Innovation Manager – Category Strategy & Insights

Position: Innovation Manager – Category Strategy & Future Insights
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** Innovation Manager – Category Strategy & Future Insights
**** Fiskars
* * At Fiskars, innovation is more than a process—it’s a mindset shaped over 375 years of design leadership. As we look ahead, we’re seeking an Innovation Manager who can help define what’s next: someone who blends strategic thinking, category insight, and forward-looking analysis to guide where we play, how we win, and what opportunities shape our future.

This role is ideal for a
** strategic, analytical, and future-oriented leader**—someone who sees patterns before others do, uses data to illuminate possibilities, and provides thought leadership that shapes category direction and long-term product strategy.

If you’re energized by big questions, driven by insight, and excited by the opportunity to influence the future of entire categories, this could be your next chapter.## ##
** What You’ll Do
** You’ll lead category-level innovation strategy, shaping how Fiskars identifies opportunities, evaluates future needs, and defines long-term growth pathways.

Specifically, you will:
* Own and drive
** category innovation strategy**, including opportunity mapping, whitespace identification, and long-range portfolio exploration
* Provide
** thought leadership
** by scanning emerging trends, technologies, and consumer behaviors to define strategic implications for the category
* Build and articulate
** future scenarios and strategic frameworks
** that guide investment, prioritization, and competitive differentiation
* Use consumer, market, and business data to generate actionable insights that shape category direction
* Develop
** strategic recommendations
** that influence product roadmaps, concept direction, and portfolio choices
* Partner with product, design, engineering, and commercial teams to align category strategy with downstream execution
* Translate future-focused insights into
** clear strategic narratives
** that inspire decision-making across the organization
* Turn ambiguity into structured thinking, and structure into strategic direction## ##
** What You Bring
** You’re a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of insight, foresight, and innovation.

We’re looking for someone who has:
* Experience in category strategy, innovation strategy, future foresight, or product/portfolio insights
* Strong ability to synthesize data, identify emerging patterns, and frame strategic implications
* A thought leader’s mindset—able to see beyond the immediate brief and shape long-term direction
* Comfort navigating ambiguity, asking the right questions, and clarifying complex problem spaces
* Strong critical thinking and storytelling skills, connecting insight to clear strategic recommendations
* A proactive, self-directed approach—you create clarity, momentum, and alignment without being asked
** Last day of application:
** At Fiskars, we value providing benefits that matter to you and cater to our diverse global workforce, no matter where you are in the world. While benefits may vary based on location, here are some of the incredible offerings you can expect when joining our team:
** Competitive Compensation:
** We ensure that our employees are fairly compensated based on industry standards and local market factors.
** Health and Wellness:
** Your well-being matters to us, no matter where you are. We offer various health and well-being focused programs and coverage, adapted to the requirements of each region.
** Work-Life Balance:
** We…