Brand Manager – Innovation

Hiring Associate Brand & Innovation Manager for OM Mushrooms focusing on CPG brand management. Collaborate on product innovation and market strategies in a fully remote role.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in brand management, innovation, and commercialization within the CPG sector, with a strong ability to translate market trends into actionable strategies. Proven track record in project management and cross-functional collaboration to successfully launch products from concept to market.

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CPG Brand Management ExperienceProject ManagementCross-Functional CoordinationAnalytical SkillsProduct Launch Experience

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Hard Skills

Innovation ManagementProduct DevelopmentP&L SupportMarket AnalysisPackaging Development

Soft Skills

Trust BuildingProblem SolvingEntrepreneurial Mindset

Industry Keywords

DTCHealthWellnessFoodBrand Activation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Chicago-based candidates will be prioritized for consideration.
We're hiring our first Associate Brand & Innovation Manager — a commercially rigorous, analytically sharp operator that has creative, strategic ideas and can execute flawlessly.
You'll work directly with the Director of Brand & Innovation and own the connective tissue that holds our brand, sales, innovation, activation and commercialization work together.
Business management and planning — understand the trends and translate them into decisions
Innovation, NPD pipeline and P&L support — help manage and advance the product development roadmap from concept to shelf
Commercialization — own the cross-functional process that gets new products to market on time and on brief
Packaging development — manage design and regulatory review cycles with precision
Cross-functional coordination — serve as the connective tissue between R&D, Regulatory, Ops, and external partners
Support brand activation & innovation launch planning with the Digital Marketing Manager
Retailer & sales support — arm the sales team with the tools and materials they need to win at shelf
Help monitor competitive activity and performance and market trends and action against these insights

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of CPG brand management experience; DTC, health, wellness, or food background strongly preferred
Exceptional project manager
Naturally cross-functional — you earn trust fast and know how to get things done
Gap spotter — you notice what's missing before anyone asks, and you show up with a point of view on how to fix it
Analytically strong — you're comfortable in the data and can translate findings into a clear action plan
Builder mindset — you've worked in an entrepreneurial environment before and thrived
Proven launch track record — you've successfully taken an innovation from brief to market and can walk us through how

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Safe Harbor Contribution
Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
Paid Parental Leave
Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Professional development and career growth opportunities
Employee discounts on OM products