Product Innovation Manager 80-100% m/w/d

Vacancy details

2026-245

Identify and develop innovation opportunities through trend, technology, market, materials and business model scouting across all four product categories.
Lead and support innovation initiatives from exploration and validation through transfer into the Value Creation Process.
Translate insights and scouting findings into opportunity briefs, concepts, experiments, pilots and clear recommendations.
Evaluate innovation opportunities across desirability, viability, feasibility and sustainability, including customer insights, business potential, technical feasibility and sustainability implications.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and structured innovation formats to align stakeholders, create shared understanding and accelerate decision-making.
Guide internal and external idea management efforts, from screening and structuring ideas to identifying high-potential opportunities and transferring them into innovation projects or exploration formats.
Build and maintain innovation knowledge assets such as material libraries, scouting reports, benchmark references, templates, playbooks and knowledge-management tools.
Explore and support the adoption of emerging technologies, digital tools and AI-supported innovation practices.

Bachelor’s degree in Innovation Management, Engineering, Business/Strategy, Industrial/Product Design or a related field.
5+ years of experience in innovation, product development, product management, design or technology exploration, ideally in consumer goods.
Experience leading cross-functional innovation initiatives, workshops and stakeholder alignment processes.
Strong analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable opportunities.
Solid knowledge of innovation frameworks, agile methods, prototyping, business model development and product development processes.
Experience in trend, technology, market, materials or foresight scouting.
Good understanding of sustainability implications in product development, including materials, durability, circularity and trade-offs.
Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills across functions.
Entrepreneurial, collaborative and consumer-focused mindset with curiosity for emerging technologies, digital tools and AI applications.
Fluent in German and English, minimum C1 level, written and spoken.

A unique, family-oriented culture shaped by long-term thinking and sustainable business leadership
A wide range of internal training and leisure activities, complemented by support for external learning and development
Modern and flexible working models, including home-office opportunities
Free parking facilities or commuting allowances for public transportation users
Highly attractive pension plan and social security benefits

Victorinox AG

Switzerland

Schmiedgasse 57 6438 Ibach-Schwyz

Nina Hustinx

+41 41 818 10 79