part of Yum! Brands, is the world's most popular chicken chain and every day, we serve more than 12 million customers in more than 45,000 restaurants around the world. Our commitment to great food and service is the same commitment Colonel Harland Sanders had when he founded the concept more than 55 years ago, and that's why KFC remains the worldwide leader in the category.
More info at: &
Strategic Partnerships Manager (Ventures/Innovation)
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The Strategic Partnerships Lead will play a pivotal role on the CDV team, driving partnership strategy and engagement both within Compass and in the external innovation ecosystem. They will focus on building strong relationships across business units and positioning CDV as a core innovation driver. A key part of the role involves elevating CDV’s presence in major innovation hubs like San Francisco, New York City, and Toronto. The ideal candidate brings strategic insight, strong relationship-building abilities, and a deep enthusiasm for innovation. They thrive on connecting stakeholders, leading immersive experiences, and representing CDV at the crossroads of corporate and startup innovation.
**Now, if you were to come on board as our Strategic Partnerships Lead, we’d ask you to do the following for us:**
- Build Strategic Internal Partnerships: Cultivate strong relationships with leaders across Compass to champion CDV’s innovation agenda and drive internal adoption.
- Lead Innovation Briefings: Organize and present quarterly briefings to Compass executives, highlighting CDV’s portfolio progress and emerging trends.
- Facilitate Pilot Integration: Connect startup partners with Compass operators to initiate pilot programs and scale commercialization efforts.
- Create Innovation Experiences: Design and lead immersive sessions that introduce Compass teams to cutting-edge technologies and startups.
- Elevate CDV’s Brand: Position CDV as a key innovation leader both within Compass and in the broader foodtech ecosystem.
- Develop Compelling Content: Craft impactful narratives and materials that communicate CDV’s research, insights, and strategic focus to stakeholders.
- Activate Innovation Ecosystems: Lead CDV outpost events in major hubs (SF, NYC, Toronto) to engage with top startups and spotlight CDV’s portfolio.
- Expand VC/CVC Partnerships: Strengthen relationships with leading venture and corporate innovation partners (e.g., Pepsi, Google) to source top opportunities and co-develop initiatives.
Think you have what it takes to be our **Strategic Partnerships Lead?** We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Marketing, Innovation, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years in partnerships, strategy, innovation, or business development roles.
- Startup/VC Exposure: Experience within the startup or venture capital ecosystem is highly valued.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align innovation initiatives with broader business goals and market dynamics.
- Strong Relationship Builder: Demonstrated success in cultivating trusted partnerships both internally and externally.
- Effective Communicator: Skilled at delivering presentations to senior stakeholders and crafting clear, persuasive messaging.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Proactive and adaptable, thrives in high-growth, fast-moving environments.
- Resourceful & Self-Directed: Comfortable operating with autonomy and driving results independently.
Strategic Partnerships Manager (Ventures/Innovation)
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The Strategic Partnerships Lead will play a pivotal role on the CDV team, driving partnership strategy and engagement both within Compass and in the external innovation ecosystem. They will focus on building strong relationships across business units and positioning CDV as a core innovation driver. A key part of the role involves elevating CDV’s presence in major innovation hubs like San Francisco, New York City, and Toronto. The ideal candidate brings strategic insight, strong relationship-building abilities, and a deep enthusiasm for innovation. They thrive on connecting stakeholders, leading immersive experiences, and representing CDV at the crossroads of corporate and startup innovation.
**Now, if you were to come on board as our Strategic Partnerships Lead, we’d ask you to do the following for us:**
- Build Strategic Internal Partnerships: Cultivate strong relationships with leaders across Compass to champion CDV’s innovation agenda and drive internal adoption.
- Lead Innovation Briefings: Organize and present quarterly briefings to Compass executives, highlighting CDV’s portfolio progress and emerging trends.
- Facilitate Pilot Integration: Connect startup partners with Compass operators to initiate pilot programs and scale commercialization efforts.
- Create Innovation Experiences: Design and lead immersive sessions that introduce Compass teams to cutting-edge technologies and startups.
- Elevate CDV’s Brand: Position CDV as a key innovation leader both within Compass and in the broader foodtech ecosystem.
- Develop Compelling Content: Craft impactful narratives and materials that communicate CDV’s research, insights, and strategic focus to stakeholders.
- Activate Innovation Ecosystems: Lead CDV outpost events in major hubs (SF, NYC, Toronto) to engage with top startups and spotlight CDV’s portfolio.
- Expand VC/CVC Partnerships: Strengthen relationships with leading venture and corporate innovation partners (e.g., Pepsi, Google) to source top opportunities and co-develop initiatives.
Think you have what it takes to be our **Strategic Partnerships Lead?** We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Marketing, Innovation, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years in partnerships, strategy, innovation, or business development roles.
- Startup/VC Exposure: Experience within the startup or venture capital ecosystem is highly valued.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align innovation initiatives with broader business goals and market dynamics.
- Strong Relationship Builder: Demonstrated success in cultivating trusted partnerships both internally and externally.
- Effective Communicator: Skilled at delivering presentations to senior stakeholders and crafting clear, persuasive messaging.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Proactive and adaptable, thrives in high-growth, fast-moving environments.
- Resourceful & Self-Directed: Comfortable operating with autonomy and driving results independently.
Senior Manager, Innovation
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As a **Sr. Manager of Innovation**, you will combine creativity and action to scale and roll out innovations across all sectors of our organization. This role requires a creative thinker who can approach challenges with fresh perspectives, offer innovative solutions to problems, and transform complex ideas into practical, scalable outcomes. By leading the charge in bringing new solutions to life, you will research and quickly move to piloting to create impactful, lasting change. Focusing on operationalizing innovation and technology initiatives, you will ensure seamless deployment organization-wide. If you’re passionate about translating ideas into scalable action, thinking outside the box to overcome challenges, and ensuring innovations reach their full potential, this is the opportunity for you.
Now, if you were to come on board as our **Sr. Manager of Innovation**, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ideate, pilot and scale initiatives and drive adoption organization-wide, encouraging innovative thinking to enhance outcomes.
- Lead the rollout of innovation projects across multiple sectors, ensuring smooth and efficient implementation while leveraging creative problem-solving to address unique challenges and opportunities.
- Lead change management efforts to facilitate smooth transitions, using creative approaches to gain buy-in from stakeholders and ensuring teams are well-prepared for new innovations.
- Establish key performance indicators and monitor performance, adjusting strategies to maximize impact and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Develop and refine playbooks and processes that ensure innovations can be easily replicated and supported in all applicable areas.
- Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting during rollouts to ensure successful execution in each sector.
- Regularly report on the progress of innovation projects to leadership, presenting insights and updates in compelling and engaging ways that highlight creative achievements and opportunities.
Think you have what it takes to be our **Sr. Manager of Innovation**? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:
- Proven experience (5+ years) in innovation management, project management, or operational leadership roles, with a track record of successfully bringing new ideas to life and scaling initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to approach challenges with creativity and develop innovative solutions to complex problems
- Expertise in change management, including the ability to inspire buy-in and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability
- A genuine enthusiasm for innovation, with a deep understanding of its impact on business transformation and growth
- Preferred experience and knowledge of food service and hospitality
- Ability to communicate, motivate and interact with all levels of the organization.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Bilingual is a plus
Senior Manager, Innovation
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As a **Sr. Manager of Innovation**, you will combine creativity and action to scale and roll out innovations across all sectors of our organization. This role requires a creative thinker who can approach challenges with fresh perspectives, offer innovative solutions to problems, and transform complex ideas into practical, scalable outcomes. By leading the charge in bringing new solutions to life, you will research and quickly move to piloting to create impactful, lasting change. Focusing on operationalizing innovation and technology initiatives, you will ensure seamless deployment organization-wide. If you’re passionate about translating ideas into scalable action, thinking outside the box to overcome challenges, and ensuring innovations reach their full potential, this is the opportunity for you.
Now, if you were to come on board as our **Sr. Manager of Innovation**, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ideate, pilot and scale initiatives and drive adoption organization-wide, encouraging innovative thinking to enhance outcomes.
- Lead the rollout of innovation projects across multiple sectors, ensuring smooth and efficient implementation while leveraging creative problem-solving to address unique challenges and opportunities.
- Lead change management efforts to facilitate smooth transitions, using creative approaches to gain buy-in from stakeholders and ensuring teams are well-prepared for new innovations.
- Establish key performance indicators and monitor performance, adjusting strategies to maximize impact and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Develop and refine playbooks and processes that ensure innovations can be easily replicated and supported in all applicable areas.
- Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting during rollouts to ensure successful execution in each sector.
- Regularly report on the progress of innovation projects to leadership, presenting insights and updates in compelling and engaging ways that highlight creative achievements and opportunities.
Think you have what it takes to be our **Sr. Manager of Innovation**? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:
- Proven experience (5+ years) in innovation management, project management, or operational leadership roles, with a track record of successfully bringing new ideas to life and scaling initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to approach challenges with creativity and develop innovative solutions to complex problems
- Expertise in change management, including the ability to inspire buy-in and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability
- A genuine enthusiasm for innovation, with a deep understanding of its impact on business transformation and growth
- Preferred experience and knowledge of food service and hospitality
- Ability to communicate, motivate and interact with all levels of the organization.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Bilingual is a plus
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Program Manager – Innovation & Growth
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**Schedule:** 1-Year Contract, Full-time (4–5 days/week, 1 day remote optional)
**Start Date:** As soon as the fit feels right
**Company:** Salish Soils
Help Us Grow – the Right WaySalish Soils is an Indigenous-owned composting and resource recovery facility based in Sechelt, BC. We take organics—food waste, yard trimmings, biosolids—and transform them into regenerative soil products that feed local gardens, farms, and ecosystems.
We're scaling up. That means more customers, more product lines, more complexity—and a need for someone who can help us move forward thoughtfully, safely, and effectively.
We’re looking for a Program Manager – Innovation & Growth to be the glue across our team. You’ll help plan, coordinate, and deliver key projects—from new product launches to facility redesigns. You’ll work across departments, keep timelines on track, and make sure we do things right: with care for quality, safety, customers, and the land.
The RoleYou’re not just a project manager—you’re a central hub, a builder of momentum, and a quiet driver of accountability.
You’ll help move cross-functional projects from idea to action. That might mean leading the launch of a new soil blend, coordinating signage and traffic redesign, or helping scope out what’s needed for a new product or service. You’ll run stand-ups, chase down blockers, track plans, and bring strategic thinking to daily execution.
**You’ll Be Responsible For:** ️ Planning & Coordination
* Build clear project plans and keep them moving forward
* Lead cross-functional check-ins, align departments, and chase next steps
* Track deliverables, surface risks early, and support timely execution
Product & Service Development
* Support the creation and rollout of new compost, mulch, or bagged soil products
* Help coordinate testing, usability feedback, and packaging/launch logistics
* Stay close to operations, marketing, and customer experience teams to ensure a smooth go-to-market
Site Improvement & Redesign
* Work with leadership and operations on site flow, signage, drop zones, and infrastructure improvements
* Help map customer journeys and suggest practical upgrades
* Support safe, efficient implementation of new services and site changes
Strategy Support & Business Thinking
* Support cost models, pricing logic, and project ROI thinking
* Maintain a live tracker of active projects and key priorities
* Help the team focus—zooming in where needed and stepping back to keep the big picture in mind
You Might Be a Fit If You…• Have 3–7 years of experience in project coordination, program management, or product development
* Are organized, proactive, and quietly relentless about getting things done
* Love helping teams work together better—across operations, sales, marketing, and leadership
* Are just as comfortable in a team meeting as you are out on site, clipboard in hand
* Have a soft spot for soil, sustainability, and community-led work
* Appreciate Indigenous values, local impact, and regenerative thinking
**Bonus if You’ve Worked In:** • Landscaping, composting, or soil production
* Construction, facility development, or industrial site work
* Circular economy, community infrastructure, food production or public services
* Indigenous-led organizations or value-driven enterprises
Why Work at Salish Soils?We’re a proudly Indigenous-owned company grounded in Sechelt and committed to environmental stewardship. Our work is practical, hands-on, and rooted in the land—but we’re also growing fast and thinking big.
This role is a chance to shape how we grow. You’ll help ensure we stay safe, smart, and regenerative as we take on new challenges and opportunities. You’ll work with a team that cares deeply—about each other, about our customers, and about what we’re building.
**How to ApplyTo apply, please submit the following:**
* Your resume (CV)
* A cover letter telling us why this role—and Salish Soils—excites you
We’re looking for someone who is already based on the Sunshine Coast and ready to hit the ground running.
Only applicants who include both a CV and cover letter and are currently living on the Sunshine Coast will be considered for interviews.
Product Management Support
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Salary: $70,000 - $80,000
Product Management Support
Ottawa, ON
Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology is a pioneering company in the field of precision aerial delivery and recovery systems including the Sherpa family of GPS guided parafoils, Space Recovery Systems, LaunchPADS Multi-Mission Manager, SkyLink Parachutist Navigation and Situational Awareness System, and other support equipment. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, we have established ourselves as the industry leader. Our cutting-edge technologies and solutions are trusted by military and commercial customers worldwide. We are currently seeking a Product Management Support Specialist to join our Ottawa based team!
What will you be doing?
- Support Product Managers in planning, scheduling, and tracking product development lifecycles
- Coordinate with engineering and manufacturing teams to monitor product timelines and deliverables and to facilitate engineering changes
- Assist in preparing product documentation
- Conduct research and compile competitive analysis, market trends and customer feedback
- Help maintain product databases, configuration control and revision histories
- Support maintenance of product bills of materials, methods of manufacture and costing assessments
- Organize and attend product review meetings, take minutes and follow up on action items
- Support the creation of internal and customer-facing product materials and presentations
- Assist with the launch and communication of new products or product updates
- Track key metrics and provide reports on product performance
- Maintain accurate records and version control for product information and drawings
- Support implementation of new product-development work, including breakdown structures , work-package descriptions
- Provide hands-on support with preparation for, execution of and reporting on product testing and associated anomaly investigations and resolutions
What do we need from you?
- Experience in as related role, such as: Product coordination or product support (in an engineering/manufacturing context), Manufacturing engineering, Business or Data analysis
- Experience in a product development, product management, or engineering support role
- Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) and change management processes
- Hands-on involvement in product development, testing, or validation activities.
- Exposure to configuration management and version control systems.
- Prior experience in documenting meetings, tracking action items, and preparing reports.
- Experience working with enterprise-resource planning, requirements-management and engineering-tasking tools.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and is subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
MMIST values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only. Criteria such as the candidates qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.