Innovation Manager - RTD & Beer

Job Req ID:107831

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category: Hybrid Telecommute (Dallas, TX and Modesto, CA) and Remote (Chicago, IL and NYC, NY)

Application Close Date: 12/31/2026

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $ 137,300- $ 205,900

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Location: Must be willing and able to be based in Dallas, TX (Requires 4 days per week onsite) OR Modesto, CA (Requires 3 days per week onsite) or Chicago, IL (Remote) or New York City, NY (Remote)

A Taste of What You'll Do

Are you energized by creating what's next? As an Innovation Manager, RTD & Beer, you'll help turn consumer and market opportunities into new-to-world brands, leading ideas from early concept and testing through commercialization, launch, and in-market growth. You'll combine creativity, consumer insight, commercial thinking, and strong execution to build brands designed to win in dynamic RTD and beer categories.

In this role, you'll own introduction strategies and go-to-market plans while partnering across Sales, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. You'll lead test-and-learn initiatives, translate consumer and market insights into differentiated propositions, and use results to determine when to iterate, scale, or change direction. You'll also help shape positioning, packaging, pricing, creative development, consumer activation, and channel execution.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on GALLO's innovation pipeline while managing A&P investments, P&L considerations, KPIs, and measurement plans. You'll collaborate with agency and distributor partners, spend time in market learning from customers and consumers, and present innovation strategies and results to senior leadership. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment and enjoy building brands from the ground up, this could be an exciting next step.

What You'll Need

• Master's degree plus 4 years of brand marketing or new brand development experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of brand marketing or new brand development reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School Diploma or State Issued Certificate plus 10 years of brand marketing or new brand development reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience in the Beer or RTD industry.
• Required to travel up to 50% of the time in-market and at team collaboration weeks in order to perform job duties.
• Knowledge of the retail and on-premise channels.
• Experience managing multiple external agencies.
• Strong analytical & financial acumen.
• Ability to influence management, lead cross-functional teams, and work through others.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and operate with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• Master's degree plus 6 years of brand marketing or new brand development experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of brand marketing or new brand development experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility. Experience developing and launching new-to-world brands or concepts from concept through commercialization.
• Experience designing and leading concept, market, or consumer tests and translating results into scale, iterate, or stop decisions. Experience optimizing and building brands post-launch using in-market performance, sales, and consumer data. Experience translating consumer insights and data into brand positioning, propositions, and creative briefs.
• Experience partnering with R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Sales to take innovation from brief to market. Experience Managing a P&L. Experience presenting strategy and results to senior leadership.
• Experience working in an agile environment, including roadmap planning. Solid understanding of 3-tier distribution system.

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Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• We offer a broad salary range to allow for long-term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting with an option for occasional telecommuting. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

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