2 Product Innovation jobs in the United Kingdom
Product Innovation Technologist
Posted 20 days ago
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Job Title: Product Innovation Technologist
Location: London
Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?
We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!
AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.
Employing around 850 people across four business units and seven UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.
At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.
We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.
There's never been a better time to join us!
What we’re looking for…
We’re looking for a Product Innovation Technologist to join our Alcohol R&D team and help bring our innovation plans to fruition. You’ll be part of the team that develops the exciting new flavours across our alcohol portfolio so think FUNKIN and think KA Remix!
As our Product Innovation Technologist you will
- Develop new and existing formulations in collaboration with the NPD manager.
- Organise retention samples and regular production sample tastings.
- Coordinate gold standard sampling with manufacturing sites.
- Attend factory trials and product launches in order to comprehend applicable factory processes.
- Review and update raw material and finished product specifications.
- Coordinate consumer testing, sensory evaluations and competitor reviews.
- Assess new raw materials in conjunction with supply chain and quality teams.
- Provide assistance during shelf-life trials to establish microbiological and organoleptic standards.
- Assist with technical and value engineering projects.
- Support completion of customer forms and technical databases.
- Follow-up customer complaints tracking in coordination with the Quality Manager.
What you’ll bring…
- Passion for innovation and willingness to learn.
- Minimum 1 year experience within an NPD department in the food manufacturing industry. Experience with beverages and alcoholic drinks is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.
- Degree in Food Science or related discipline or equivalent technical experience.
- A good understanding of good manufacturing practices and food quality assurance systems.
- HACCP Level 2 highly desirable.
What we offer…
We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.
We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;
- Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
- Flexible holiday trading
- Living Wage Employer
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Peppy Health
- Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashback, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
- Life assurance
- Save as you earn scheme
- Staff sales discount
- Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
- Pension
- Annual salary review
- Ongoing professional development
And much more!
To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.
We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.
Our large factories produce multi formats across a number of high speed modern lines, to high quality standards whilst maximising production outputs and minimising overhead costs and whilst we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!
Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Latest closing date for applications is 4th July
Product Manager - Innovation R&D
Posted 16 days ago
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Who are we?
IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.
What the role involves:
As a Product Manager at IOG, you lead and manage one or several products from end to end, from inception through to implementation and release. You report to the Head of Product with regular milestone updates and work closely to create and execute the strategy for your product, but be highly autonomous with your own product stream and be expected to lead the requirements and direction for your product.
Product Ownership & Leadership
- Be the main point of contact for your product, ensuring seamless end-to-end operation and demonstrating leadership without formal authority.
- Drive a structured product planning process (e.g., Quarterly Product Planning, QPP) to align stakeholders on short-term deliverables (6 months) and long-term objectives (12–18+ months).
Roadmapping & Documentation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and maintain a robust quarterly roadmap for your product, balancing near-term execution with long-term vision.
- Create and manage formal documentation, including Market Requirements Documents (MRDs), Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), and Feature Requirements Documents (FRDs), ensuring traceability back to market needs and stakeholder feedback.
- Maintain rigorous version control of all product documents to reflect evolving insights, user feedback, and business requirements.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work with customers, partners, and cross-functional groups (e.g., marketing, communications, design) to ensure that their needs are captured in the roadmap and inform product updates.
- Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to clarify how product changes will impact the user community and the wider market, supporting creation of collateral and messaging.
- Partner with business development to evaluate new opportunities, building them into the roadmap based on strategic alignment and potential value.
Market & User Research
- Conduct ongoing market research to stay abreast of industry and community needs, blockchain and cryptocurrency trends, and competitor activity.
- Quantify potential opportunities and validate assumptions with surveys, interviews, and data analysis.
- Leverage findings in MRDs & PRDs and update requirements documents regularly, revisiting them each quarter as part of QPP.
Product Development & Delivery
- Work closely with Program Management, Engineering, and QA teams to ensure features are delivered in the right sequence and meet expectations regarding quality, functionality, and schedule.
- Define priorities for product development in collaboration with internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with broader business goals and user needs.
- Lead rigorous quarterly reviews to assess product progress, revalidate requirements (MRDs, PRDs, FRDs), and make adjustments based on new insights.
Community & Open Source Engagement
- Engage and contribute to relevant Open Source Software communities, championing your product and seeking feedback.
- Monitor and evaluate community input, integrating valuable suggestions back into your product roadmap and documentation.
Launch & Post-Launch Activities
- Drive product through its full lifecycle—from the initial concept to launch, release management, and post-launch operations.
- Prepare and deliver product-level content such as blogs, technical documentation, and presentations to support marketing and business development.
- Participate in quarterly product planning (QPP) sessions to share key updates, insights, and roadmap adjustments with the broader organization.
Requirements
Who you are:
- Proven technical capabilities (Computer Science degree or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years experience working in software development
- 5 years of experience in product management or related role
- Experience collaborating with highly technical engineering, design and business teams
- Experience developing blockchain or infrastructure technologies such as database or middleware
- Ideally, experience in finance or web3
- At least 1 year of business experience of blockchain or cryptocurrency technology, ideally around L1 and L2 scaling solutions
- Experience working in an Agile environment and leading highly technical product teams.
- Experience implementing processes to define metrics and measure the success of products that are launched.
- Have strong leadership skills, be resourceful and use initiative
- Demonstrate competency with requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, verification, and management practices and the ability to apply them in practice.
- Develop productive relationships with a variety of levels and roles and manage user expectations effectively.
- Be user driven and develop a strong understanding of stakeholder needs.
- Leverage strong interpersonal skills to drive innovation in product development with a team of world-class engineers and Scientists.
- Have exemplary people and communications skills coupled with the savvy and maturity needed to garner the respect of senior management and clients.
- A keen desire and belief on the impact that blockchain and crypto aligned to IOGs vision
- A user of web3 products knowing first hand the UX, economics and impact of our products
- Curious and naturally engages with users, partners and others stakeholders directly to gain insights
- Engage, champion and contribute to Open Source Software communities.
- Keep up to date with the status of competitors from a technical and business perspective.
Benefits
- Remote work
- Laptop reimbursement
- New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Competitive PTO
At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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